NEW YORK - The Chinese artist Kwong Lum, who is best known for ink splash paintings, a technique that adapts the ancient art of calligraphy to abstract paintings, recently endowed Cornell University’s Johnson Museum with a painting titled Excerpt from a Poem by Li Bai...[READ MORE]

Picures at the Cornell Asian Alumni Association Banquet:

Kwong Lum Books:
   

The Kwong Lum's Museum of Art located on the north edge of Xinhui district in the city of Jiangmen. It was built with funding from the local government. Its collections are contributed by Mr. Kwong Lum, a prestigious overseas Chinese collector living in the U.S. The museum laid a foundation in Sep.2009, and will occupy an area of more than 5500 square meters. It was designed to become a cultural exhibition center which has multiple functions, including art exhibition, heritage collection and education. The Kwong Lum's Museum of Art will open officially in December 2012.

Wang Linxu, a master artist of Chinese traditional paintings has his inaugural one man show at New York's Hong Kong Auction Gallery on April 5, 2011. At the opening ceremony were China's ambassador to the United Nations, Li Bao Tong and Deputy Consul General, Xu Nanshan.

Known for his Bamboo paintings, many of which have been highly valued and thus have been presented at ambassadorial occasions in China, Wang, inspired by world class artist like Monet and Matisse, has successfully explored a new way to use Chinese ink and splashing it on paper, together with gold and silver material, to display lighting and colors, as western artists have in conveying their images in abstract forms. From the thirty some paintings in this show, audiences are let in to see the development of his Hyper-realism pursuit and the ultimate beauty it attained after an arduous journey of twenty five years.

(From April 9, 2011 to May 5, Hyper-Realism will be shown in Towson College Asian Arts Center)

Wang Linxu

Gianguan Auctions New York participated in Asia Week NYC during the week of March 16-24.

Mr. Lum, and four other members of his staff, circulated among both showrooms before and after the lecture. They made sure to answer personally all questions. Attendees were thrilled by items ranging from pre-dynastic jade pieces circa 6500 B.C., to paintings from modern, post-Mao China. Whether Shang Dynasty Bronzes from 1500 BC, or personal items, from several Emperors and Sun Yat Sen, were asked about by the guests, Mr. Lum and his staff were able to put each item into historic and artistic context; and explain the estimated value of each piece.

Guests were the first to be told about the CAAA 20th annual banquet on Sat., Jan. 22, 2011. Several people signed up for the mailing list, just to get more information on the dinner. The Cornell Club-NY supplied drinks, a bartender, and snacks. The Hong Kong gallery also had sandwiches waiting for us.

The Cornell Club-NY, CAAA, and Mr. Lum were all thrilled by the number of guests on a hot August day; and their high engagement level with the subject matter. Mr. Lum would welcome a return engagement; and wants to know what we'd like to hear about next. Would we like an art discussion about a particular dynasty; or would we prefer to concentrate on a particular art form such as: jade; porcelain; bronze; or ink? Please email us, and let us know what you think.

- Event review & photos courtesy of Matthew Palumbo