| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 古蹟藝術修護學系碩士班 === 99 === The research subject of this thesis, Shih Hong-Yi (1942-2010), was born in Tainan and at an early age moved to Sanxia with his father, Shih Tian-fu. At the age of 14 he started his apprenticeship in Sanxia Zushi (Divine Ancestor) Temple and delved into the art of stone carving, which marked the start of a life-long career. His carving technique inherited that of his father and the stonemasons in the temple. After completing his apprenticeship, Mr. Shih followed his father to work in Taipei, Xinchu, Changhua, Jiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingdong, leaving behind numerous excellent temple stone carvings. Later in his life he was awarded the 6th Global Chinese Culture & Arts Award and in 2002 he started teaching traditional stone carving in National University of Kaohsiung. This motivated his rigorous involvement in the activities of traditional craft. His contribution to the promotion of traditional stone carving was an exceptional phenomenon among temple stonemasons. His career in stone carving, which lasted more than 40 years, also served as a witness to the process of a once flourishing industry that went from prosperity to decline after the Second World War.
This thesis attempts to conduct a comprehensive study in the life chronology, inheritance system, and the recording, researching and style analysis of the works of Mr. Shih by means of oral history interviews, field studies, and the collection of literature. The author also hopes to connect and collect the profiles of his counterparts, and by the construction and cross-examination of these basic profiles, the author attempts to clearly define the cultural position of Mr. Shih in his period of time. In addition, the author endeavors to present an argument of the causes of the flourishment and decline of Taiwanese temple stone carvings with the materials collected through oral history interviews and field studies.
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