Ko Si-chi (1929-2020) was a Taiwanese artist best known for his photography. He was Taiwan's first contemporary photographer.
Biography
Ko Si-chi was born in 1929 in
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
. He took his first photographs at the age of 19. His family home was destroyed by an American bombing raid during World War II. When he was 30 he traveled to Japan to attend the
Tokyo Photo School, after completing his education he moved to
New York City
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to pursue a career in commercial photography. In the 1970s he returned to Taiwan.
In his later years he embarked on a project to “portray Taiwanese scenery from different, unique perspectives” and in doing so to re-center a career spent largely abroad.
He is particularly well known for his photos of the environment but also had a passion for photographing dance and dancers.
Ko Si-chi died in June 2020.
Awards and recognition
Ko received Taiwan's in 2006.
See also
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Taiwanese art The artistic heritage of Taiwan is extremely diverse with multiple major influences and periods.
History
Stonecutters of the Changbin culture began to make art on Taiwan at least 30,000 years ago. Around 5,000 years ago jade and earthenware w ...
References
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Artists from Tainan
Taiwanese photographers
1929 births
2020 deaths
Tokyo College of Photography alumni