Hsu Hui-Chih was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan in 1966 and currently lives in Taipei. He began a career in editing at one of Taiwan’s leading newspapers, Liberty Times and later became the editor-in-chief of Unitas Magazine. He currently serves as the president of Route Culture Co. Ltd. and the director of the board of the National Culture and Arts Foundation.
Hsu’s artwork is literature-oriented based and the development of Chinese calligraphy art. It is an integration of the poet’s sensibility and rationality and a personal reflection from transcribing Buddhist sutras. In Hsu’s creation, there is a manifestation of literary pictures, which demonstrates individual emotions and contemporary consciousness significantly. He uses ink primarily and experiments with different kinds of media, such as acrylic and mineral pigments, to enrich the artistic pictures and concepts.
Recently, Hsu actively participated in solo exhibitions and international art fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong, Taipei Dangdai, and Art Taipei. He was invited to exhibit at「By the People: Creative Chinese Characters」in Hong Kong Museum of Art from 2022 to 2023.
