Educated in Hong Kong, Ming Chan is a traditional calligrapher of high esteem. His works attest to the strength, simplicity and beauty of his line. The single character works featured in this exhibit emphasize the importance of the negative space around the character as much as the character itself.
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Beauty, 2003
28" x 18", ink on rice paper
As one of the most important years in the zodiac calendar, the year of the dragon represents strength, energy and success. Appearing every twelve years, the most recent year of the dragon was 2000.
Mr. Chan trained as a student with famous calligraphist Mak Wah San, and was later elected chairman of the Mak Calligraphy Society in Hong Kong. Two of his masterpieces are now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Art of Hong Kong. Since moving to the United States Mr. Chan has been very active in promoting Chinese culture. Activities include creating mural size calligraphy for the Chinese New Year Festival in San Francisco, inscribing commemorative stamps for the US Post Office in support of the Olympics, as well as donating artworks to Self Help for the Elderly for fundraising. He has also demonstrated Chinese calligraphy at the China and Hong Kong Institute at UC Berkeley.
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