Arts preview: Geometry of the Spirit - 50 Years of Leung Kui-ting
Leung Kui-ting is convinced his ink painting teacher, the late master Lui Shou-kwan, would not have approved of his protégé's retrospective exhibition.
GEOMETRY OF THE SPIRIT: 50 YEARS OF LEUNG KUI-TING
Hanart TZ Gallery
Leung Kui-ting is convinced his ink painting teacher, the late master Lui Shou-kwan, would not have approved of his protégé's retrospective exhibition.
"When he saw my ink paintings back in the 1970s — for which I cut my xuan rice paper into different shapes and incorporated Western elements — he was already jumping up and down [with outrage]," recalls Leung. "If Lui saw my new set of works, he might be jumping even higher. My teacher respected tradition, and the direction I'm taking with my work is not something he would be able to accept."
As a seasoned veteran, Leung likes to divide his artistic life into two phases and label them respectively as the "cause" and the "effects" of his practice. The exhibition title in Chinese translates as "Fifty Years of Cause and Effects". According to the 69-year-old, the first phase happened before 2000.
