【Not only a dream】Wu Yun-Feng & Peng Hsien-Hsiang Dual Solo Exhibits
"Not Only a Dream" – Wu Yun-Feng & Peng Hsien-Hsiang Dual Solo Exhibitions
Exhibition Dates: April 15 (Tue) – May 28 (Wed), 2025
Venue: Exhibition Hall, General Center for Arts and Culture, Complex Building II
Opening Reception: April 15 (Tue), 16:30, at the same venue
“Everyone pursues dreams; in dreams, there is no East or West.”, from Sam Hui’s 1975 Cantonese song The Private Eyes, inspires the title of this exhibition, Not Only a Dream. It not only echoes artist Wu Yun-Feng’s Hong Kong roots, adding a subtle "Hong Kong flavor" to the exhibition, but also reflects the shared journey of two artists — Wu Yun-Feng from Hong Kong and her husband Peng Hsien-Hsiang from Miaoli, Taiwan. In 1988, they both came — “regardless of East or West” — to Dadu Mountain in Taichung to study Fine Arts at Tunghai University, each in pursuit of their artistic dreams. Since then, they have supported each other through the challenges of life and continued creating art to this day.
Wu Yun-Feng majored in ink painting during university. Her early works integrated ink, mineral pigments, and mixed media, drawing from the imagery of Han dynasty stone carvings. In graduate school, she transitioned into fiber art, and later dedicated herself to art education, achieving notable success. After the age of 40, she returned to artistic practice, blending hand embroidery, computer embroidery, ink, and mixed media into a multifaceted and distinctive style — one that merges the classical with the contemporary. Her works are whimsical, imaginative, and unmistakably her own. Her creations reflect deeply personal life experiences, while also engaging with political and social issues in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the wider world.
Peng Hsien-Hsiang, who majored in Western painting, focused early on the Hakka ethnic group in Taiwan, exploring their historical narratives and modern-day circumstances. This led to a series of large-scale mixed media paintings, especially the acclaimed Family Series, which earned him the prestigious Taipei Award. After graduate school, he held leadership roles in nonprofit organizations and community colleges. Eventually, he returned to his artistic roots, shifting toward abstraction. Drawing inspiration from classical Eastern painting, he sought to distill new abstract visual languages. In recent years, his Three Thousand Stones series has explored the repetition of a single form, each iteration subtly unique. Through large-scale displays of multiplicity, his work generates powerful visual tension and resonance.
This artist couple lives a simple and disciplined life. To them, art is not a burning passion or a dramatic endeavor, but a part of their everyday routine. “In art, we hope to go a bit further. In life, we hope to live a bit cleaner. That’s all,” they say with quiet conviction.