Chen Cheng-po’s “Sunset in Tamsui” | Taiwan: Through the Eyes of Painters | EP1

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“Taiwan: Through the Eyes of Painters” （#畫我台灣）series of short films introduces the beauty of Taiwan through the eyes of Taiwanese painters. The series looks at the works of painters of different eras, exploring their social contexts and revealing the historical details behind the paintings, while comparing the Taiwan of yesteryear with that of today, to create a dialogue across time and space.

Eleven Taiwanese painters and their works are explored in this series. Each film was shot in 4K ultra-high definition and uses 4K animation to produce dynamic immersion in the featured paintings to give a cinematic viewing experience. Actor Huang Chien-wei narrates and the music is by Lin Sheng-xiang, Golden Melody Award multiple winner and winner of the 54th Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Soundtrack.

“Taiwan: Through the Eyes of Painters” is a fascinating journey through the art and beauty of Taiwan through the works of eleven of its most important painters.

One of the first Western-style painters in Taiwan, Chen Cheng-po (#陳澄波) travelled extensively in East Asia, and his paintings have left their mark throughout the region. But Chen was devoted to his homeland, and his heart never left the cities and villages, mountains, forests, and coasts of Taiwan. Outside his hometown of Chiayi, Chen Cheng-po could most often be found walking the streets and alleys of Tamsui with his painting kit on his back. Chen is a storyteller, and his oil paintings reveal hundreds of years of Tamsui history.

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