1947 Born in Tamsui Town, Taipei Prefecture, TAIWAN 1969 Graduated from the National Taiwan Academy of the Arts, Taipei Prefecture 1980 Received an M.A. from Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tama Art University,Tokyo, JAPAN 1986 32nd Exhibition Ichiyohkai, Grand Prize, Tokyo Metropolitan Fine Art Museum, Tokyo 2nd R.O.C. International Sculpture Exhibition, Grand Prize, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei 1988 First Solo Exhibition, “Form of Life”, Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei 1991 Invited to participate in the First International Sculpture Symposium in Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung 1993-96 Art Director, Tamsui Center of Arts & Culture, Tamsui 1997 “The Earth & Mother” installed at Taipei 228 Memorial Museum Taipei 1998 Solo Exhibition “My Sculpture 1998”, Eslite Gallery, Taipei 1999 Artists Exchange Program, Artwork Collection, University of Wollongong, Australia Invited artist, “The Second International Sculpture Symposium in Ichon”, Special Award, Artwork installed in Ichon, Ichon, Korea 2000 Artist in Residence, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawai'i, U.S.A. Art Exhibition of Eastern Hawai'i Cultural Center, The Third Place Award, Hawai'i, U.S.A. 2002~2004 Professor, Graduate School of Plastic Arts, School of Fine Arts and Dean of General Affairs Division, Coordinator of the Campus Landscape Design at Taipei National University of the Arts, Kuandu, Taipei 2003 The Master Planning of Sculpture Park and installed Artwork “Dryad” at Taipei National University of the Arts, Kuandu ,Taipei 2004-2005 Artworks “Black Madame” and “View” invited to exhibit in “Passages and Beyond : Contemporary Sculptures in Taiwan”, Art Center of Providence University, Taichung Secretary Ganeral, Professor of Graduate School of Plastic Art, School of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Kuandu, Taipei 2005 Taiwanese Abstract Sculpture Appraisal “The Original Path of Heaven and Earth”, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei 2009 First Artist in Residence, “TUNG HO STEEL Artists in Residence Program”, sponsored by National Culture and Arts Foundation and TUNG HO STEEL ENTERPRISE CORPORATION, Miaoli “Sculpture in Yang-Ming．Chang Tzu-Lung Solo Exhibition” National Yang-Ming University, Taipei

Critic / Jiang Yen Chou The Kuandu Arts Festival 2009 will showcase steel sculptures by Professor Chang Tzu Lung. The works presented have two standout features in terms of their design process. Firstly, the artist resided in a steel factory while creating his work for as long as four months. Additionally, the materials he used to make the sculptures are steel scrap obtained from the factory. Steel scrap includes 1.) Surplus steel parts—parts left over from steel production, which have been cut in shapes of pipes, bars, and discs, all small in size. 2.) Raw materials of cast iron—original melt materials in the forms of grains, threads, and plates in various thickness, often rough in appearance. 3.) Scrap metal—including ship hulls, machines, and spare parts, mostly in their original shapes. By using a substantial amount of ready-made materials, Prof. Chang has created an object collage. Though he had certain ideas of the look of the sculptures in mind when fabricating those metal parts, the sculptures present strong environmental characteristics, exhibiting a tight connection with space field. To approach the works from the conception of “Art as Experience”, the form design is transformed into an environmental experience. Repeatedly examining materials and fabricating metal parts turns into a physical exercise, which is, for Chang, what creates those works, an ultimate reward for his sweat. There are previous examples of sculptors who resided in factories while making works. David Smith used to work in a factory in Indiana, USA, and gained enormous experience. Steel sculptures and factory products have a good deal in common regarding the technique applied. They share exactly the same materials, tools, and forge welding technique. It is because of this that steel sculptures always display features of civilization, and reflect issues emerged during modernization process. Works that assume Constructivism, which appeared in 1920s, applied forge welding to present industrial passion, and predicted the prosperity of the century with the square space in a multi- layer structure. On the contrary, the Art of Assemblage tolled the bells of modern civilization, criticizing industrialization with consumer waste and metal scrap. Obviously artists have different ideas about the nature of factories. The production of their work is closely connected with factories while they feel a strong urge to provoke criticism of the age. This perspective, which derives from environmental experiences, gives connotations to their works and becomes the origin of their artistic creation. From this aspect, residing in the factory and using steel scrap as materials for works is Prof. Chang’s idealistic desire. As a sculptor, he tries to rescue the materials from being discarded. For artists, materials always have their own life which can not be damaged or discarded. Whether they can become art works depends entirely on the passion of artists. Prof. Chang’s works drift away from traditional aesthetics forms and present a new life—no longer delicate and beautiful but rough and simple. By randomness serendipity, he subverts his style, adopting a more open approach to form design and leaving more space for humanity. The works presented in this exhibition can be classified into three types by forms of design: 1.) works which are forge welded in abstract forms 2.) three-dimensional works assembled with metal, revealing the volume and movement of space, evoking guests’ desire to go through. 3.) works made by connecting different pieces or using metal threads to create a 3D and sketch-like effect. This exhibition is held outdoor, thus all sculptures have been rearranged, combined with green grass, sunshine, and woods, creating a new visual effect. Furnace flames, high temperature, unpleasant smell and noises have been transformed into serenity and pleasure in this academic atmosphere.