The Evolving Identities of Craft Artists in Taiwan and George Town
By Yuwen Tsai
May 2025 FEATURE
2024 MARKS THE 10-year milestone for new and mid-generation cultural workers in Penang. The new generation are the pioneering creative businesses, while the mid-generation have come to terms with the reality that traditional arts face low recognition and support. However, what they have managed to accomplish is a unique confidence in Penang’s Chinese community; they have carefully and firmly rooted themselves here, writing chapters in its art history.Though Taiwan and Penang are important centres of Chinese culture, their developmental trajectories...
Yuwen Tsai
is a doctoral candidate in Art History at National
Taiwan Normal University researching on East Asian art history, connecting traditional craft history with art historical research. Through this interdisciplinary integration, she aims to pioneer new academic perspectives and believes that combining theory and practice brings a more comprehensive approach to cultural preservation and art historical studies.
