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Wesley Tongson BIOGRAPHY
1957 Hong Kong - 2012 Honk Kong. Known for: Splash ink landscape and mountainscape painting, calligraphy.
Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent... Read full biography
Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent commitment to Zen philosophy, shaped his bold artistic vision and his life. At 17, while still a... Read full biography
Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent commitment to Zen philosophy, shaped his bold artistic vision and his life. At 17, while still a student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), Wesley began to paint formally, at first in a manner inspired by the Chinese literati style, wenren hua. Following graduation from HKIS in 1977, Wesley... Read full biography
Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent commitment to Zen philosophy, shaped his bold artistic vision and his life. At 17, while still a student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), Wesley began to paint formally, at first in a manner inspired by the Chinese literati style, wenren hua. Following graduation from HKIS in 1977, Wesley moved to Toronto, Canada, where he studied Western painting at Ontario College of Art* and Chinese brush painting with the renowned Madame Koo Tsin-yaw (1896-1978). It was at this time that Wesley also began to explore and to teach himself splash ink... Read full biography
Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent commitment to Zen philosophy, shaped his bold artistic vision and his life. At 17, while still a student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), Wesley began to paint formally, at first in a manner inspired by the Chinese literati style, wenren hua. Following graduation from HKIS in 1977, Wesley moved to Toronto, Canada, where he studied Western painting at Ontario College of Art* and Chinese brush painting with the renowned Madame Koo Tsin-yaw (1896-1978). It was at this time that Wesley also began to explore and to teach himself splash ink painting*, a technique which originated in 8th century China and was exemplified by the work of Zhang Daqian in t... Read full biography
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Wesley Tongson, with his family's roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was 15 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a condition that, together with a fervent commitment to Zen philosophy, shaped his bold artistic vision and his life.
At 17, while still a student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), Wesley began to paint formally, at first in a manner inspired by the Chinese literati style, wenren hua.
Following graduation from HKIS in 1977, Wesley moved to Toronto, Canada, where he studied Western painting at Ontario College of Art* and Chinese brush painting with the renowned Madame Koo Tsin-yaw (1896-1978).
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