Taiwan artists take election inspiration as vote nears


  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Jan 2020

Taiwanese artist Kuang Yi paints with his fingers a painting featuring presidential candidates for the Taiwan election, next to a small lake in an artist village he built as a tourist attraction in Tainan, southern Taiwan January 2, 2020. Picture taken January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher

TAINAN/TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Two Taiwanese artists - one who paints with his fingers and the other embracing the Japanese manga style – are taking inspiration from the drama of the island's political scene ahead of a heated election on Saturday.

The vote pits President Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party against Han Kuo-yu from the Kuomintang party, which favours close ties with China.

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