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1920 Taiwan - 1987. Known for: Paintings.
Hung Tung, born in Tainan, was considered the representative figure of autodidactic art. Due to his family condition, Hung was illiterate for not going to school during childhood; therefore, he had... Read full biography
Hung Tung, born in Tainan, was considered the representative figure of autodidactic art. Due to his family condition, Hung was illiterate for not going to school during childhood; therefore, he had worked as a fisher, psychic, and many different jobs for living. On his 50-year-old birthday, he... Read full biography
Hung Tung, born in Tainan, was considered the representative figure of autodidactic art. Due to his family condition, Hung was illiterate for not going to school during childhood; therefore, he had worked as a fisher, psychic, and many different jobs for living. On his 50-year-old birthday, he suddenly grew interests in painting. In 1972, his works were reported on Hansheng Magazine, and thereafter resulted in a "Hung Tung Crush" during 1970s. He held the first solo exhibition at Taipei U.S... Read full biography
Hung Tung, born in Tainan, was considered the representative figure of autodidactic art. Due to his family condition, Hung was illiterate for not going to school during childhood; therefore, he had worked as a fisher, psychic, and many different jobs for living. On his 50-year-old birthday, he suddenly grew interests in painting. In 1972, his works were reported on Hansheng Magazine, and thereafter resulted in a "Hung Tung Crush" during 1970s. He held the first solo exhibition at Taipei U.S Information Agency in 1976. When the exhibition was over, he left his family for concentrating on creation. Despite the fact that there were always visitors requesting on his paintings, Hung Tung, nevertheless, insisted in selling none of them. He died... Read full biography
Hung Tung, born in Tainan, was considered the representative figure of autodidactic art. Due to his family condition, Hung was illiterate for not going to school during childhood; therefore, he had worked as a fisher, psychic, and many different jobs for living. On his 50-year-old birthday, he suddenly grew interests in painting. In 1972, his works were reported on Hansheng Magazine, and thereafter resulted in a "Hung Tung Crush" during 1970s. He held the first solo exhibition at Taipei U.S Information Agency in 1976. When the exhibition was over, he left his family for concentrating on creation. Despite the fact that there were always visitors requesting on his paintings, Hung Tung, nevertheless, insisted in selling none of them. He died in 1987 at 67 years old. Within ten something years of painting, Hung Tung chose... Read full biography