Han Hsu Tung: Wood Carving Meets Digital Fragmentation

Taiwanese artist Han Hsu Tung, born in 1962 in Taipei, has created over 300 pieces throughout his 30-year career. He graduated with a BA in Anthropology from National Taiwan University in 1985 and subsequently spent three and a half years studying wood carving in the evenings. His career took off with his first solo exhibition at East Gallery in Taipei in 1991. Around 2010, he began crafting pixelated wood sculptures that embody digital imagery through carved materials such as walnut, teak, and African hardwoods, with each piece requiring three to four months to finish. His notable works include the kinetic sculpture 'Shaolin.' His exhibitions feature 'War Series' (1994), 'Things About Women' (1997), 'We, They' (2000), and 'War and Peace' at the Korea International Art Fair (2003). His group shows include the International Wood Sculpture Exchange Exhibitions at Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum and 'Place Displace: Three Generations of Taiwanese Art' in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Taichung. His work is part of collections at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Hong Gah Museum, and Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum.