- 569
Kan Tai-Keung
Description
- Kan Tai-Keung
- Rising Clouds
- ink on paper, framed
- 2006
signed KAN TAI-KEUNG, titled, and dated 2006 in pencil on reverse
Exhibited
Condition
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Catalogue Note
Born in Guangzhou, Kan moved to Hong Kong in 1957 and worked as a tailor for a decade. In 1966, he began studying graphic design with Wucius Wong (see LOT 514) and later attended art lectures by Lui Shoukwan, Hong Kong’s revolutionary modern ink painting pioneer. Kan never received formal training with ink and brush prior to embarking on his career in art and design. In 1970, Kan joined the One Art Group, an avant-garde Hong Kong art group established by Lui Shoukwan who sought to establish a unique Hong Kong art identity through an ink painting revolution.
Kan Tai-Keung’s participation in Hong Kong’s New Ink Art movement during the 1970s is well-recognized, and the artist continues to be actively involved in art and design education to this day. His works are currently housed in both well-known private collections as well as public institutions, including the Guangdong Art Museum, Macau Art Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, Taiwan Provincial Art Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art, and Hong Kong Heritage Museum.