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Ming Chip Fung BIOGRAPHY
Born 1951 Guangdong, China. Known for: Painting, calligraphy, sculpture, poems.
Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's. When he returned to... Read full biography
Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's. When he returned to Hong Kong, he developed a distinctive approach to an ancient art form, deconstructing the five... Read full biography
Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's. When he returned to Hong Kong, he developed a distinctive approach to an ancient art form, deconstructing the five basic Chinese scripts and then creating over 100 styles of his own. By using traditional xuan paper hanging scrolls, he brings tradition to life in a powerful way. To create his “sand script,” he blew... Read full biography
Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's. When he returned to Hong Kong, he developed a distinctive approach to an ancient art form, deconstructing the five basic Chinese scripts and then creating over 100 styles of his own. By using traditional xuan paper hanging scrolls, he brings tradition to life in a powerful way. To create his “sand script,” he blew powdered ink across lettering brushed onto the paper with water, as in Numbers (2007) and Wave (2001). In Material Number 747 (2000) built-up layers of “shadow script” give dimension to his characters. In Post Marijuana (2003) his “grass script,” loopy... Read full biography
Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's. When he returned to Hong Kong, he developed a distinctive approach to an ancient art form, deconstructing the five basic Chinese scripts and then creating over 100 styles of his own. By using traditional xuan paper hanging scrolls, he brings tradition to life in a powerful way. To create his “sand script,” he blew powdered ink across lettering brushed onto the paper with water, as in Numbers (2007) and Wave (2001). In Material Number 747 (2000) built-up layers of “shadow script” give dimension to his characters. In Post Marijuana (2003) his “grass script,” loopy and inconsistent in size and weight, brings an element of humor to his poem.... Read full biography
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Fung Ming Chip, Ming-qui Feng
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Self-taught, Fung is an essayist, novelist, poet, painter, seal carver, and calligrapher. He was born in Guangdong, raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in his mid 20's.
When he returned to Hong Kong, he developed a distinctive approach to an ancient art form, deconstructing the five basic Chinese scripts and then creating over 100 styles of his own. By using traditional xuan paper hanging scrolls, he brings tradition to life in a powerful way. To create his “sand script,” he blew powdered ink across lettering brushed onto the paper with water, as in Numbers (2007) and Wave (2001). In Material Number 747 (2000) built-up layers of “shadow script” give dimension to his cha...But wait, there's more...
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