Augustinus Tzen, Two Tang Horses, oil on canvas, framed, 1988 | 曾仕猷 三彩馬靜物 油畫畫布 裝框 1988年作

Born in 1944, Augustin Tzen was one of the earliest practitioners of contemporary art in Taiwan in the 1960s. Stimulated by his experiences, his works shows a continuous and avant-garde exploration of art grounded in his early days in the Hua-wai Association to his later studies in France, America and China. His solo retrospective show Sieur Augustin Tzen: A Retrospective, at the National Museum of History, Taipei, in 2015, examined the artist's seventy years of work, showcasing his seemingly unlimited artistic creativity and innovation.