lu yen-yu
lu yen-yu: Life and Art lu yen-yu (born Taipei, Taiwan in 1979) is a contemporary artist distinguished for her evocative porcelain sculptures. Uniquely, she balances her artistic practice with a demanding career as a physician and medical researcher at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei. Early Life and Education Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, lu yen-yu’s path is marked by a fascinating duality – a dedication to both the scientific rigor of medicine and the expressive freedom of art. Details regarding her formal artistic education are currently limited, however, her professional backgroun…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of lu yen-yu's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
