Chu Ko (1931-2011) - Olympic Centennial

ABOUT THE PRINT
- 彩色石印画，纸本。
- 由手写签名、注明日期并加以说明。
- 作品属于艺术项目 'Suite Olympic Centennial'，1992年，由国际奥委会赞助。
- 原创平面作品，编号并由艺术家亲笔签名。

ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The Olympic Suite consists of 50 lithographs and silkscreen prints chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. The Olympic Suite 由50幅石印和丝网印刷品组成，选取以代表多种当代艺术潮流。 It was published to commemorate the first centenary of the modern Olympic Games. 为纪念现代奥林匹克运动会的首个百年而出版。 The selected artists work in a wide variety of movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio López to the abstraction of Sol Lewitt, including abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, and the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. 所选艺术家在多种流派与风格中创作，从安东尼奥·洛佩斯的超现实主义到索尔·勒威特的抽象化表达，再到抽象表现主义、阿登·昆的几何风格、观念艺术、波普艺术、巴尔达奇尼与罗泰拉的新现实主义，以及多库皮尔的新野兽派等。 among others. 其中所代表的艺术家包括得到国际广泛认可并被评论界普遍认可的重要创作者。

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chu Ko, pseudonym Yuan Te-Hsing, was born in Hunan, China. 楚珂，笔名袁德興，出生于中国湖南。 Chu was a central figure in the Taiwanese modern art movement as a poet, art critic, painter and sculptor. 楚在台湾现代艺术运动中是一位核心人物，身兼诗人、艺术评论家、画家与雕塑家。 As a young man he was already known in the Taiwanese art community, mainly for his intelligence and self-taught talent. 年轻时他已在台湾艺术界小有名气，主要因其聪慧和自学成才。 He often published his literary works in newspapers, magazines and art criticism magazines. 他经常在报纸、杂志及艺术评论杂志上发表文学作品。 When Chu turned 35 years old he began working at the National Palace Museum. 当楚年满35岁时，他开始在故宫博物院工作。 He spent thirty years researching bronzes, through which he published important studies of ancient art. 他花了三十年研究青铜器，并由此出版了关于古代艺术的重要研究。 Chu Ko became interested in painting and calligraphy, and became a devotee of fine art from the age of 50. 楚珂对绘画与书法产生兴趣，50岁时成为美术的忠实爱好者。 His works are abundant and stunning in style, which has made him one of the most important modern Taiwanese artists. 他的作品风格丰富而引人注目，使他成为最重要的台湾现代艺术家之一。）