100 Street Houses, 100 Ways to See Taiwan
From the south, center, north, east to the outlying islands, from Taiwan's unique "carrying sticks" to iron sheets,
From 100 street house drawings, you can see the lives of ordinary people, grassroots culture, and urban landscapes in Taiwan.
Rediscover the beauty of Taiwan’s streets that we have overlooked.
From 100 street house drawings, you can see the lives of ordinary people, grassroots culture, and urban landscapes in Taiwan.
Rediscover the beauty of Taiwan’s streets that we have overlooked.
"The world is not short of beauty, but short of discovery."
A painter who "walks" with his painting supplies on his back, with a wandering pace and quick sketching technique, travels through the streets and alleys of Taiwan, from south to north, from west to east, using warm colors to call out the unique life personality of each street house, and using emotional words to bring out the beauty of the architecture and the stories of the world.
In his eyes, those mottled "iron sheets" are people's desire for space in a crowded environment; those colorful "signboards" are the colorful lights interwoven by the collage combination of color blocks; those houses "coexisting with trees" are angels that make the space soft and powdery; those "old houses" are like mysterious spectra that can communicate with the past...; every street house is a mark created by "time" and "residents", making it no longer just a building, but giving it emotion and warmth, and you and I live in it.
The most romantic way to remember "Taiwan Street Houses" is to gaze and record them with hand-drawn drawings. This straightforward, stacked, complex and diverse street scene is exactly our "Taiwan flavor"; and the urban and cultural connotations and richness are just waiting for your discovery!
A painter who "walks" with his painting supplies on his back, with a wandering pace and quick sketching technique, travels through the streets and alleys of Taiwan, from south to north, from west to east, using warm colors to call out the unique life personality of each street house, and using emotional words to bring out the beauty of the architecture and the stories of the world.
In his eyes, those mottled "iron sheets" are people's desire for space in a crowded environment; those colorful "signboards" are the colorful lights interwoven by the collage combination of color blocks; those houses "coexisting with trees" are angels that make the space soft and powdery; those "old houses" are like mysterious spectra that can communicate with the past...; every street house is a mark created by "time" and "residents", making it no longer just a building, but giving it emotion and warmth, and you and I live in it.
The most romantic way to remember "Taiwan Street Houses" is to gaze and record them with hand-drawn drawings. This straightforward, stacked, complex and diverse street scene is exactly our "Taiwan flavor"; and the urban and cultural connotations and richness are just waiting for your discovery!
[Bonus with the book] 37 Street Houses, 60x23cm full-size book cover poster
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Jiang Xun, writer Li Qingzhi, architectural writer, associate professor of architectural design at Shih Chien University, Bi Hengda, professor of the Institute of Architecture and Urban-Rural Development 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, Laowu Yan, Laowu 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 focuses his attention on his gaze and, through the brush in his hand, imprints the scene on paper like a chemical effect. Scenery needs people to spice it up, and buildings need people to walk around. Take this book and follow the map to stroll around this colorful and warm jungle of Taiwan. -- Nguyen Quang Minh
The street houses seen through the painter's eyes, in addition to the exquisite gable plaster, rustic red brick walls, tin tables, plastic chairs, stalls, vegetable baskets, clothes drying racks, etc., are also transformed into the call of hometown under the profound watercolor skills. Thanks to Kaixiang for painting the current scenery of Taiwan. ──Ling Zongkui
Street houses are the beginning of getting to know a city or a place, and it is the same all over the world. No matter where you are, reading this book can remind you of where you were in the past or are now, and what the existence of the street house means to us. ──Zhang Zhenfu
The street houses seen through the painter's eyes, in addition to the exquisite gable plaster, rustic red brick walls, tin tables, plastic chairs, stalls, vegetable baskets, clothes drying racks, etc., are also transformed into the call of hometown under the profound watercolor skills. Thanks to Kaixiang for painting the current scenery of Taiwan. ──Ling Zongkui
Street houses are the beginning of getting to know a city or a place, and it is the same all over the world. No matter where you are, reading this book can remind you of where you were in the past or are now, and what the existence of the street house means 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, from Pingtung. After graduating from the Department of Art at the Political Warfare School, he studied at the Institute of Visual Arts at Pingtung University. In August 2017, he started the "Taiwan Street House 100 Project" and received a master's degree in this topic the following year. He is good at sketching and watercolor techniques, and advocates "using painting instead of taking photos to check in." His brushstrokes are smooth, his tones are warm, and he paints with a unique perspective and humanistic care. He takes it as his mission to record the beauty and changes of the city, and his paintings convey eternal themes such as "then" and "a moment".
He has won the Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and the 17th Golden Art Award of the Taiwan International Art Association in the watercolor category. His exhibitions have been held in Taipei, Osaka, Xiamen, Singapore and other places. His work "Come in and Cool Off" depicting his hometown of Pingtung was featured on the cover of T-Life magazine. His giant picture book "My Classmate is a Centenarian Grandpa" (co-authored) received a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture and was exhibited in the "Story Moving Castle" tour of 30 elementary schools in Pingtung. In September 2018, he was invited to stay in Beijing Huantie Art Village for one month. Active in the art and cultural circles, his exhibitions and works have been frequently reported by major media outlets including the Liberty Times, China Times, United Daily News, and PTS.
Taiwan's first full-time artist who systematically records street culture using watercolor techniques and is an urban sketch artist.
Born in 1982, from Pingtung. After graduating from the Department of Art at the Political Warfare School, he studied at the Institute of Visual Arts at Pingtung University. In August 2017, he started the "Taiwan Street House 100 Project" and received a master's degree in this topic the following year. He is good at sketching and watercolor techniques, and advocates "using painting instead of taking photos to check in." His brushstrokes are smooth, his tones are warm, and he paints with a unique perspective and humanistic care. He takes it as his mission to record the beauty and changes of the city, and his paintings convey eternal themes such as "then" and "a moment".
He has won the Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and the 17th Golden Art Award of the Taiwan International Art Association in the watercolor category. His exhibitions have been held in Taipei, Osaka, Xiamen, Singapore and other places. His work "Come in and Cool Off" depicting his hometown of Pingtung was featured on the cover of T-Life magazine. His giant picture book "My Classmate is a Centenarian Grandpa" (co-authored) received a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture and was exhibited in the "Story Moving Castle" tour of 30 elementary schools in Pingtung. In September 2018, he was invited to stay in Beijing Huantie Art Village for one month. Active in the art and cultural circles, his exhibitions and works have been frequently reported by major media outlets including the Liberty Times, China Times, United Daily News, and PTS.