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Four circles
Cheung Yee1990
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
Cheung's work integrates elements of Western and Chinese aesthetics and embraces a dichotomy between tradition and modernity comprised of symbols and motifs in folk art and western artistic expression. The tortoise-shell has always been his favourite theme. The burning marks, holes and cracks that appear on oracle bones are distinctive symbols of Cheung's work.
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Details
- Title: Four circles
- Creator: Cheung Yee
- Creator Lifespan: 1936
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Date Created: 1990
- Theme: Abstract
- Physical Dimensions: w122 x h122 cm
- Artist's Biography: A graduate in Chinese painting and seal carving, Cheung started making sculptures while living in Hong Kong in the 1950s. He held his first solo exhibition at the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery (now the Hong Kong Museum of Art) in 1964. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1979. He taught in the Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong before he moved to Los Angeles in 1998.
- Type: Wood
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