Modern Sculpture Master Hsiung Ping-Ming was born in 1922 in Nanjing and after graduating from the Department of Philosophy at National Southwestern Associated University enrolled on a program of advanced study in the College of Liberal Arts at Paris University.

However, Hsiung had loved the works of Master of Sculpture Auguste Rodin from a very young age and despite being close to completing his Ph.D. thesis in philosophy decided to study sculpture instead. Thereafter, he displayed an almost inexhaustible passion for subjects ranging from sculpture and painting to literary analysis and the research of calligraphy.
Moreover, despite being able to freely explore multiple artistic disciplines, Hsiung retained his intellectual inter...