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拍品專文
As a Chinese artist living in the Southeast Asian region, Lee Man Fong subjects range from traditional themes favoured by Chinese artists to a range of pictures of animals of which the animal-loving Lee was greatly enamoured with.
Known for his remarkable talent in portraying animals, Lee Man Fong had a deep personal resonance through doves. Lee’s father, Lee Ling Khai, was a Chinese freedom fighter in the 1910s. In 1916, Lee family was migrated to Singapore to seek for a better living. After his father’s passing in 1930, Lee Man Fong began to reflect upon wars and revolutions as causes of hardship and suffering. Hence Lee’s dove paintings emerged from the universal symbol of peace and love. Throughout the years, dove has been acknowledge as a divine symbol through the history of art and iconography.
In Peace and Prosperity, Lee Man Fong juxtaposed his deeply-rooted Chinese techniques with a thorough understanding and execution of western techniques and concept. With his studious year in Europe, Lee gained an understanding of the concept of light and shadow. This painting showcases Lee’s mastery on creating a dramatic portrayal of a flock of doves perching on the edge of a cliff distant to the civilization. Different painterly techniques were implied creating dimension to the painting – light and washed colours applied to the background to achieve the sense of remoteness while bold strokes and thicker paint carefully layered giving prominence to the main subject to the painting, the eight doves.
Eastern influence resonates in the form of Chinese landscape aesthetic in this impeccable painting. The landscape composition in this painting evokes the sense of ancient remoteness within a mythical realm – a characteristic that is distinctly similar to the compositions of traditional Chinese brush painting.
Peace And Prosperity echoes Lee Man Fong’s unsurpassed affection at painting his subjects as well as marking the artist's desire for lasting armistice. The painting showcases Lee Man Fong’s excellence in the amalgamation of harmonious elements from Western and Chinese painting technique. Lee is a perfect embodiment of a progressive painter, ever aware of the pervasive influence of Chinese cultural traditions but always seeking to adapt his art to the sensibilities of the contemporary world.
Known for his remarkable talent in portraying animals, Lee Man Fong had a deep personal resonance through doves. Lee’s father, Lee Ling Khai, was a Chinese freedom fighter in the 1910s. In 1916, Lee family was migrated to Singapore to seek for a better living. After his father’s passing in 1930, Lee Man Fong began to reflect upon wars and revolutions as causes of hardship and suffering. Hence Lee’s dove paintings emerged from the universal symbol of peace and love. Throughout the years, dove has been acknowledge as a divine symbol through the history of art and iconography.
In Peace and Prosperity, Lee Man Fong juxtaposed his deeply-rooted Chinese techniques with a thorough understanding and execution of western techniques and concept. With his studious year in Europe, Lee gained an understanding of the concept of light and shadow. This painting showcases Lee’s mastery on creating a dramatic portrayal of a flock of doves perching on the edge of a cliff distant to the civilization. Different painterly techniques were implied creating dimension to the painting – light and washed colours applied to the background to achieve the sense of remoteness while bold strokes and thicker paint carefully layered giving prominence to the main subject to the painting, the eight doves.
Eastern influence resonates in the form of Chinese landscape aesthetic in this impeccable painting. The landscape composition in this painting evokes the sense of ancient remoteness within a mythical realm – a characteristic that is distinctly similar to the compositions of traditional Chinese brush painting.
Peace And Prosperity echoes Lee Man Fong’s unsurpassed affection at painting his subjects as well as marking the artist's desire for lasting armistice. The painting showcases Lee Man Fong’s excellence in the amalgamation of harmonious elements from Western and Chinese painting technique. Lee is a perfect embodiment of a progressive painter, ever aware of the pervasive influence of Chinese cultural traditions but always seeking to adapt his art to the sensibilities of the contemporary world.