100 street houses,
100 Ways to See Taiwan
From the south, center, north, east to the outlying islands,
From Taiwan's unique "carrying stick" to iron sheets,
Get a glimpse of life in Taiwan through 100 street house photos.
From Taiwan's unique "carrying stick" to iron sheets,
Get a glimpse of life in Taiwan through 100 street house photos.
A painter "walking" with his painting supplies on his back,
From south to north, from west to east,
Use warm colors to call out the unique life personality of the street house.
The mottled "iron sheet" represents people's desire for space;
The colorful "signboard" is a collage of color blocks interwoven with colorful lights;
"Living with trees" is like an angel that makes the space soft and powdery;
The "old house" seems to be a mysterious spectrum that allows it to communicate with the past...
Street houses are a mark created by time and its residents.
You and I live in it.
From south to north, from west to east,
Use warm colors to call out the unique life personality of the street house.
The mottled "iron sheet" represents people's desire for space;
The colorful "signboard" is a collage of color blocks interwoven with colorful lights;
"Living with trees" is like an angel that makes the space soft and powdery;
The "old house" seems to be a mysterious spectrum that allows it to communicate with the past...
Street houses are a mark created by time and its residents.
You and I live in it.
[Bonus with the book] 37 Street Houses, 60x23cm full-size book jacket poster
Touching recommendation
Jiang Xun, writer Li Qingzhi, architectural writer and associate professor of architectural design at Shih Chien University, Bi Hengda, professor at the Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning at National Taiwan University, Ruan Guangmin, cartoonist Zhang Baizhou, former professor and director of the Institute of Design at National Taiwan Normal University, Ling Zongkui, planner at the National Taiwan Museum, Lao Wu Yan, and the Lao Wu Observation and Recording Team.
1/2 Art Shrimp Liu Guanyin, urban painter Zhang Zhenfu, publisher of "Little Days" magazine, freelance illustrator
1/2 Art Shrimp Liu Guanyin, urban painter Zhang Zhenfu, publisher of "Little Days" magazine, freelance illustrator
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The author meticulously casts his gaze, and through his brush, he imprints the scene onto the paper like a chemical reaction. Landscapes need people to flavor them, and buildings need people to move around them. Take this book and follow the map to explore the colorful and warm jungle of Taiwan. --Ruan Guangmin
Through the artist's eyes, the street houses, with their exquisite gables and plasterwork, the rustic red brick walls, the tin tables, plastic chairs, stalls, vegetable baskets, clothes drying racks, and more, are transformed into a call to home through the masterful watercolor technique. Thanks to Kaixiang for capturing the contemporary Taiwanese landscape. -- Ling Zongkui
Street House is the beginning of understanding a city or a place, and it is the same all over the world. No matter where you are, reading this book can evoke the places you have been or are in, and the meaning of Street House to us. --Zhang Zhenfu
Through the artist's eyes, the street houses, with their exquisite gables and plasterwork, the rustic red brick walls, the tin tables, plastic chairs, stalls, vegetable baskets, clothes drying racks, and more, are transformed into a call to home through the masterful watercolor technique. Thanks to Kaixiang for capturing the contemporary Taiwanese landscape. -- Ling Zongkui
Street House is the beginning of understanding a city or a place, and it is the same all over the world. No matter where you are, reading this book can evoke the places you have been or are in, and the meaning of Street House to us. --Zhang Zhenfu
About the Author
Zheng Kaixiang
Taiwan's first full-time artist who systematically records street culture using watercolor techniques and is an urban sketch artist.
Born in 1982 in Pingtung, Taiwan. After graduating from the Department of Fine Arts at the Political Warfare School, he studied at the Graduate Institute of Visual Arts at Pingtung University. In August 2017, he began the "Taiwan Street House 100 Project," earning a master's degree in the same field the following year. He excels in sketching and watercolor, advocating for "using painting instead of photography." His paintings are fluid, with warm tones, imbued with a unique perspective and humanistic concern. He is committed to documenting the beauty and transformation of the city, and his paintings convey timeless themes such as "then" and "a moment."
He has won awards in the watercolor category at the Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and the 17th Taiwan International Art Association Golden Art Awards. His exhibitions have taken him to Taipei, Osaka, Xiamen, and Singapore. His painting of his hometown of Pingtung, "Come in and Cool Off," was featured on the cover of T-Life magazine, a high-speed rail magazine. His co-authored picture book, "My Classmate is a Centenarian Grandpa," received a grant from the Ministry of Culture and toured 30 elementary schools in Pingtung. In September 2018, he was invited to a one-month residency at Beijing's Huantie Art Village. Active in the arts and cultural community, his exhibitions and works have been featured in major media outlets, including the Liberty Times, China Times, United Daily News, and Public Television Service.
Taiwan's first full-time artist who systematically records street culture using watercolor techniques and is an urban sketch artist.
Born in 1982 in Pingtung, Taiwan. After graduating from the Department of Fine Arts at the Political Warfare School, he studied at the Graduate Institute of Visual Arts at Pingtung University. In August 2017, he began the "Taiwan Street House 100 Project," earning a master's degree in the same field the following year. He excels in sketching and watercolor, advocating for "using painting instead of photography." His paintings are fluid, with warm tones, imbued with a unique perspective and humanistic concern. He is committed to documenting the beauty and transformation of the city, and his paintings convey timeless themes such as "then" and "a moment."
He has won awards in the watercolor category at the Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and the 17th Taiwan International Art Association Golden Art Awards. His exhibitions have taken him to Taipei, Osaka, Xiamen, and Singapore. His painting of his hometown of Pingtung, "Come in and Cool Off," was featured on the cover of T-Life magazine, a high-speed rail magazine. His co-authored picture book, "My Classmate is a Centenarian Grandpa," received a grant from the Ministry of Culture and toured 30 elementary schools in Pingtung. In September 2018, he was invited to a one-month residency at Beijing's Huantie Art Village. Active in the arts and cultural community, his exhibitions and works have been featured in major media outlets, including the Liberty Times, China Times, United Daily News, and Public Television Service.