Shao Yung-Tien (S.Y.T.) © ALIEN Art Centre
Shao Yung-Tien (S.Y.T., 1967-)
Before the age of seven, I had experienced a high fever of 40 degrees in a coma; I once fell into a pond and nearly drowned; the bullet once broke my aorta and caused excessive bleeding. Indeed, I was a poor kid rejected by Death for many times.
When I graduated from a vocational school in 1985, Taiwan's economy was not good. So I worked as an apprentice with only a daily salary of TWD 150. I was discharged from the army in 1990 and entered the workplace. At that time, Taiwan's stock market collapsed. I started my first business in 1993 and it collapsed in two years. The year I founded YUIMOM CONSTRUCTION in 1997, there was Asian Financial Tsunami; in 2008, when the first project building ”The Royal Garden” was completed and put on sale, it was global financial tsunami. When the Group's subsidiary YUIMOM Club (Silks Club) opened in 2017, due to COVID-19, the mainland tourist stopped coming. The worst was no more than that.
However, as one who have never lived a peaceful life, his smile is still the same; he is still willful, confident, joyful, and enthusiastic. He laughs and talks, as if his life is smooth and complacent...
It is because, he understands, ”In the end, everything is irrelevant”. Humans, from the day they are born, are destined to die. What is intriguing is the process. Therefore, he insists on liberating his soul, faces all changes with an attitude as playing games, and finds ways to turn bad things into good ones and turn disadvantages into advantages. To live, is to fight.
On April 2, 2019, Gyatso Rinpoche visited and bestowed him the Dharma name of ”Crazy Zen”. On Children's Day two days later, he picked up a paintbrush and started another game.
He has no painting method, only construction method
He has ideas, but no skills
He doesn't think, just wanders
He, sways paints, like soldiers riding horses
He, paints confidently, and naturally becomes
He, encounters serenity within madness of creation
He, releases his soul into the work
If you ask him about creation, it's just the word ”joy”.
｜Artises Chronology｜
1967
Born at the foot of Mount. Ta-Kang in Alian District in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
As the last born in a farming family, Shao has been no stranger to near-death experiences, as he survived multiple times of high fever and coma, as well as excessive arterial bleeding caused by gunshot, and was nearly drowned when falling into the water.
1985
Graduated from National Fongshan Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School (FSVS) and worked as a mold maker apprentice with a daily salary of NT$150, before Taiwan’s economy took off.
1988
Published Days of Youth, which tells the story of a young fellow who left his hometown with dreams for a metropolis. Seeing sky-high buildings for the first time as he walked into the modern era, he bore in mind the diligence and the spirit of hard work back in 1950s Taiwan.
1990
Discharged from the military to enter the workplace, upon the year when the Taiwan stock market crashed.
1993
Started businesses for the first time and closed down within two years.
1997
Founded YUIMOM Construction, when the Asian Financial Crisis hit.
1999
Published Being Kind. Despite the construction sector facing recession, Shao has been convinced that there are things more important than making profits.
2003
Outbreak of SARS, with the construction of Royal Garden commenced in the following year, as a turning point for YUIMOM Group to redefine the essence of “home,” and to shift its focus from sealing contracts to making commitments and from building a residence to sowing seeds for the future.
2008
The hit of the global financial crisis (GFC).
Completion of Royal Garden.
Project Journey to the West - Flaming Mountains rolled out to promote the transformation of traditional craftsmanship from pottery to the firing of white porcelain, featuring the world’s first 720-degree circular engraving.
Registered ALIEN Art Co., Ltd. with U.S. and EU trademarks to promote Journey to the West - Flaming Mountains.
2009
Published Vitality.
Royal Garden received the FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards and the IES Illumination Awards (IA).
Published Maturity, which details the process of building Royal Garden.
2011
Published Wild Child, which depicts the shared memories of joys and sorrows of those born in the 50s to suggest that deep down in everyone, there is a headstrong wild child that does not yield easily.
Completion of YUIMOM Jianguo Enterprise Building to provide students with a comprehensive learning environment, which is certified as an intelligent building.
Commenced the planning for Silk Club.
2014
Published Speak Straightforwardly, which reveals Shao’s observations of life in a humorous tone. Despite the hardships and serious events, he upholds the dare to speak up, to try, and to fail, while retaining unique insights in his own way.
2016
Acquired Kin-Ma Military Hostel for renovation in the following two years.
2017
Completion of Silk Club, which marked a pioneering model in Kaohsiung for premium accommodation, drawing the curtain for a new era of upgraded accommodation; YUIMOM Group had received 43 international awards as of 2024.
2018
Completion and opening of ALIEN Art Centre, which was rated as Kaohsiung’s top contemporary art Museum by Lonely Planet and included in Shopping Design’s TAIWAN DESIGN BEST 100 in the following years.
2019
Occurrence of the Anti-extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in Hong Kong.
Opening of the UKAI Taipei, as the only Michelin-starred restaurant at Nanshan Breeze Plaza with a 76-meter-high view.
Creation of Shao’s first oil painting- The Sun Rises Over Jiulong Mountain.
Solo exhibition- The Free Minds at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung.
2020
Outbreak of COVID-19.
Published Letters to Comrades, which shows Shao’s fearlessness in facing the fast-changing environment and his faith in leading team members into the unknown.
Group exhibition- Encountering Serenity in the Midst of Madness at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung.
2021
Level 3 epidemic (COVID) alert imposed in Taiwan.
Received Taiwan Cultural Collaboration Medal from the Ministry of Culture in recognition of Shao’s entrepreneurial spirit in engaging in developments in multiple fields and promoting local culture through his artistic language.
2022
Eruption of Russo-Ukrainian War.
Group exhibition- The Place Where There Is No Darkness at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung.
Completion and opening of YUIMOM Residence along with S.S.A.W Restaurants, as the first serviced apartment in Kaohsiung for business leaders both at home and abroad.
2023
Eruption of Israel-Gaza War.
Group exhibition- Leave a Message at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung.
2024
Published Letters to Comrades II : Dark Night Expedition, which shows Shao’s pursuit of the glory of life and the perseverance and determination in facing dark night without knowing when dawn arrives.
Solo exhibition- Infinite Voyage at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung.
With diversified business entities, YUIMOM Group has received 83 international awards since 1997.
｜Selected Solo Exhibitions｜
《Infinite Voyage : Shao Yung-Tien》ALIEN Art Centre。Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2024.09.11-2025.08.31.
《The Free Minds》。ALIEN Art Centre。Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2019.09.10-2020.04.26.
｜Selected Group Exhibitions｜
《Leave a message》. ALIEN Art Centre. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2023.08.09-2024.09.01.
《The Place Where There Is No Darkness III》. ALIEN Art Centre. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2022.11.01-2023.01.01.
《The Place Where There Is No Darkness》. ALIEN Art Centre. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2022.04.15-2022.06.24.
《Encountering Serenity in the midst of Madness. ALIEN Art Centre. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2020.11.15-2022.01.16.
2024.09.11-2025.08.31
Exhibition Merchandise
Exhibition Merchandise
2023.08.09-2024.09.01
2022.04.15 - 2022.10.30
2020.11.15-2022.01.23
2019.09.10-2020.04.26