Calligraphy

by Lampo Leong

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"I integrate Chinese calligraphy as abstract patterns in my paintings by cutting calligraphic images done on rice-paper and collaging them onto canvas. The abstract arrangement of these fragmented icons in a free-floating cosmic compositions evokes the sense and energy of Asian culture and synthesizes the experience and vision of a modern artist. These qualities are enhanced by glimmers of glowing illumination from gold metallic washes along with gestures of vitality and rhythmic strokes of wild cursive Chinese calligraphy which resonate with an archaic spirit of the earth."

&e—Lampo Leong

Lampo Leong was born in 1961 in Guangzhou and trained in the classical disciplines of calligraphy and painting at the Guangzhou Fine Arts Institute. After graduation he moved to San Francisco, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1988. He currently teaches caligraphy and Chinese brush painting at several universities and colleges in California. His paintings have been collected and displayed internationally.

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 last modified August 25, 2000