Huang Tu-shui and Western Sculpture

Huang Tu-shui was a pioneer of modern sculpture in Taiwan. Born in 1895 and died at the age of 36 in 1930, Huang Tu-shui began his career in art by studying traditional Taiwanese carving methods. Huang was later deeply influenced by modern Western styles, which he explored in his youth while living in Japan, where he studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. The exhibition at the University Art Museum of Tokyo will feature 10 works by Huang Tu-shui, including the sculpture Water of Immortality, as well as a variety of preparatory drawings and related materials from the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition will also feature 48 works - Western-style paintings and sculptures - from the collections of the Tokyo University of the Arts, mostly from the Taisho and early Showa periods, when the artist was studying at the Japanese art school. In 2023, his masterpiece Nectar Water (1919) was designated a national treasure in his home country and this exhibition is an opportunity to discover his talent and the reasons why he has achieved great international fame.