statement

After several hours of preparation, I use just a single shot to complete each image. During an exposure time of approximately one minute, I manipulate lights in front of the camera to create "light drawings." Sometimes I invert the positive image to a negative one on a computer but otherwise the "light drawings" are not manipulated. Sometimes I put the same positive and negative images side-by-side in the finished piece.

I have been drawing with traditional mediums for twenty-eight years. I used oil painting to explore the effects of light in a 2006 solo exhibition, "See the Light," at the Little Tokyo Cultural Center, partnered with Helen Keller International. I became curious about the effects of lights in motion. Could this become the basis of a new kind of drawing? I experimented with cameras and lights until I was able to spontaneously tap into decades of drawing experience while the camera's shutter was open, bringing life to a series of "light drawings."

bio

born: 1951, Taiwan

education

Taiwan University of Marine and Technology, , BFA, 1974

selected awards/honors

Art Creative Award by Museum X of Contemporary Art, Pomona, California, 2009
Art Honorable Counselor for Shanghai Normal University, China. 2008
Award of Distinction ˆ Photography for Hsi Lai Temple 40-years' Celebration, 2005

selected publications

International Tour Exhibition of French-Salon Taiwan Artist Association, 2010
Asia Photographer‚s Federation Book (Korea),2008
Salon des Artistes Francais, (Paris, France), 2007
International Photographers Federation Book (Taiwan), 2007

selected solo or two-person exhibits

"Light Drawing", Museum X of Contemporary Art, Pomona, California, 2009
"Cultural Extension", Sun-Tien Museum, Irvine, California, 2008
"See The Light" cross country exhibitions, Taiwan, 2007
"See The Light" with Helen Keller International, Los Angeles, California, 2006

selected group shows

Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.) Gallery, Ruhr, Germany, 2012
F-Stop Here, 825 (LAAA) Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2012
Cultural Exchange, Museum X of Contemporary Art, Pomona, California, 2011
International Tour Exhibition of French-Salon Taiwan Artist Association, 2010