類別
Visual Arts
人物簡介
“We don’t have writing system so we use carving works to convey messages. Theory doesn’t help. We have to learn how to preserve our lifestyle so that next generation would know what our traditional culture is.”—Haku
Born in Kasavakan village in 1943, Haku is the 69th chieftain of Chieftain. In order to regain his people’s faith and cultural identity, In 1985, when Haku was 42 years old, he reflected the meaning of hereditary succession system and documented his study in carving instead of writing. This process improved his self-learning engraving techniques also inspired his creativity. It is like ‘Pinuangeran’, means ‘the spirituality inspirer’ in Chieftain language.
Haku had his first solo exhibition ‘A Chieftain’s Dignity —Haku’s Woodcarvings’ and received very high praise in 1991. Arts critics said that his works have both modernity and realism features. It gave arts community which valued Taiwan’s subjectivity a strong visual impact in 90s.
Born in Kasavakan village in 1943, Haku is the 69th chieftain of Chieftain. In order to regain his people’s faith and cultural identity, In 1985, when Haku was 42 years old, he reflected the meaning of hereditary succession system and documented his study in carving instead of writing. This process improved his self-learning engraving techniques also inspired his creativity. It is like ‘Pinuangeran’, means ‘the spirituality inspirer’ in Chieftain language.
Haku had his first solo exhibition ‘A Chieftain’s Dignity —Haku’s Woodcarvings’ and received very high praise in 1991. Arts critics said that his works have both modernity and realism features. It gave arts community which valued Taiwan’s subjectivity a strong visual impact in 90s.