Chiao-Han Chueh Work Acquired by King Car Cultural & Educational Foundation’s Collection

Chiao-Han Chueh, Mantis Playing in Spring Field, 2023
acrylic on canvas
76 3/4 x 76 3/4 in | 195 x 195 cm

We are excited to announce that Chiao-Han Chueh’s Mantis Playing in Spring Field has been acquired by the King Car Cultural & Educational Foundation’s Collection.

Chueh, a Hamburg-based Taiwanese artist, is known for her vibrant paintings that explore themes of desire and abandon, often challenging societal norms with imagery that is both innocent and transgressive.

Mantis Playing in Spring Field is distinct within her body of work because of its absence of human figures. The idea for this painting arose from Chueh’s curiosity about what could emerge when she focused solely on the dynamics of painting. Chueh explains, “at the time, I imagined myself as a mantis moving through fields, darting between flowers and grass. The different perspectives that emerged while leaping and flying, especially in the beautiful European spring, after a long, melancholic winter, brought me back to life. It was with this pure joy and curiosity that I created the piece.”

Nunu Fine Art has presented Chueh’s work in solo exhibitions in both Taipei and New York, the latter being the artist’s first presentation in the United States.