From Darkness to Light: Paul Chiang’s Art Blooms in Taitung
On Taiwan’s quiet east coast, a new beacon of creativity is drawing art lovers from around the country. The Paul Chiang Art Center in Taitung showcases the life’s work of one of Taiwan’s most celebrated contemporary artists. At 83, Paul Chiang has spent decades between New York, Paris and Taiwan, creating works that move between shadow and color, solitude and light. His latest exhibition, "In the Garden of Light," captures the vibrancy of Taitung’s air, colors and Indigenous culture — the elements that brought new energy to his art after decades of working in muted tones. Inside the center, visitors wander through spaces that Chiang himself calls his “the most complete work of my lifetime,” where architecture, painting and nature merge into a single work of art. Also on display: "Sketches from Europe," an exhibition that includes new pieces inspired by Portugal; and a moving tribute to the victims of recent floods in Hualien. For Chiang, every stroke represents light — and light, he says, means hope.
