L340xW120xH120mm, Hong Kong
A Wounded Tree Log.
soft slab
texturized surface
cobalt oxide black slip wash
POTTERY ART BY CHRIS LO
MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
L340xW120xH120mm, Hong Kong
A Wounded Tree Log.
soft slab
texturized surface
cobalt oxide black slip wash
POTTERY ART BY CHRIS LO
MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
A bamboo sculpture by the Hong Kong artist Bik Cheun Ha (1925-2009).
He started his career as a craft artisan, for his love of creation he became as self taught contemporary artist.
The Hong Kong Museum of Art featured a retrospective exhibition -“From Common to Uncommon – the Legend of Ha Bik-chuen” in 2011.
W140xD10xH150mm, China
These are two Chinese words, 发福, made into calligraphy pottery sculpture. It is interesting how the 2 dimensional words is transformed into 3D with the expressive action of the brush strokes.
The words 发福 originally meant the blossoming of fortune, a blessing that can be related to 发财 the blossoming of money, as in KUNG HEI “FAT CHOI”. Nowadays, the words 发福 refers to the putting on weight during the middle age. A tease in disguise of a blessing.