Hsieh graduated from the
National Taiwan Normal University's Department of
Fine Arts. In 1964, Hsieh began to live in Paris, France, to study
sculpture, and in 1968, he studied
art theory and
art history in New York City, United States.
Return to Taiwan (1988–present) Hsieh Li-fa did not want the historical chapter of Taiwanese art to exist only in the corridors of art museums. After returning to China, in addition to continuing to engage in artistic creation, he also devoted himself to the field of literature. He wrote the history of Taiwan's art movement during the Japanese era, which was later extended to his first novel,
Purple Dadaocheng, which was also Taiwan's first art novel. In 2016, this work was remade into a TV series of the same name. Hsieh Li-fa's creations are in various forms, combined with curatorial concepts, and he has also dabbled in "
land art". Take "Drifting Light Coordinates" in 2004 as an example. The materials used are driftwood and a reflector. The driftwood is cut into a bevel and a reflector is attached to the top. It can have various appearances as the light changes. Since Fubao's outlet is located at Below the aircraft flight path, this artistic creation is called a work that can be seen from an airplane. Hseih Li-Fa has produced works featuring cattle, which he associates with themes of rural life and connections to his hometown in Taiwan. In 2021, corresponding with the Year of the Ox, the Juan I-jong Taiwan Story Museum organized a special exhibition. The exhibition featured works by Hseih, who was born in the Year of the Ox., alongside photographic materials by Juan I-jong documenting cattle in various regions of Tiawan, including records of the former
Beigang cattle market. The exhibition also referenced historical representations of cattle in art, including "Five Cows Picture" by
Tang dynasty painter
Han Huang, one of the earliest surviving paintings on paper or silk depicting cattle. == References ==