J. C. Kuo(1949-)

郭振昌

Till Death Do We Depart

1998

103x201x13cm

Mixed media on canvas

m Space
J. C. Kuo|1993 ── 2007
No.
08
Publication
Totem and Taboo -- Solo Exhibition by J. C. KUO: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2008, p125
  • About Work
  • About Artist
  • Other Works

About Work

The title of Inscribed Plaque owed it inspiration to Taiwanese folk customs of showing congratulation, accolade and appreciation with plaques inscribed with words. Since Kuo tends to critique current affairs with antitheses, we may interpret the Chinese word “plaque” as a homophone of that for “contempt” with a negative meaning.

Mr. X/Ms. Y comprised a series of icons created by the artist himself. Seeming like invertebrates, they are creatures with masks and nimble bodies. The artist used them as indirect allusions to the politicians who fish for fame, curry favor with the public and tyrannize the community, or the mass media that deviate from the script, start rumors to make trouble and do whatever it takes. This series contained many allusions, hence ample room for interpretation.

About Artist

J. C. Kuo
J. C. Kuo
郭振昌

J. C. Kuo’s oeuvre tends to be sharply critical in style with common and direct artistic expression, addressing contemporary issues (e.g., the gap between haves and have-nots, excessive consumption, religious myths, the decline of traditional cultures, the interpersonal estrangement, and the rampant popular media) arising from the political development after the lifting of martial law and the social change induced by the economic boom in Taiwan.

1973
Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University
1967
Learned and studied in Li Chun-Shan's art studio
1949
Born in Lukang, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Submersed Motion and Shadows, Galerie ELEGANCE, Taipei, Taiwan
2008
Totem and Taboo 2008, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Am I a Beauty? I am a Beauty!, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2005
18 LOHANS, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2003
HAPPENSTANCE, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2001
Totem and Taboo, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
2000
St. TAIWAN 1996~2000, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
ABOUT FACES, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
1999
St. TAIWAN - J.C.Kuo's A Hundred Days Diary, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1998
St. TAIWAN, Galerie ELEGANCE, Taipei, Taiwan
1997
J. C. Kuo: '87~'97 Chronology, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
1996
J. C. Kuo's '95~'96 Chronicles, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1995
J. C. Kuo's Picturing Taiwan 1995, Galerie ELEGANCE, Taipei, Taiwan
Mixed Impression, Up Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1994
Icons and Images of Taiwan, Galerie ELEGANCE, Taipei, Taiwan
1993
The Phenomena of the Mythical Age, Lung Men Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
The Phenomena of the Mythical Age, Contemporary Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
The Phenomena of the Mythical Age, Up Art Gallery, Taipei / Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1992
Sensational Black Line - Modern Chinese Plastic Art, Crown Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan Sensational Black Line - Modern Chinese Plastic Art, Contemporary Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1991
Modernization - Modern Painting, Crown Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Other Works

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Icons and Images of Taiwan -- Ba Jia Jiang I 1993|J. C. Kuo
56x47cmx8pcs
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Icons and Images of Taiwan -- Ba Jia Jiang I 1993|J. C. Kuo
02
Picturing Taiwan -- 4 1994|J. C. Kuo
120x68.5cm
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Picturing Taiwan -- 4 1994|J. C. Kuo
03
Picturing Taiwan -- 5 1994|J. C. Kuo
110x72.5cm
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Picturing Taiwan -- 5 1994|J. C. Kuo
04
Born Naked 1995-1996|J. C. Kuo
149x344cm
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Born Naked 1995-1996|J. C. Kuo
05
St. Taiwan -- Bubble Gum 1997|J. C. Kuo
147x85x8cm
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St. Taiwan -- Bubble Gum 1997|J. C. Kuo
06
St. Taiwan -- Mother and Child 1997|J. C. Kuo
166x85x10cm
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St. Taiwan -- Mother and Child 1997|J. C. Kuo
07
St.Taiwan -- Being 1997|J. C. Kuo
H82x27x44cm
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St.Taiwan -- Being 1997|J. C. Kuo
09
Birth 2002|J. C. Kuo
104.5x206x13cm
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Birth 2002|J. C. Kuo
10
LOHANS -- 1 2002|J. C. Kuo
200x130cm
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LOHANS -- 1 2002|J. C. Kuo
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LOHANS -- 18 2004|J. C. Kuo
200x130cm
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LOHANS -- 18 2004|J. C. Kuo
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Beauty 2006|J. C. Kuo
200x130cmx3pcs, 41x31.5cmx8pcs
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Beauty 2006|J. C. Kuo