LI WAI ON (Hong Kong)

Here is Li Wai On. One of three contemporary Asian Masters represented by M James in this collection. Exhibited and collected on several continents, a lecturer at Hong Kong University Architecture Department for nearly 20 years, Designer of one of the largest public sculptures ever undertaken in Asia. A founder of the Hong Kong Art Center and one of the first curators of the Hong Kong Modern Art Museum. Winner of multiple international awards including multiple award winner at the Osaka Triennale in the mediums of sculpture and painting. A scholar and artist in the tradition of the Zen masters.

An early follower of the school of Liu Shu Kwon, Li Wai On possesses the skill of traditional Chinese ink painter reflected n much of his early work which were the masterful representational landscapes that are the tradition of the great Chinese painters. But like Liu Shu Kwon, Wai On’s evolved stylistically. Not over night, but as a spiritual and academic evolution covering years. The evolution of his style is often accompanied by the poems and thoughts that evoke the spirit of the literati style and appear spontaneously in much of his work. Even for those not literate in Chinese, the character and strength of the calligraphy, combined with the power and skill in his brushwork impart an understanding of the journey Li Wai On shares with us. Please inquire about other works by Li Wai On.


Zen Brush I 13 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Brush II 13 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Brush III 13 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

MZen Brush IV 13 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Brush V 13 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Composition I 28 x 29 ½ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Composition II 29 x 28 ½ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper

Zen Composition III 28 ¼ x 29 ½ inches
Chinese ink on rice paper