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Yan Hsia BIOGRAPHY
Born 1937 Hunan, China. Known for: Abstract realism-figure, landscape.
Hsia Yan . 1932. Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China. 1949. Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing. He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University. 1951. He went to study... Read full biography
Hsia Yan . 1932. Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China. 1949. Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing. He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University. 1951. He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts. 1955. Although martial... Read full biography
Hsia Yan . 1932. Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China. 1949. Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing. He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University. 1951. He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts. 1955. Although martial law had been imposed, Hsia Yan and seven other Chinese artists took the risk of founding Ton-Fan, in pinyin dongfang huahui Orient Movement,the first movement in Chinese art, rather abstract art.... Read full biography
Hsia Yan . 1932. Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China. 1949. Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing. He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University. 1951. He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts. 1955. Although martial law had been imposed, Hsia Yan and seven other Chinese artists took the risk of founding Ton-Fan, in pinyin dongfang huahui Orient Movement,the first movement in Chinese art, rather abstract art. Fortunately the regime was unfamiliar with avant-garde art, and the group was able to work. 1957. He participated in the 1st exhibition of the group Ton Fan in Spain. 1963. He went to France and studied at E.S.B.A. from Paris. 1968. He moved to the... Read full biography
Hsia Yan . 1932. Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China. 1949. Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing. He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University. 1951. He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts. 1955. Although martial law had been imposed, Hsia Yan and seven other Chinese artists took the risk of founding Ton-Fan, in pinyin dongfang huahui Orient Movement,the first movement in Chinese art, rather abstract art. Fortunately the regime was unfamiliar with avant-garde art, and the group was able to work. 1957. He participated in the 1st exhibition of the group Ton Fan in Spain. 1963. He went to France and studied at E.S.B.A. from Paris. 1968. He moved to the United States and was influenced by Ameri... Read full biography
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Hsia Yan
1932
Hsia Yan was born in Xiangxiang, in Hunan Province, in China.
1949
Orphaned very young, he grew up in Nanjing.
He is a graduate of Nanjing Normal University.
1951
He went to study in Taipei, under the leadership of Li Zhong-Sheng, with innovative precepts.
1955
Although martial law had been imposed, Hsia Yan and seven other Chinese artists took the risk of founding Ton-Fan, in pinyin dongfang huahui Orient Movement,the first movement in Chinese art, rather abstract art. Fortunately the regime was unfamiliar with avant-garde art, and the group was able to work.
1957
He participated in the 1st exhibition of the group Ton Fan in Spain.
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