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Interview with Time Hung Cheng Lin |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Time Hung Cheng Lin (THCL) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Time Hung Cheng Lin by clicking here.
FS: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
THCL: Time Lin was born in 1960, and he showed his talent since his childhood. When he studied in elementary school and junior high school, he won the first prize in every year’s art contest. Despite studying in the regular classes, his painting was selected in the Taiwan Fine Art Exhibition when he first submitted. Seeing his painting sized 16K made in senior high school, artist maestro Mr. Ru Song, Xiao praised him as “a genius ever seen in forty years.” He was admitted in the entrance examination of National Taiwan Academy of Art he spontaneously prepared for. But at that time, Taiwan society still deemed a painters’ career as unpromising, so he chose to turn down the opportunity and enlisted himself in military service. After he left army, he started his career in advertising industry. Then he was promoted with his artistic talents and persistent efforts, from designer, art director, producer to creative director throughout his career. In 2010, when he was 50, he picked up his paintbrush again and became a self-taught artist. He continue to polish his craft till this day. Since 2013, his oil paintings were selected for the Art Mirai International Art Exhibition at National Art Center in Tokyo, the annual exhibition of Royal West of England Academy, and the Salon d'Automne in Paris. His ceramic works were selected for the Zijin Art Ceramic Award in China and he became a formal member of the Societe du Salon d'Automne. He also received recognition by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. In addition, his “Wu Shan Yun Yu”installation works were showcased at the Florence Biennale 2017 and awarded fifth place for videos and won the Lorenzo Ⅱ Magnifico Art Prize. His creative dance project was selected for Songshan Cultural and Creative Park New Points on Stage. In 2018, his works were selected for the Société des Artistes Indépendants and Société des Artistes Français and exhibited at Le Grand Palais in Paris. In 2019, he won 1st, 3rd, 4 th place awards of American Art Awards, the third prize in the installation art of the Florence Biennale, and International Prize BOTTICELLI, Solo exhibition at the Louvre Carrousel Art Shopping and so on. Up to December, he has held 10 solo exhibitions and participated in 29 group exhibitions. He named himself“Time Lin”because he thought that“time is art”. He use time as the core, with new, beautiful, appreciative as a concept, make good use of different methods and tools, and constantly challenge himself. By participating in large-scale competition at domestic and foreign, breaking the framework of art creation and restrictions and creating the "NBA" art.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
THCL: Artileo Creative House was founded in 2009. It originally undertook the creative and production service business of advertisements. Since 2010, the business has been transferred to the art field. Currently, it is exclusively responsible for and acting as an agent for the publicity, design, exhibition and advertising of the artist Time Lin. , Marketing and the sales of Time Lin art and cultural and creative products.
FS: What is "design" for you?
THCL: Solve problems according to the goals of the design.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
THCL: Art
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
THCL: Create the "Time Lin" art brand
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
THCL: Company Logo
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
THCL: Under the stress and time limited
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
THCL: Creative concept
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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