藝術歷程 Chronicle
Artistic Enlightenment Period
藝術啟蒙期
1919 (born) ~ 1948 (age 29)
1919 (出生) ~ 1948年 (29歲)
1938 : During World War II, Huang worked for war propaganda. Ex. drew comics, produce wood carvings, edit periodicals with the purpose of strengthening countrymen’s will to fight against the enemies and boosting morale and courage of people.
1938年，第二次世界大戰期間，執行戰務工作，畫漫畫、刻木刻、編刊物，喚起國人抗敵鬥志，鼓舞士氣，穩固民心。
Art Life Beautification
藝術美化人生
1948 (age 30)~
1949 (30歲)~
Started to create artworks of watercolor painting, ink and wash painting, oil painting and photography. His artworks were printed in all major daily Taiwanese and Hong Kong newspapers and magazines.
創作水彩畫、水墨畫、漫畫、攝影等作品，於香港與台灣雜誌上發表，崛起於台灣藝壇。
1955：Held his first solo exhibition in Taiwan at the China Institute in America. The United States Information Service interviewed Huang and widely distributed the news overseas which caused a sensation in Taiwan’s art circle at the time.
1955年，在台首次舉辦個展，於華美協進會。美國新聞處特派記者採訪，新聞發佈於海外，轟動當時台灣藝壇。
1957 : Published “Comics Collection on Taiwan Life”. His work, “Food stalls in front of the Longshan Temple”, was printed in color in The Young Companion, a Hong Kong pictorial magazine.
1957年，發表「台灣生活漫畫專集」《龍山寺廟前，地攤飲食》，刊登於香港《良友畫報》彩色版。
戰後藝文運動的推手
An Important force in Taiwan Modern Painting Movement
1963: Founded the ” The Art Society of R.O.C.” (currently existent) along with Ma Shou-hua, Yao Meng-gu, Fu Chuan-fu, Huang Jun-bi, Yeh Kung-chao and Yang Ying-feng, et al. Elected as the Society’s director and the deputy secretary-general.
1963年，黃歌川與馬壽華、姚夢谷、傅狷夫、黃君璧、葉公超、楊英風等人共同籌組「中華民國畫學會」（現存），當選理事兼副總幹事。
1963: Served as the art class director of “The Art Society of R.O.C.). The art class took place in the National Museum of History. Standing on the far left of the picture is Huang Ko-chuan.
1963年，國立歷史博物館與中國民國畫學會合作，開設美術班，黃歌川(左站立者)擔任主任，授課教室於國立歷史博物館。
1963: Invited by the Japan-China Artist Friendship Association to attend the “The Republic of China Modern Art Exhibition” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
1963年，國立歷史博物館與日華美術交友會之邀，參加中華民國現代美術作品展，於日本東京都美術館。
1967: In the picture are artists from a joint watercolor painting exhibition. From left to right: Xi De-jin, Wang Lan, Zhang Jie, Huang Ko-chuan.
1967年水彩畫會參展畫家合影，左起：席德進、王藍、張杰、黃歌川。
1970 : Attended “the National Arts Festival” hosted by the National Center of Arts. From left to right in the picture: Huang Ko-chuan, King Che-fu, Kuo Tao-cheng, Liu Chi-wei, Yao Men-ggu, Xiang Hong, Hu Yan, Deng Kuo-ching, Hsu Leh-chin.
1970年參加國立台灣藝術館主辦美術節，左起黃歌川、金哲夫、郭道正、劉其偉、姚夢谷、香洪、胡笳、鄧國清、徐樂芹。
1978 : The Ink-and-Wash Painting Society of China held a reception tea party to welcome Hong Kong movie star/painter Carrie Koo Mei to Taiwan. From left to right in the picture: Carrie Koo Mei, Yu Huan-su, Zhen Shan-xi, Chen Ting-shi and Huang Ko-chuan.
1978年水墨畫會設茶會，左起港星兼畫家顧媚、于還素、鄭善禧、陳庭詩、黃歌川等。
Taiwanese Ice-crack Batik Painting
冰裂紋蠟染誕生
1963 (age 44)~
1963年 (44歲)~
1963 : Developed Ice-crack Batik Painting as a new wax-resist dyeing technique. Huang elevating traditional handicraft batik into modern art forms while infusing it with new life.
1963年，研發蠟染新技法，冰裂紋製作成功。黃歌川將傳統蠟染工藝，跨入現代繪畫領域，重新賦予蠟染新的生命。
1966 : Met with the First Lady of the South Korean President Park Chung-hee (also the mother of South Korean President Park Geun-hye): Ms. Yuk Young-soo. In the picture are Ms. Yuk (second from the right), Huang (first from the left), Huang’s wife and their one-year-old baby daughter (third from the left).
1970 : Met with the three US Apollo 12 astronauts. Presented the painting “Genesis” to NASA as a gift.
*NOTE: Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Apollo 12 was the second to land on the Moon.
1970年，與美國「阿波羅12號」三位太空人合影，蠟染作品《創世紀》贈于美國航空暨太空總署(NASA)。
*註：阿波羅11號(太空人阿姆斯壯)是人類首次登陸月球的載人太空船。阿波羅12號為第2批登月載人太空船。
1986 : To carry out the “Culture Loving the Homeland” initiative, efforts began promoting batik paniting at local cultural centers in places such as Yilan, Hualien, Penghu, and Taichung.
1986年，為實踐文化愛鄉， 開始至宜蘭、花蓮、澎湖、台中等地方文化中心推廣蠟染。
Dharma Zen Painting
提倡生活禪畫
1988 (age 69)~
1988年 (69歲)~
1988 : Published “Bodhidharma Zen Painting” artworks. Featuring the Dharma as his central motif through contemporary art forms. Depicting a hundred or more poses of Dharma. Expressing the beauty of Zen to the world. Practice Buddhist teachings via art works.
1988年，達摩禪畫創作問世。用當代藝術的表現手法，塑造千姿百態造型的達摩，向全世界傳達禪文化之美，開闢禪畫新畫風，以畫弘法的宏願。
Multimedia Modern Painting
多媒材現代畫
1990 (age 71)~
1990年 (71歲)~
1990 : Developed “Multimedia Modern Painting”. Used Mixed-media to fuse Eastern and Western painting techniques. Especially, utilized the rendering technique with its distinctive effect with new meaning.
1990年，研發多媒材現代畫。利用複合媒材，融合東方與西方繪畫技法，特別是透過渲染技法，產出效果奇特，形成新象。
Oil-based Chinese Ink Painting
水墨畫(國畫)油彩化
2006 (age 87) ~ 2010 (age 92)
2006年 (87歲) ~ 2010年 (92歲)
2006 : Started to produce Oil-based Chinese ink-and-wash painting, bringing his career to another peak. Developed a new path for traditional ink painting. Used Western materials, replacing paper with canvas and ink with oils, combining techniques from Eastern and Western painting to accelerate the introduction of Chinese ink painting to the wider world.
2006年，再造創作巔峰，國畫油彩化作品誕生。為傳統水墨畫開拓新徑，以布代紙，以油彩代墨，融合東方水墨與西方油彩技法，加速中國水墨畫與國際接軌。