ROC Taiwan 2001

ROC Yearbook 2001

The Arts
Li Cheng (A.D. 916-967) is known for landscapes of withered trees in a misty background. Pictured is one of his ink-on-silk hanging scrolls, "A Wintry Forest in the Wilderness." (Courtesy of the National Palace Museum)
  1. Aboriginal Arts
    1. Woodcarving
    2. Weaving
    3. Architecture
    4. Music and Dance
  2. Folk Arts
    1. Preserving Folk Arts
    2. Traditional Arts
    3. Temple Arts
    4. Woodblock Printing
    5. Puppetry
    6. Master Puppeteers
  3. Painting
    1. Western-style Oil Painting and Impressionism of the Japanese Era
    2. 1950s: Traditional Chinese Painting
    3. 1960s: Abstract Art
    4. 1970s: New Nativist Art
    5. Contemporary Trends
  4. Plastic Art
    1. Sculpture
    2. Ceramics
    3. Seal Carving
  5. Museums and the Art Market
    1. Art Museums
    2. Galleries
  6. Music
    1. Traditional Chinese Music
      1. Pei-kuan and Nan-kuan
    2. Western Classical Music
      1. Western Opera
      2. Composers
  7. Drama
    1. Chinese Opera
    2. Peking Opera
    3. Taiwanese Opera
    4. Other Regional Opera Forms
  8. Spoken Drama
    1. Non-musical Theater
    2. Early Innovators
    3. The Performance Workshop
  9. Dance
    1. Mother of Modern Dance
    2. The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
    3. Diverse Dance Styles
    4. Folk Dance
  10. Cinema
    1. New Wave Cinema
    2. Second New Wave
    3. Cross-Strait Collaboration
  11. Public Art
Charts, tables, and boxes:

Traditional and contemporary, Eastern and Western, local and international--Taiwan's artists in both visual and performing arts are exploring styles across the spectrum, combining elements from different periods and traditions. In fact, one characteristic that marks the art of Taiwan today is an increasingly sophisticated and successful blending seemingly incompatible genres.


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