Yang Maolin
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Yang Maolin | |
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楊茂林 | |
| Born | 10 June 1953 (age 72) |
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| Website | yang-maolin |
Yang Maolin (Chinese: 楊茂林; pinyin: Yáng Màolín; born 1953) is a Taiwanese artist known for his political paintings and his art that investigates Taiwanese identity.[1]: 107
Yang was born in 1953 in Changhua, Taiwan.[1]: 108 His father had served in the Japanese Army, and was imprisoned by the Kuomintang after World War II, while his relatives were involved in the February 28 incident.[1]: 109 Yang's father ran small manufacturing businesses with scant success, while his mother worked menial jobs.[2]
Yang studied painting at the Chinese Culture University from 1975 to 1979, and attended graduate school at the National Institute of the Arts in Taipei from 1999 to 2002.[3] From 1995, Yang was represented by Lin & Keng Gallery.[4]