ROC Taiwan 2002

ROC Yearbook 2002

The Arts
Folk art by Taiwan's indigenous Ami people is displayed in the gallery of Asian artists at the Yingko Ceramics Museum.
  1. Aboriginal Arts
    1. Woodcarving
    2. Weaving
    3. Architecture
    4. Music and Dance
  2. Folk Arts
    1. Preserving Folk Arts
    2. Temple Arts
    3. Woodblock Printing
    4. Puppetry
      1. 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. The Revival of Modern Dance
    2. The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
    3. Diverse Dance Styles
  10. Cinema
    1. New Wave Cinema
    2. Second New Wave
    3. Cross-Strait Collaboration
  11. Public Art
  12. Promoting the Arts
    1. National Award for Arts
    2. International Art Festivals
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 of seemingly incompatible genres.


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