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TAO Ya-Lun
LAST UPDATE : 2019.10.20 / EDITOR : avatintern
23 artworks / 67 exhibition / 0 essays
birth year
1966
Place of Birth
Taiwan
Place of Residence
Taipei
Taiwan
education
1999
MFA Institute of Plastic Art
Tainan National University of The Arts
1993
BA Department of Fine Arts
National Taiwan Normal University
experience
2007
Resigned
Graduate Program of Arts and Technology ,Taipei National University of the Arts Assistant professor( full time)
2006
Resigned
Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts ,Tainan National University of the Arts Assistant professor (part time)
2003
Resigned
Graduate Program of Arts and Technology ,Taipei National University of the Arts Assistant professor( part time)
2003
Resigned
Generation Education Center, Shih Chien University Assistant professor(part time)
2000
Resigned
Department of Communications Design ,Shih Chien University Lecturer(full time)
1999
Resigned
Department of Fine Arts , National Chia-Yi University Lecturer(part time)
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CURRICULUM VITAE
2015
A Solo Exhibition by Tao Ya-Lun: Vanish Into Thin Air
IT Park Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Tao
Ya-lun Solo Exhibition OK Center , Linz , Austria
2009
The Light of Historical Ending Digital Art Center
Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Tao
Kuandu Museum of Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Tao
Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art , Helsinki , Finland
2003
Consciousness in Vacuum IT Park Gallery
IT Park , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Darkness: Tao
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
The linear Space: Installation Art Exhibition by Allen Tao Visual Arts Centre
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre , Hong Kong , China
1999
Tao
Headland Center for the Arts , California , U.S.A
2009
Tran Sonic 2009
Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Horizon of Voice
Gallery 100 , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
Bodily Perception of Taiwan Contemporary art
Gwangju Museum of Art , Seoul , Korea
2007
Breathing Deeply
Soka Art Center , Beijing , China
2007
Breathing Deeply
Soka Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
Taiwan – Australia New Media Arts Exhibition
Kuandu Museum of Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
A dialogue between contemporary art and contemporary philosophy
Kuandu Museum of Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Slow tech
Museum of contemporary art , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
Membrance onto Magic
Museum of contemporary art , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
City Nwt Asia 2005
Seoul Museum of Arts , Seoul , Korea
2004
Techno Dream Sphere
Techno Dream Sphere , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Media Cramp CO-4 Taiwan avant-garde documenta
Main Trend Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Taishin Arts Award 2003
Taishin Bank Foundation For Artsand Culture , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Light Festival
Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art , Helsinki , Finland
2003
Techno-Art Arts
Center of National Cheng Gong University , Tainan , Taiwan
2003
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition
Taipei International Arts Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Oeuvre of Contemporary Art in Taiwan
Feng Jia Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Very Fun Park
Fubon Art Foundation , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Exhibition of Taiwan Contemporary Sculpture
Taiwan National University of the Arts , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2000
Zero-in
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
Fear of Water
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Magnetic Writing/Marching Ideas, Works on Paper
IT Park Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Face To Face:Contemporary Art from Taiwan
Gold coast City Art Gallery, Orange Regional Gallery, Drill Hall Gallery, Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Gallery , Gold coast City, New South Wales, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne , Australia
1999
Face To Face:Contemporary Art from Taiwan
Aden Gallery , Wilington , New Zealand
1999
The Shaping of Cultural Inturmoil
Dimension Endowment of Art Taiwan
1999
Time Migration:Techno-Art For The New Millennium
Taipei Gallery , New York , U.S.A
1999
The Contemporary Painting Creation Prize
Exhibition Crown Arts Center , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
New Voices:Contemporary Art Dialogue Among Taipei, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Hong Kong Arts Center Hong Kong
1999
New Voices:Contemporary Art Dialogue Among Taipei, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Chung Cheng Gallery at National Taiwan Arts Education Institute , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Reflection and Reconsideration 2,28 Commemorative Exhibition
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
4 Artists Exhibition
Front Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
The 25th Taipei Annual Art Competition
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Artisti di Taiwan
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera , Milano , Italy
1999
Beyond The Substancial World
Dimensions Art Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
The Tsao Shan Cultural Villa
Taipei Cultural Foundation , Taipei , Taiwan
1999
Fast Forward to 2000, Recent Works by Asian Cultural Council Grantees
Cultural Center of the Philippines , Manila , Philippines
1997
The 24th Taipei Annual Art Competition
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
1997
U Shan Tou Group Exhibition
Tainan National College of The Arts , Tainan , Taiwan
1997
River: New Asian Art A Dialogue In Taipei
Taipei County Cultural Center , Taipei County , Taiwan
1997
I live in Chia Yi
Chia Yi City Cultural Center , ChiaYi , Taiwan
1996
Group Exhibition in National Festival of Culture and Arts
Chia Yi City Cultural Center , ChiaYi , Taiwan
2003
Artists-in-Residence Program Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art
 
 
Helsinki , Finland
2003
National Culture and Arts Foundation Grant
 
 
Taiwan
2000
Artists-in-Residence Program
 
1a space
Hong Kong , China
2000
National Culture and Arts Foundation Grant
 
 
Taiwan
1999
Contemporary Painting Creation Prize
 
Li Chun Shen Foundation
Taiwan
1999
Taiwan Fellowship Program Asian Cultural Council
 
 
Taiwan
1999
Artists-in- Residence New York and Headland Center for the Arts
 
Sausalito
California , U.S.A
1998
Artists-in-Residence ,Cite Internationale des Arts
 
 
Paris , France
1998
Artists-in-Residence ,Boston - Tainan Cultural Exchange Program
 
Boston City Hall
U.S.A
1997
Taipei Annual Arts Competition
Taipei Prize
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taiwan
1997
River : New Asian Art-A Dialogue In Taipei
Taipei County Prize
 
Taipei County , Taiwan
1997
Art Exhibition of Taipei County
 
Taipei County Cultural Center
Taiwan
KEYWORDS
SELECTED ARTWORKS
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Rotation of the light wall
There is a rotating laser irradiation apparatus placed in the center of the dark room. The essential oil without color and smell permeates the space. The laser irradiation apparatus rotates rapidly to create a wall of light, while the wall of light also rotates slowly. The viewers are like in a revolving door as their bodies slowly pass through the wall of light. Exhibitions: Group Exhibition – 2009 "The Circle of Sound", Gallery 100, Taipei Solo Exhibition 2010 Impenetrable Sup ...
Installation Art ,
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350x350x45 cm
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Illuminator
It features an UFO-shaped sculpture which functions as a chair. There is flickering white light on its bottom as if it were rotating away from the ground. Public art at National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance.
Installation Art ,
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300x300x1200 cm
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300x300x1200 cm
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300x300x1200 cm
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300x300x1200 cm
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Traces of Progression
12 sets of circular rotating installation are installed on the pillars at MRT Banqiao Station. The function of the pillars is thus removed as they become artworks. When train is approaching, the 12 sets of circles will rotate together until the train departs. Public art at MRT Banqiao Station
Installation Art ,
sensors , , , machinery , ,
1000x500x250 cm
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1000x500x250 cm
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1000x500x250 cm
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Darkness
When viewers enter, their bodies activate the sensor, having the spindle-shaped creature slowly rise up. As it reaches the highest point, the whole structure will rapidly fall down and inflate, pushing out the air inside. The process keeps repeating.
Installation Art ,
TAO Ya-Lun, 2000, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 1998, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2000, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2003, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2003, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2004, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, , Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2000, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 1998, Installation Art
TAO Ya-Lun, 2004, Installation Art
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