ZAO WOU-KI

Zao Wou-Ki: Paintings: 1950s - 1960s DE SARTHE 18 March–29 April 2011 Hong Kong

Press Release

The exhibition will showcase 10 masterpiece paintings by Zao Wou-Ki from 1952 to 1964.

Born in Beijing in 1920, this selection of ten paintings from 1950’s and 1960’s shows the transition between the influence the West had on Zao Wou-Ki when he arrived in Paris as a young artist, and after his trip to New York in 1957 and 1958, when he met with New York Abstract Expressionist artists, and then when he completely freed himself to paint in the free lyrical styles that are unique to Zao Wou-Ki.

Installation Views

Selected Works

02.04.59 by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki 02.04.59, 1959 Oil on canvas
91 x 132 cm
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21.10.63 by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki 21.10.63, 1963 Oil on canvas
135 x 145 cm
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Zao Wou-Ki 21.10.63, 1963 Oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm
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25.05.60 by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki 25.05.60, 1960 Oil on canvas
195 x 114 cm
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4.11.61 by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki 4.11.61, 1961 Oil on canvas
150 x 162 cm
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7.6.63 by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki 7.6.63, 1963 Oil on canvas
130 x 195 cm
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Bateaux au port by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki Bateaux au port, 1952 Oil on canvas
130 x 162 cm
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Corrida by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki Corrida, 1953 Oil on canvas
89 x 116 cm
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Untitled by Zao Wou-Ki contemporary artwork painting

Zao Wou-Ki Untitled, 1958 Oil on canvas
62 x 66 cm
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Zao Wou-Ki Untitled, 1958 Oil on canvas
114 x 146 cm
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About the Artist

The pioneering Chinese painter Zao Wou-Ki once remarked, ‘Everybody is bound by a tradition. I am bound by two.’ Indeed, his oeuvre of more than 70 years presents a life of experimentation and negotiation between Chinese and Western artistic traditions. Working with oil paint, Chinese ink, lithography, engraving and watercolour, Zao traversed cultural boundaries and created an ever-evolving synthesis of Chinese and Western art.

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About the Gallery

DE SARTHE is a pioneering platform for boundary-pushing contemporary art from Asia. It has also contained an influential international presence in modern and post-war art since 1977.

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2/F, Block A of Vita Tower,
29 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Opening Hours

Tuesday – Saturday
11am – 7pm

DE SARTHE

2/F, Block A of Vita Tower,, 29 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

+852 2167 8896
http://www.desarthe.com

Opening hours

Tuesday – Saturday
11am – 7pm

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