Eiffel Tower Series
The artist Dr. Chen made his painting by integrating some icons of Taiwanese aborigines with images from photos of aborigines Japanese anthropologists in 1930s to describe one aspect of self-satisfied everyday life of a tribal aborigines in Taiwan. The far-above horizon is the Central Mountain Range with Jade Mount as the pivotal top. The exuberant green valleys underneath are frequently covered by the mist and clouds. The aborigines live harmoniously with the nature, their huts are built of bamboo and thatch. They embrace their traditions. One is morning pray in ritual and expressive dancing and singing, to the Heaven and Earth with universal souls, under eye-sights of relatives in the tribe. They live deep inside the mountain, work and rest according to the Sun and the Moon, presenting a particular aspect of culture in Taiwan.
In 1963 soon arrived in Paris, he visited the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, the old and the new of Paris's attraction. After 12 years study in Paris, Chen ventured to the USA and discovered he missed Paris, his second homeland. After "Liberty Series" while Chen was busy in introducing his "Neo-Iconography" back to his homeland Taiwan, he was surprised by the coming of Eiffel Tower's Centennial Celebration. Without hesitation, he set up to paint homage to this Icon of technology and industrial Beauty. Indeed, if deprive Eiffel Tower from Paris, Paris will become New York without the Twin Tower after 911 incident. Intended originally to produce also 100 artworks for Eiffel Tower, T. F. Chen was forced to cut in half, as an another important project quickly followed, that of the (1990) Centennial Celebration of van Gogh's death in 1890 which Chen couldn't ignore. Among the 50 artworks of "Eiffel Tower Series" many are done in pastel which were not presented in this website. Chen regrets of not being able to accomplish the 100 tributes to this Icon of Steel, symbol of Belle-Spoque in new dimension. Maybe Chen will take the challenge again and complete the series in full as promised.
- T. F. Chen
- Eiffel Tower Centennial Celebration #89016 48″ X 36″ ac Matisse: “Icarus” 1943, paper cutout After a serious intestine surgery which urged Matisse to remain long hours […]
- Eiffel Tower Peaceful Symphony #88001 48″ X 36″ ac Braque: “The Studio 3” (1949) Leger: “Homage to Louis David (Les Loisirs)” (1948-49) Magnitte: “The Big Family” […]
- New Eiffel Tower for Paris #88008 48″ X 36″ oc Chagall: “Paris through the Window”, 1913. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY In nature the giraffe […]
- Beautiful Sunday Under Eiffel Tower #89030 60″ X 40″ ac Monet: Le Dejeuner sur L’Herbe”, 1862-63, Louvre, Paris. Seurat: “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La […]
- Looking Out of Matisse’s Window #89014 40″ X 30″ oc Matisse: “The Dessert, Harmony of Red” (1908-09) In this painting by T. F. Chen, even just a […]
- La Belle Epoque #89017 31″ X 24″ ac Among the many painters who have depicted Montmartre, none can surpass Maurice Utrillo in capturing the neighborhood’s paticular […]
- Up to the Sky #89013 40″ X 30″ ac Utrillo: “Impasse Cottin” (1910) Picasso: “Self-Portrait with a Palette” (1906) Van Gogh: “Artist on the […]
- The Lonely Companion #88011 36″ X 24″ oc “In a cold winter night, a poor old blind guitarist was playing his instrument in a dark […]
- Echoing Magic Flute #89028 91 X 61 cm 36″ X 24″ ac Rousseau: ” Serpent Charmer” (1907) Like Maurice Utrillo, Henry Rousseau is regarded as […]
- A Delightful Garden View #89027 36″ X 24″ ac After deciding that Pont Aven in France and Martinique in the West Indies did not fulfill […]
- Dreaming Paris at Tahiti #88009 48″ X 36″ ac Gauguin: “Le Repos”, 1897. Courtauld Institute of Art “We Greet Thee, Mary”, 1891. The Metropolitan Museum […]
- Picasso’s Eiffel Tower Journey #88002 40″ X 30″ ac Daumier: “The Third Class Carriage”, ca. 1860-62 Picasso: “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”, 1907. MOMA, NY In 1831 when […]
- Eternal France #89029 60″ X 40″ ac J.F. Millet: “The Gleaners”. Louvre, Paris Sometimes the style of a painting is the message. Consider this to be […]
- Cafe de la Tour Eiffel #88010 40″ X 30″ ac Chen did not know whether there was any cafe in Paris called “Cafe de la […]
