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Taipei City, and there he became a major figure in shaping the aesthetics of Taipei. Yenâs proposal of creating Dunhua North Road and Ren'ai Road as lush green boulevards, and the construction of the Ren'ai roundabout, was inspired by his experience of the Champs-ĂlysĂ©es in Paris during his youth, and at the beginning and end of this L-shaped road are now the Taipei
Songshan Airport and the Presidential Office. This was designed in accordance with the expansion of Taipei Songshan Airport, and it enhanced Taipeiâs role as the capitalâs welcoming gateway. At the time, the project was criticized for wasting land, but time has proved that Yenâs vision was worthy. The road has been elected by citizens as the most beautiful road in Taipei City, and the lush trees lower the noise of the city and help with purifying the air, making it a popular place where many people go for both leisure and rest.
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reorganizing a project to revive the handicrafts of Taiwan. In 1955, the âMutual
Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Chinaâ took effect, and this marked the beginning of âU.S. Aid.â Taiwan also received advice from United Nations Far East Handicrafts Advisory Committee, and in 1956, handicrafts expert, Mrs.E.Wills, was sent to Taiwan to provide guidance. The âNantou District Handicrafts Research Groupâ was established in Caotun, Nantou, and the institutionâs status was later elevated to that of a provincial institution, receiving the full support of the provincial government. This group became the present-day National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute. In terms of the revitalization of Taiwanese craft and the development of the rural economy, Yen was a key person who made significant contributions.
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SMOCA was popularly received. Between 1933 and 1944, apart from working in Osaka, Yen was also appointed by the
Governor-Generalâs Office in Taiwan to return to Taiwan to promote craft art. In 1940, Yen established the âSouth-Asia Arts and Crafts Societyâ in the Beimen region of Xuejia, Tainan Prefecture, tutoring locals to create everyday objects using Shortleaf Galingale which they had planted themselves; such objects included mats, bags (also known as Ka-Tsi), shoes, and hats. Yen also revamped the Ka-Tsi to make a new style of handbag, which was exported to Japan and Mainland China, and which became immensely popular during wartime.
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professor, and he retired in July 1949, following which he proceeded to work as the director of the design section at the Taiwan
Province Craft Production Promotional Committee, continuing to dedicate his efforts to the promotion and production of handicrafts. At the same time, he was already a juror for the âTaiwan Provincial Fine Art Exhibitionâ, while he also continued to paint. In 1950, he released works featuring indigenous culture, including
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others, including Chang Wan-Chuan, Chen De-Wang, Fan Zhuo-Zao, Huang Ching-Cheng, Hung Rui-Lin, Lan Yun-Deng, and Hsieh Kuo-Yung. In 1942, at the age of 40, Yen married Jin Mao-Zhi, and the couple moved to Tainan two years later. The following year, Yen was appointed as an assistant professor at the
Department of Architectural Engineering of Tainan Technical College (present-day
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Teachersâ Training School (ć°ćć·æćĄé€ææ) in 1918, Yen was hired as the youngest schoolteacher at
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and his personal exhibitions. He worked long hours to prepare for a 1997 retrospective meant to celebrate his 95th birthday. While working, he slipped and fell in a bathroom, resulting in a bone fracture that required surgery. Yen died of surgical complications before work for the planned exhibition
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The works that Yen created during his middle age centered around craft art, and he established the âTai-Yeng Art
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To make a living, in 1933 Yen began working in commercial design at SMOCA Co., Ltd, in Osaka. At the time, few people who entered the field of commercial design had a fine art background, thinking that advertisements were too profit-oriented. However, a toothpowder advertisement designed by Yen for
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Besides creating large-scale murals to embellish the environment, Yen Shuei-long also participated in landscape planning, with his most notable work being the boulevard on Taipei Cityâs Dunhua North and South roads. In 1970, Yen was invited by Taipei Mayor, Gao Yu-Shu, to serve as a consultant for
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when he was recovering from an illness in Cannes, and he was influenced by the decorative colors in Van Dongenâs works. In June of the same year, Liu Chi-Shiang and Yeng San-Lang traveled by ship to study in France, and Yen was there to greet them when they arrived at the port of
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Aside from his advertisement designs, Yen Shui-long left behind many mosaic works. One of the most famous mosaics was his From
Agricultural to Industrial Society at Jiantan Park. His work Sunflower can also be found on the walls of the Taiyang Tang Bakery in Taichung. In addition, Yen accepted a
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Yen also wrote âMy Endeavors in Promoting Taiwanâs Handicraftâ (1997), and âTaiwanâs Handicraft and Me: My Experience and Vision Having Worked for 40 Years in Craftsâ (1978), both of which are accounts of his lifeâs work and are important texts on the development of Taiwanâs crafts. In 1984, Yen
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various revitalization proposals and holding handicrafts workshops in different counties and cities, teaching participants to make artificial flowers made with Chinese Rice Paper Plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer), embroidery, weaving, bamboo work, rattan work, and others. Yen also published the book
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retired from his teaching post at Shih Chien College of Home Economics (present-day Shih Chien University) and dedicated most of his time to painting. He also held several retrospective exhibitions. In 1986, he was awarded the Special Contribution Award during the 11th National Award for Arts.
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With the regime change in 1945, the Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology was reformed and became the âTaiwan Provincial College of Engineering School,â and then two years later (1949) it became the âTaiwan Provincial Tainan Institute of Technology.â Yen remained appointed as a
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commission to help with the beautification of Taipei City landmarks such as Zhongshan Hall and the façade of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which set a precedent for Taiwanese public art and landscape design.
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