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Glistering as Stars
Details
KOON WAI BONG (GUAN WEIBANG, B. 1974)
Glistering as Stars
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed as one
Ink and colour on gold cardboard
Each scroll measures 35 x 50 cm. (13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2014
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Hong Kong
Glistering as Stars
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed as one
Ink and colour on gold cardboard
Each scroll measures 35 x 50 cm. (13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2014
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Hong Kong
Further details
Koon Wai Bong strives to preserve the technique and aesthetic in the traditional ink and brush genre, his artistic style having been influenced by the Suzhou and Zhejiang school of literati painting. He “reworks the classics” by instilling elements such as innovative spatial arrangement and novel presentation, firmly establishing himself as a contemporary artist with a wealth of inheritance from the ink painting tradition. His works often portray narrow or collaged view of landscape, which offer a restricted vision of a world that is shared by many in our metropolis. Koon also experiments in various media such as traditional Chinese dress and installation assembled by multiple fans, showing the infinite possibilities of presenting ink art to a contemporary audience. Koon’s works have been acquired by numerous corporations and institutions worldwide including the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
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