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Yulon Woodcarving Heritage
Yulon's Support History for Wood Carving
Since 1992, Yulon Group has been hosting the "Yulon Arts Festival," organizing and sponsoring various types of cultural and arts activities annually, including classical music, improved traditional Chinese opera, and Koji Pottery. The festival revolves around different cultural themes each year, aiming to promote cultural literacy among the public.
In 1995, Yulon Motors implemented “factory and office integration”, relocating important departments to Sanyi such as the Taipei headquarters, Taoyuan Engineering Center, and Xindian Factory. Located in Sanyi, the "Hometown of Wood Sculpture", and with a view to giving back to the hometown and preserving Taiwan's inherent culture, Yulon Motors decided to shift the focus of "Yulon Arts Festival" towards promoting wood carving culture in 1997. Thus, the company initiated the first annual " Yulon Woodcarving Golden Award“, offering substantial prizes annually to reward outstanding wood carving creations. This competition has continued uninterrupted for over a decade, not only being the sole wood carving competition organized by a private enterprise domestically but also offering the highest total monetary award for wood carving in Taiwan.
To encourage traditional wood carving artists to innovate, the "Yulon Woodcarving Golden Award" was renamed the "Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award" in 2007. The initiative aimed to penetrate into campuses, encouraging students to engage in wood carving creation, nurturing young talents in wood carving, and tirelessly promoting the inheritance of wood carving art. It also showcased the diverse and innovative aspects of Taiwan's wood carving art.
After hosting the wood carving exhibition for many years and acknowledging the separate efforts of enterprises and local governments in promoting Taiwanese wood carving art, which lacked integration of resources, Yulon was decided in 2014 to redirect the funds previously allocated for the annual "Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award" towards sponsoring the Miaoli County International Cultural and Tourism Bureau annually. This sponsorship aimed to provide long-term and stable support for the bureau's “Taiwan International Wood Sculpture Competition " and various international wood carving exchange activities, enhancing the Sanyi’s international level of wood carving competitions and broadening the scope of international wood carving exchanges.
Yulon Motors established the "Yulon Woodcarving Heritage Award" and the "Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award" within the "Taiwan International Wood Sculpture Competition”, providing these two awards high bonuses totaling NT$600,000 as rewards.
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Launched at Taoyuan International Airport in 2007.
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Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award 11th Award Ceremony
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Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award 17th Award Ceremony
Yulon Woodcarving Innovation Award
Award-winning Works
2023年裕隆木雕薪傳獎．斗燈
／作品主要以鑲嵌技法展現,在本體上運用維度的概念,上方代表天的位置,以傳統街屋牆面上的捲草紋飾為基底,下方再以空中的喜鵲、梅枝隱喻「喜上眉梢」;中間主體則以12生為主體。造型部分則以傳統喜慶剪紙為主視覺,下方構件則以水生的魚蝦貝類為主題,除了讓畫面生動有趣,更有豐收有餘的寓意。
2023年裕隆木雕薪傳獎．太陽雨
／在作品中企圖將木材上的自然裂痕遺留下來，經由粗曠的鏈鋸痕跡至細緻小巧的刀痕轉折，經營對衣物、皮膚、皮革等不同材質的描寫，希望能以古樸的臺灣老房色彩，經過敲打與刷洗，以人物形象描摹在午後太陽雨的印象，如路邊的生鏽鐵窗以及從紅磚堆中長出的雜草，在與後呈現了溫暖且濕潤的灰階。
2022年裕隆木雕薪傳獎．編織愛-富貴王者
／能至於經緯規則編織的富貴，方能見於圓為規，方為矩之天地。願人生為美好、吉祥、富貴無邊之王者。
2022年裕隆木雕薪傳獎．蚵仔
／三個超乎現實不同大小的三個蚵仔，個別搭配一個不同型態的人物。透過動態的關係，配上不露臉、模糊的神情，委婉傳達即將湧漲的未知情緒，以著紅衣的女子，襯托白嫩的蚵仔地物件搭配，呈現較具繪本式的故事感，帶出奇妙夢幻的氣氛。
2021年裕隆木雕薪傳獎．綻放
／荷為君子花，出淤泥而不染，濯清漣而不妖。荷花潔身自好的高貴品質，豎立池中、隨風搖動；漫步池塘邊，清風徐來、夏荷飄香。
2021年裕隆木雕創新獎．置身自然
／作品以具象雕刻的概念呈現人體軀殼，藉由模仿瓷磚牆中生長出的樹枝來貫穿自然的樹洞以及胸口的裂痕，製造一種置身自然的假象，闡述人與自然的共存關係。
2020年裕隆木雕創新獎．乘風破浪
／以帆船為背景，再蘭葉為船、花為帆、氣根為浪，描述乘風破浪的飄逸之感。
2020年裕隆木雕創新獎．四個夢
／在人生各個階段中，多少都會有迷茫無助、無法堅定踏出步伐的時候，夢想也都因自己的退縮而變得渺小。如影子般的黑貓承載著部份的遺忘，藉由相互依靠、相擁，因面對而漸趨茁壯，自由自在、肆意生長。
2019年裕隆木雕創新獎．舞動五月雪
／回想童年撿拾油桐子賣錢買甜食，如今花開花落季節的場景，心中亦是滿滿追憶的思情。就讓我們一起守護山林，珍惜大自然給予的禮物。此時此刻的你是否進入了賞花秘境了呢?穿起舞鞋、掀起舞群與花之精靈共舞一番吧。
2019年裕隆木雕創新獎．青春的號角
／年少時我們都對大人的打扮與生活方式產生強烈的願景，總是想快快長大。正因如此，我們總會被大人們批評教育，而我們總會用我們傲嬌的小情緒來反抗、來吹響那即將到來、屬於我們的青春號角。
The 10th Yulon Wood Carving Festival Documentary
A seemingly inconspicuous piece of wood, when skillfully carved by a woodcarver, is imbued with new life.
Since 1997, Yulon Motors has been hosting the " Yulon Woodcarving Golden Award " to reward outstanding woodcarving artworks in Taiwan. Each year, a significant amount of manpower and resources are invested, with the monetary award reaching up to 2 million NT dollars. In 2006, coinciding with the 10th edition of the " Yulon Woodcarving Golden Festival“, a documentary was commissioned by the Association of Taiwan Documentary Development to commemorate this milestone. Through visual storytelling, the documentary aimed to make the beauty of woodcarving art more accessible to the public and to raise awareness about the future of Taiwan's woodcarving industry. "Gift from Life “ premiered on December 14, 2006, at the Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum in Miaoli County. The film interviewed several past winners of the Yulon Woodcarving Golden Award to understand the rise and fall of woodcarving art. Due to fierce competition in the international market, with other regions gained price advantages with low labor costs, Taiwan's woodcarving industry faces severe challenges.
Like many artists, woodcarvers spend their lives in pursuit of artistic ideals, constantly honing their craft with carving knives and wood. They glimpse the mysteries of nature through the patterns of wood and find philosophical insights in their woodcarving creations. For woodcarvers, the wood gifted by nature is indeed the most miraculous gift bestowed upon them by the heavens.。
Promotion and Cultivation of Wood Carving Culture
Yulon Motors assists in the preservation of local cultural. With a focus on supporting Taiwan's woodcarving industry, Yulon Motors demonstrates its commitment through various forms of sponsorship, wood donations, and environmental education initiatives. Bring new life into wood through the process of carving. Yulon Motors will continue to contribute to local cultural arts, enhance Taiwan's contemporary woodcarving art on the international stage, and inspire more passionate creators and dreamers in the field of woodcarving art, allowing more people to experience its charm.
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Rooted in Woodcarving Talent Cultivation
Since 2016, Yulon Motors has provided financial support to Miaoli Country Sanyi Senior High School to develop woodcarving clubs and courses, providing students with opportunities to engage with traditional craftsmanship and supporting local educational institutions in nurturing woodcarving talent.
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Camp Activities Organizing
In 2021 to 2022, Yulon Motors organized the "Yulon Woodcarving Experience Camp," inviting professional woodcarving instructors to provide free participation for students from Sanyi. The goal was to pass down woodcarving art culture and cultivate new talents in woodcarving. In 2023, Yulon holded the "Environmental Education Experience Camp," inviting teachers and students from local schools in Sanyi to participate in activities such as making paper from tree bark, restoring native species of Taiwan Maesa, and DIY activities with waste wood. This initiative aims to practice the sustainable action of "New Life for Wood, Mutualism for Good" and create diverse and innovative teaching environments, embedding sustainability concepts and encouraging the public to realize the possibility of coexisting with and protecting the environment.
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Tourism Festival Support
Continuing its support, Yulon Motors donates wood materials from pruned trees at Factory area to the organizers of the "Sanyi Woodcarving Art Festival" for on-site woodcraft DIY activities. This practice reflects the circular concept of " New Life for Wood, Mutualism for Good," rooting sustainability and continuing local woodcarving art culture, thus realizing the SDGs of "Sustainable Cities and Communities" and "Responsible Consumption and Production."
