Description
I first visited Taichung in 2012. I arrived at a 100 year old train station, which these days is now a museum. A huge modern station looms behind it. As far as urban development goes, perhaps only Kaohsiung is changing as quickly as Taichung is. Entire new districts and an MRT system have been created since my first trip!
A lot of people see Taichung as a bit of a nowhere place to pass by on the way to other parts of Taiwan. However, now I’ve looked at pretty much every corner of the city, I’d have to say they’re wrong. The area around the train station is a mix of interesting historic buildings and southeast Asian restaurants and shops. The ruins of Taichung’s 1960s-80’s boom and then collapse are here too and there are some imposing retro-future buildings that are now home to huge graffiti murals. With the opening of the new station this area has begun to improve and in ten years it may look quite different. To the east and south of the station are remnants of the city’s Japanese past, including a brewery and martial arts hall. One of the country’s best fine arts museums is here too. The rest of the city has old military villages, abandoned mansions, pretty shophouses, and a dense mesh of skyscrapers towards the west. I visited with the aim of just seeing some friends but with every trip I found something new, until I found myself planning a drawing and looking forward to exploring more thoroughly. I finished it in 2013.
By 2021 the city had changed a lot. Like I had done with Taipei previously I added most of the new structures and created a second edition. This will be the final edition.
This is a premium hand-signed and numbered limited edition print. The edition size is limited to 100 in total.
I print on archival fine art paper and a canvas option of the same quality.
These materials reproduce the finest details perfectly and with good care they will last over a century.
The only real difference between them is that the canvas can be stretched over a frame.
The print in the second and third pictures is the 80 x 34 art paper print.
Custom sizing is possible so whether you're looking for a large centerpiece or a detailed work for an alcove I can make it a perfect fit.
Framing
Framing and delivery are available for Taiwan-based customers. I use high-quality custom black wooden frames from a framer I've worked with for over ten years. They have framed almost all of my original pieces and every exhibition I've shown in.
For smaller prints （80 x 34） I use a clean single-frame design. For larger prints (111 x 48 , 140 x 60) I use a wider, deeper frame profile that suits the scale of larger pieces. Example images of both frame styles are included at the end of the listing photos.
Different framing styles and colors can be arranged on request. If you have something specific in mind, message me and I'll get a quote from the framer.
Stretched canvas prints with framing and delivery options will be available soon.
Delivery
Delivery within Taiwan for unframed prints is free! While I usually keep a couple of the smaller prints in stock the larger ones may take a few days to get ready.
Framed prints can be collected directly from the frame shop (located near the northern end of Ningxia Night Market, Taipei) or delivered to your door. North Taiwan delivery is NT$400, covering Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Yilan. All other Taiwan locations excluding offshore islands are NT$800.
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