The concept of harmony has always resonated through every aspect of China’s long cultural history. In this collection, Dr Daniel CK Lau continues and extends the tradition in an innovative, contemporary vein. The large-scale calligraphic installation ‘Harmony (cat. no. 1)’ provides the vehicle for an exploration of script styles ranging from ancient to modern times. Through this work and others from the past decade, Lau strives to integrate past and present to create a fresh aesthetic with its roots in tradition.
About the author Dr Daniel Chak-kwong Lau received his PhD (art history), M.Phil. (Chinese art history) and B.Ed (art education) degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Gloucestershire respectively. He studied calligraphy and Chinese painting under Han Yunshan and Long Ziduo and has held four solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and the USA to date. Lau’s works can also be found at museums and art galleries in Hong Kong, China and America.
He is currently the assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University and director of the Master of Visual Arts Programme (MVA), teaching art history, Chinese calligraphy, painting and seal engraving. His published works include Impression: Seals Engraved by Daniel Chak-kwong Lau, The Void-Solid Reciprocity: Black-Tiger Calligraphy by Daniel Chak-kwong Lau, The Inter-Referencing of Elegance and Vulgarity: Daniel Chak-kwong Lau’s New Exploration into Calligraphy and Seal Engraving, Literati Arts - Inheritance and Transformation as well as more than 40 articles and exhibition catalogue entries.
