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Friday, March 29, 2024


Exhibition Public - Asia

Tempting Touch – the Art of Tong King-sum

Hong Kong Museum of Art
10 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Aug 08, 2014 To Dec 31, 2014


Detail: Tong King-sum (1940 – 2008) was born in Hong Kong. He has been keen on art since his younger days, and had worked as designer. He learnt sculpture under Cheung Yee in 1971. Tong became one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Society in 1974 and served as the President in 1992. Tong won numerous art awards in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including the "Urban Council Fine Arts Award (Sculpture)" in 1977 at the "Contemporary Hong Kong Art 1997" exhibition. He has contributed tremendously to Hong Kong art and arts education.

Tong spent his childhood in Lantau Island, where he nurtured his love for nature. The human body, fruit and plants are the favourite themes of his works. His works are signified by a sleek form and texture. His torso sculptures depicted the structure of human body, the texture of bone, flesh and skin in refinement and precision. Be it the human body or a plant, his works permeate with the harmony of nature and beauty of form, which sprang from the artist's subtle yet strong inner vitality.

Featuring 23 sets of works from the collections of Mrs Tong King-sum, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art, this exhibition aims to pay tribute to Tong King-sum, a well-respected forerunner whose achievement mirrors those of local artists.

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Fruit
Fruit
1975
Teak, a set of 7
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art

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