According to TAIPEI TIMES, due to the falling birth rate in Taiwan, Da Tong Primary School is left with large parts of empty space in the campus. To enliven the campus, Russian new immigrant artist Tatiana Yu (尤湯雅), with her knowledge in child psychology, painted the school walls with all kinds of colors and imagination.
TAIPEI TIMES mentions, Tatiana Yu (尤湯雅) can be spotted there every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, painting for three to four hours at a time, even as temperatures climb above 38 degrees Celsius.
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Russian new immigrant artist Tatiana Yu, with her knowledge in child psychology, painted the school walls with all kinds of colors and imagination. Image courtesy of WOW 新住民市集 110年屏東縣多元文化創意市集 Facebook page.
School principal Chi Yung-ming (季永明) said that after taking the position in September last year (2020), he discovered a fading mural in a corner of campus and immediately began asking about the artist’s identity.
He found that it was the work of an immigrant artist from Russia, who originally specialized in studying children’s art, Chi said.
He had the idea to fill the campus with art to capture students’ imaginations, and after discussing with Yu, he decided that an underwater scene should be painted first, Chi said.
Yu has since painted large swathes of the campus, including both sides of its outer wall, the administrative building and a slide.
Underwater scene painted on the walls in Da Tong Primary School by Tatiana Yu. Image courtesy of Da Tong Primary School.
TAIPEI TIMES says, Yu came to Pingtung from Russia 15 years ago to marry a Taiwanese man.
She said that she has studied art since junior high school and in university majored in child psychology.
After coming to Taiwan, Yu began teaching painting and wire jewelry-making to children, and has even returned to Russia to learn more about the psychology of creating art.
At Da Tong Primary School, Yu said she let her imagination run wild for murals like the one picturing Western zodiac signs, adding that she also strives to encourage participating children to use their creativity.
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TAIPEI TIMES adds, over her 15 years in Taiwan, Yu said she has not encountered any hardships.
However, this is all psychological: If someone is happy, anywhere will be good; if someone has love, they will be happy anywhere, she added.
