Joint Exhibition of Lui Shou Kwan and Wesley Tongson Presented by D3E Art
D3E Art is delighted to present a joint exhibition of Lui Shou Kwan and Wesley Tongson which will be held from 24th March to 14th April, 2017. Works by Lui Shou Kwan and Wesley Tongson will be displayed for viewers to explore the trajectories of the two artists’ fascinating artistic journeys. If you would like to have more information, please contact Miss Tracy Ip and Miss Margaret Yu at 2155 1820 or email to info@d3eart.com.
Exhibition period: 24/3/2017 – 14/4/2017 (Mon -Fri)
Venue: Room 1118, Shui On Centre, 6 – 8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Lui Shou Kwan (1919 – 1975) is widely considered one of the most influential figures in the history of contemporary Chinese art. He was pivotal to the New Ink Painting Movement which aspired to reinvigorate the traditional Chinese painting and has brought far-reaching influence to Contemporary Ink Art. Lui emphasized the importance of originality and individuality of an artist. He nurtured a number of ink artists who have later become the cornerstones of Hong Kong’s art scene such as Wucius Wong (1936 – ), Irene Chou (1924 – 2011), Leung Kui Ting (1945 – ) and Kan Tai-keung (1942 – ). Largely because of his contributions, Hong Kong became the birthplace of a new style of modern Chinese ink painting. The accomplishment of those highly original and distinctive landscape paintings as well as Zen paintings marked the different breakthroughs of the artist’s career. Lui successfully pushed the boundaries of Chinese ink painting. His paintings have been collected by many notable public institutions including Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK, Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK, M+, WKCDA, HK. His paintings demonstrate universality and spirituality, exuding a timeless appeal.
Wesley Tongson (1957 – 2012) spent his childhood and early teenage years in Hong Kong from the late 1950s to 1970s. At the age of 15, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He began to learn to paint when he was 17. In 1977, he moved to Toronto, Canada, where he studied Western painting at Ontario College of Art and traditional Chinese painting with the renowned Madame Koo Tsin-yaw (1896-1978). He was also heavily influenced by the two great masters of Western and Chinese art, Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) and Zhang Daqian (1899 – 1983) respectively. At the same time, he began to explore splash ink painting. Since then, for over two decades, Tongson created a series of dazzling splash Ink paintings titled as Mountains of Heaven depicting the heavenly domain. He returned to Hong Kong in 1981. Since 2001, Tongson began to experiment with finger painting. By 2009, the artist eventually abandoned the use of brushes, working primarily with his fingers, fingernails and fists to produce a series of monochromatic Zen landscapes titled as Spiritual Mountains. The artist unreservedly expressed his emotions and enlightened state of mind in his unique, bold and intriguing finger paintings. His works are in notable public and private collections such as Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited and Four Seasons Hotel, HK.