Museum of East Asian Art http://www.meaa.org.uk Keep up to date with the latest news of events, exhibitions and activities at the MEAA Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/meaa-feed/~3/U8TPOZ5IXD4/exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong.html</link> <comments>http://www.meaa.org.uk/current-exhibitions/exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:20:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>meaa admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Current exhibitions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meaa.org.uk/?p=3157</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>  Opening: Saturday, 26th January – 30th June In the exhibition, the artist, Dr Koon draws inspirations from the Museum of East Asian Art’s collection and creates new works that react interesting aesthetic notions embraced by the... <a href="http://www.meaa.org.uk/current-exhibitions/exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong.html">Read more</a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4> <img title="ecard" src="http://www.meaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ecard-image-566x426-custom.jpg" alt="ecard image 566x426 custom " width="566" height="426" /></h4> <h4><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Opening: Saturday, 26<sup>th</sup> January – 30<sup>th</sup> June</strong></span></h4> <p><span style="font-size: small;">In the exhibition, the artist, Dr Koon draws inspirations from the Museum of East Asian Art’s collection and creates new works that react interesting aesthetic notions embraced by the traditional Chinese literati. Dr Koon pushes the boundaries of traditional Chinese ink painting, while immersing in the tradition of brush and ink, he also remaining open to artistic media and notions from various cultures.  Although his paintings have an obvious Chinese are, they are indeed hybrids of the Chinese medium Western ideas of artistic expression.</span></p> <h4><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-size: x-small;">Support by:</span></strong></h4> <p align="left"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-size: x-small;">Grotto Fine Art | Asia One Books | Blue Lotus Art Consultancy | Asian Art News | Hong Kong Arts Development Council</span></strong></p> <p><span id="more-3157"></span></p> <h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Workshop</strong></span></h4> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Title: Transposing Aesthetics</strong></span></h4> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Date: Saturday 26th January, 14:30 – 16:30</strong></span></h4> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Admission:  Free with Museum entrance fee</strong></span></h4> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Artist’s talk and demonstration by Dr Koon Wai Bong In the talk, Dr Koon, the Hong Kong based ink artist, will present his vision of contemporary ink works and discuss how he has been inspired by the museum collection. Through demonstration, the artist will also probe the sophisticated world of Chinese symbolism and its contemporary transposition.</span></p> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Title: Transposing Creativity</strong></span></h4> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Date: Sunday 27th January, 14:30 – 16:30</strong></span></h4> <h4> <span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Admission:  Free with Museum entrance fee</strong></span></h4> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Ink art workshop by Frank Tang. In this workshop, Frank Tang, the Hong Kong based ink artist, will discuss basic ideas and techniques of Chinese ink art by some hands-on activities. Participants will get a chance to play with ink and brushes and create their own art pieces based on the MEAA collection.</span></p> <h4> </h4> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/meaa-feed/~4/U8TPOZ5IXD4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.meaa.org.uk/current-exhibitions/exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.meaa.org.uk/current-exhibitions/exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exhibition-transpose-ink-painting-by-koon-wai-bong</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Tour: Museum Collections Highlight http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/meaa-feed/~3/nnPWXVwkcME/tour-museum-collections-highlight.html http://www.meaa.org.uk/upcoming-events/tour-museum-collections-highlight.html#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:01:48 +0000 meaa admin http://www.meaa.org.uk/?p=3251 Date: Saturday, 25th May Time: 13:00-14:00 Admission: Free with Museum admission fee,  Free for Museum Friends (members) Join this tour to get some inside knowledge of the Museum’s collections. On this tour, you will be guided through... Read more

]]> Date: Saturday, 25th May

Time: 13:00-14:00

Admission: Free with Museum admission fee,  Free for Museum Friends (members)

Join this tour to get some inside knowledge of the Museum’s collections. On this tour, you will be guided through the displays of each gallery.

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