Hsieh Jung-Wei was born in Taichung, Taiwan in 1991. He received a BA in Fine Arts from Tunghai University in 2014 and obstained a MA in Architecture Program from Shih Chien University. Hsieh uses the ballpoint pen as a medium to create a rational sense of order through regular and densely layered strokes on paper. Between his paradoxical arrangement of shades, deliberate one moment and completely unintentional the next, a visual rhythm is generated within which his paintings attain a greater resonance that is fluid and shifting.
Hsieh’s interest in the fluidity of movement permeates his paintings as well as the spatial relation with exhibiting spaces. He often developed specific painting installations that adapted to the properties of the field. He excels in the control of light sources, capturing moments of darkness in brightness, as well as moments of light in darkness. From his practice to exhibition planning, he consciously manipulates the harmony between painting and space, drawing a thin line that connects the nerves between both for the viewer.
He was awarded a Next Art Tainan Award in 2022, and shotlisted for Kaohsiung Award in 2021. His recent solo exhibitions include The Blue Island and North Sea, YIRI ARTS, Taipei (2022), Yáo // Experimental Exhibition, Yáo Space, Taichung (2022), East of Moonlight, Freedom Men Art Apartments, Taichung (2021), and Wave Function Collapse, Art Ile, Taichung (2021). Group shows include Next Art Tainan Award, Da Xin Art Museum, Tainan (2022), Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung (2021), Time Record, Nan Gallery, Taipei (2020), and Yes Taiwan VIII, Aki Gallery, Taipei (2020).