This catalogue was published to accompany the solo exhibition of John Way at the Shanghai Art Museum in 2001. Born in Shanghai, Way moved to Hong Kong after 1949, and later emigrated to the United States in 1956. In his exposure to Western art after 1949, Way began to pursue a synthesis of Eastern and Western techniques and skills in his artistic career. He mixes the spontaneous Chinese calligraphic brushwork with Impressionist colours. The works in this catalogue are presented in chronological order, thus allowing us to trace the development of John Way from 1950 to 2001. A biography of the artist is included. With prefaces by Lee Xiangyoung (Executive Director of Shanghai Art Museum) and C.C. Wang (Artist, Connoisseur and Authenticator of Classical Chinese Paintings) and a foreword by Alice King (Director of Alisan Fine Arts).

Alternative title

Wei le tang ba shi hui gu

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Shanghai Art Museum, 上海美術館 (Shanghai, China)

editor

LIU Chaohua, 劉朝華

Location code

MONL.WJL

Language

English,

Chinese - Traditional

Keyword

painting, abstraction, solo exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2001

ISBN / ISSN

Nil

No of copies

Content type

artist monograph,

catalogue

Chapter headings

Gold of the Li Water and Jade of the Kunlun Mountain - CHANG Yinchiang, 張銀鏘

The Art of John Way - Zhao Jianping, 趙建平

The Art of John Way - Robert Flynn JOHNSON

The Spiritual World of John L. Way - SHUI Tianzhong, 水天中

Abstract Calligraphy: John L. Way's Abstract Art - Alan H.L. CHEUNG, 張心龍

Chinese Abstract Oil Paintings: The Early Pioneers - HSIEH Beatrice Paini, 謝佩霓

Related event

venue	date
Shanghai Art Museum, 上海美術館, Shanghai, China	2001

Artist

John L. WAY, 魏樂唐

Organiser

Accton Arts Foundation, 智邦藝術基金會 (Hsinchu, Taiwan)

Citation

Rights statement

In Copyright

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This item is covered by one or more copyrights. It is available for research only or use within Hong Kong’s fair dealing rules. Please do not copy, re-use or reproduce this item without the permission of the copyright holder.

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