Koon Wai Bong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Koon (管).

Koon Wai Bong (Chinese: 管偉邦; born 1974) is a visual artist from Hong Kong, specializing in landscape painting in ink, as well as installation.

Biography

In Koon's youth, he was interested in visual art subjects like Western art, oil painting and drawing.[1] In 1992, he entered the Department of Fine Arts, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He began exploring Chinese painting, inspired by guohua artist Johnson Chou. He attained his bachelor's degree shortly afterwards through his study of various skills and the concepts of Chinese Literati Painting.[1] Between 2000 and 2002, he studied in the MFA program at Chinese University of Hong Kong. The ink master Lü Shoukun became his role model as he explored a new style, embracing old and new traditions.[2][3][4] In 2012, he gained his DFA degree from RMIT Melbourne.[5]

His artworks are included in the permanent collections of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,[6] M+,[7] Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), and Hong Kong Museum of Art.[citation needed] He is currently living in Hong Kong and working as an artist and assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Tang, Hoi Chiu. 'Teaching and Learning: A Close Affinity between Teachers and Students.' In Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2017 (PDF). Hong Kong: Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong. pp. 72–127. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "An interview by the programme namely 'Hong Kong Art' of 'HKA Ambassador Scheme'". HKAC Ambassador Scheme. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "The Weight of Lightness: Koon Wai Bong on Revitalising Traditions". M+. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "此時彼地 管偉邦的香港新水墨 - 香港文匯報". Wen Wei Po. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. ^ Koon, Wai Bong. "'Reworking the Classics: Revitalization of Guohua, Tradition Chinese Painting, in Search of Contemporaneity'. School of Art, College of Design and Social Context" (PDF). doctoral dissertation. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Online Collection". Asian Art Museum. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. ^ "Koon Wai Bong - Makers - M+ Collections Beta". M+. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. ^ Academy of Visual Art. "Academic Staff". Retrieved 31 July 2020.