Textile artist Chen Ching-lin honored for lifetime of work｜Taiwan News

Textile artist Chen Ching-lin has been honored with a rare achievement award. The seasoned artist has had his creations worn on runways at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. More recently, he’s become the favorite designer of politician Audrey Tang. Now the prestigious award recognises Chen’s lifetime of work in the field of textiles and dyeing. He told FTV that he hopes to continue creating exchanges with international partners, emphasising that "mutual support" is needed for Taiwan.

These pieces of clothing featured in New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. They were inspired by “Travelers among Mountains and Streams,” a painting by Song dynasty artist Fan Kuan, housed at the National Palace Museum. After gracing the global runways in 2018, the outfit won the heart of ambassador-at-large Audrey Tang.

Tang has worn the outfit at many international events, making no secret of how much she adores it. The premium dyed fabrics were created by Chen Ching-lin, a textile artist of over 40 years’ experience. This year he was honored with a national award, the highest accolade in the field of crafts.

Wang Chia-lin
Television presenter
This achievement award is a bit like a Golden Horse Lifetime Achievement Award. It’s only given to one artist a year.

Chen Ching-lin
Textile artist
If there is such an opportunity, in various situations, I should do all I can to introduce the world to Taiwanese crafts. I also want to have more international exchange and tell more foreigners how great Taiwanese crafts are.

Over 70 years, the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute has uncovered exceptional artists from all over the country. This year their awards went to two categories: art and design, giving artists more opportunities to express themselves freely.

Chen Ching-lin
Textile artist
Taiwan is like a sparrow: small but perfectly formed. Taiwan has a lot of things that are unique, no. 1 in the world. The problem is that sometimes Taiwan isn’t seen, but in this global era, we’re not in the “lone wolf” age. We need mutual support, in many different ways.

Taiwan has a lot of soft power on the global stage. A Taiwanese “Crafts Team” could be said to be forming, from artists like Chen who want to bring their talents to the world and let Taiwan shine.

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