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Profile; works; news (How would you pronounce the name Buteo?) |
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May 3 10 am - 4 pm Kite Festival Annual outdoor PULSE celebration multiculural audio presentation with food and cultural booth |
His kites were definitely beautiful and very unique. One of Buteo’s kites, “Starbird”, was featured in the “Stranger in a Strange Land” episode of the TV show LOST. Article from the Taiwan Journal Publication Date：09/21/2007 Section：Arts and Culture By Sandra Shih with video in Mandarin | ||
| Can you name these kites? | kite-making
workshop
kite competition |
In a part of the world, Asia, where tradition still rules, Taiwanese kitemaker Buteo Huang is a brilliant exception. Having crafted the whole array of traditional Chinese kites as a kind of warmup, Buteo is now turning out avant-garde creations----many obvious masterpieces----that are winning him fame in the global kite world. Drachen Foundation Journal Spring 2005 with photos |
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| "Wings
of Formosa" - 6 kites, hangable and flyable art pieces, available for
your collection at the outdoor festival.
Taiwan is a beautiful island located in East Asia. This mountainous island features abundant natural resources and is known as a kingdom of butterflies and an ideal place for bird watching. |
demonstration of
Buteo's kites, including the debut of Taiptero-one
#1 flying pterosaur from Taiwan
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To date he counts about 2,000 designs to his name, from flat kites shaped like birds and insects, to intricate train kites that require several assistants to fly. In parks or on Taiwan’s beaches, where the wind is good for flying, passers-by serve as willing volunteers when Mr. Huang tests his larger designs. By EMILY VASQUEZ, Published: July 14, 2006, New York Times with photos | ||
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Shan Tunnel – the most arduous man made construction 4)
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Taiwanese
Heritage in Film |
10am
- 4 pm, May 3 Exhibition
About Taiwan exhibition inside the Science Center near the dinasaurs presented by Taiwanese Americans in St. Louis areas |
His three-dimensional kite designs are often inspired by everyday objects, but which nobody has previously made into a kite. Designs such as a flying 2m sailboat, an "air-swimming" sea-shell, or an Aborigine totem pole are just some of his creations. Huang makes some of the most improbable ideas literally fly. By Derek Lee, STAFF REPORTER, Sunday, Feb 04, 2001, Page 17, Taipei Times | ||
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than ten indigenous tribes inhabit the coastal plains and the highlands of
the island injecting their arts and legacies into the Han Chinese
traditions to form the modern Taiwanese culture.
Kite artist Buteo Huang is one of the "sons of Formosa" nurtured by this diversified, exuberant culture. He has been playing with kites and perfecting the craft of making them for three decades. Over the years, Huang has obtained a number of patents for his innovative designs, won several international prizes, and held many exhibits in prestigious museums at home and abroad. The exquisitely produced patterns and ingeniously designed structures characterizing Huang's creations reveal his artistic nature and innovative spirit, and display a delicate balance between art and science. This series of kites was inspired by Huang's interest in transforming the illustrative images of Taiwan into easily manipulated kites for people of all ages. With a thin string in hand, the players can have their dreams also take flight.
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May 4 Sunday 1 - 4 pm Exhibition & workshop 1 pm The tallest building - Taiwan 101 and skycrapers in general by Architect Mr. Houcher Hsu |
In one respect Huang's kites are a symbol of the traditional culture of Taiwan, but they are also infused with modern
ideas giving them a special vibrancy. Huang's overflowing creativity and enchanting artistic nature hoists the traditional
children's toy to an entirely new stage. His kites are, of course, fine works of art. Written by Perry Hsieh for culture.tw, Translated by Mark Hennessy |
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2 pm The Formosa LongetiviTea by the Friends of Taiwan; Latest scientific information on Tea and Health by Dr. Kevin Chang, MD with ongoing tea-tasting
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Buteo Huang Starry Sky Kite ExhibitionWinter Garden是一個以玻璃為屋頂遮罩的大挑空空間，... Buteo Huang 的風箏就是裝置在這玻璃屋頂下，穿梭在空中。展覽以星空為名，根據簡介上的說明，共有307件風箏，其中Streams (40件)、Stars (100件)、Star Birds (53件)、Star Forest(100件)、Flying Fish(12件)、Fishing Boat( 1件)和長達250英尺的Star Genie( 1件)。by Ms. Nara |
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3 pm The Wonder behind the #1 flying pterosaur, Taiptero-one by Maestro Buteo Huang of Taiwan |
This event features, probably, the first time, kites are displayed and discussed publicly as a scientific subject in a Science Center. | |||
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