Kwok Ti Hong 郭迪康

Kwok Ti Hong’s biography

Kwok Ti Hong was born in Shantou, Guangdong, and graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. He settled in Hong Kong in 1976. He is now the art consultant of Guangdong Lingdong Museum of Arts, the founding director of the Hong Kong Artists Association, the executive director of the Overseas Chinese Artists Association, the vice president and art director of the Chinese Buddhist Painting and Calligraphy Academy. In 2015, he won the "4th World Outstanding Chinese Artist Award".

As a painter proficient in Chinese and Western art as well as an outstanding sculptor, Kwok Ti Hong not only has profound painting skills, but also is good at inclusively connecting art concepts and sculpture techniques with sociology, ethology, and anatomy. His paintings not only inherit the charm of traditional Chinese brush and ink, but also skillfully incorporate elements of Western painting, which are full of the spirit of the times.

Kwok Ti Hong went to Dunhuang three times for exploring and sketching. He got the rich materials for his creation from the Gobi and desert along the way. He has also read a lot of historical materials about the Silk Road and has handily embodied his profound understanding of the Silk Road in his iconic Silk Road series paintings.

Kwok Ti Hong has profound artistic literacy and in-depth observation of life. His sculptures have accurate figures and vivid expressions, and are highly respected. He was entrusted by governments and institutions from many countries to design large-scale sculptures such as Buddha statues and celebrities. The Maitreya Buddha statue in Thailand's Wanfo Cien Temple (the largest Buddha statue in the world at that time) and more than 100 colorful human statues in Cambodia's Angkor Wat ethnic cultural village are all his classic works. The statues that he has created, such as famous Chinese mathematician Hua Luogeng, Chinese painting and calligraphy masters Liu Haisu, Zhao Shaoang, Shiwan Shanren, Hong Kong philanthropist Zhuang Jingan, traditional Chinese culture master Rao Zongyi, are all really true to life, and highly praised.

In the past few decades, Kwok Ti Hong has held solo exhibitions in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea. His works have been collected by national institutions, private art museums and individual collectors such as the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Thai Imperial Palace, the Angkor Wat Ethnic Culture Village in Cambodia, and the Tianshui Chengji Museum in Gansu Province.

Main Exhibitions

“Stupendous Journey, Magnificent Achievement: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China - Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition of Kwok Ti Hong” (2019, Li Keran Academy of Painting)

“Chinese Painting Exhibition of Kwok Ti Hong and Chan Kai” (2018, Chaoyang Museum, Guangdong)

“Affection for the Silk Road: Chinese Painting Exhibition of Kwok Ti Hong” (2017, Xi’an Art Museum)

“The Silk Road: World Outstanding Chinese Artist - Art Exhibition of Kwok Ti Hong” (2016, Beijing Poly Art Museum)

“Exhibition of Works by Artists of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan” (2016, Bauhinia Magazine)

“Chinese Painting Exhibition of Kwok Ti Hong and Chan Kai” (2014, Shenzhen Art Museum)

“Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return - The Art World of Kwok Ti Hong” (2012, Guangdong Provincial Lingdong Museum of Arts)

Main Publications

World Outstanding Chinese Artist: Stamp Collection of Dr. Kwok Ti Hong (Beijing China Post, 2018)

Kwok Ti Hong’s Affection for the Silk Road (Xi'an Shang Zhen Ji Art Co., Ltd, 2017)

The Silk Road of Kwok Ti Hong (Beijing Poly Art Museum, 2016)

The Art World of Kwok Ti Hong (Guangdong Provincial Lingdong Museum of Arts, 2012)

Sculpture of Kwok Ti Hong (China Arts Publishing Center, 2011)

The Art of Kwok Ti Hong (China Fine Arts Publishing, 2008)

Superb Craftmanship and Great Originality Sculpture by Kwok Ti Hong (Hong Kong Gallery Publishing Limited, 2004)

Sculptures by Kwok Ti Hong (Kai Tat Company, 1988)

郭迪康簡介

郭迪康出生於廣東汕頭，畢業於廣州美術學院；1976年定居香港，現為廣東省嶺東美術館藝術顧問、香港美協創會理事、海外中國美術家協會常務理事、中國佛教書畫院副院長及藝術總監。2015年榮獲「第四屆世界傑出華人藝術家大獎」。

作為一位精通中西藝術的畫家和傑出雕塑家，郭迪康不僅具有深厚的繪畫功底，且善於將美術理念、雕塑技法與社會學、行為學、解剖學聯繫起來，兼收並蓄，包容萬千。他的繪畫作品不僅傳承了中國傳統的筆墨神韻，而且巧妙地將西畫元素融入其中，富有時代精神。

郭迪康曾三次遠赴敦煌考察、寫生，沿途的戈壁與大漠為他的創作提供了豐富的素材。他還曾閱讀了大量關於絲綢之路的史料，並將其對絲路的深刻理解得心應手地體現在其標誌性的絲路系列畫作中。

郭迪康藝術素養深厚，對生活觀察深刻入微，其雕塑人物造型準確、表情生動，備受推崇。他曾受多國政府和機構委託，設計佛像、名人等大型雕塑。泰國萬佛慈恩寺的彌勒佛像（為當時全世界最大）和柬埔寨吳哥窟民族文化村的百多個彩色人像雕塑皆為其經典之作。他所創作的中國著名數學家華羅庚，中國書畫大師劉海粟、趙少昂、十萬山人，香港慈善家莊靜庵，國學大師饒宗頤等塑像，均唯俏唯妙，傳神之極，好評如潮。

在過去數十年間，郭迪康曾於中國大陸、香港、臺灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、泰國和韓國等地舉辦個人展覽，其作品先後被香港藝術館、泰國皇宮、柬埔寨吳哥窟民族文化村、甘肅省天水成紀博物館等國家機構、私人藝術館及個人藏家所收藏。

主要展覽

「光輝歷程偉大成就——慶祝中華人民共和國成立70週年全國名家大型書畫展」（2019年，中國郵政）

「郭迪康陳佳中國畫展」（2018年，廣東省潮陽博物館）

「絲路情深——郭迪康中國畫展」（2017年，西安美術館）

「絲綢之路——世界傑出華人藝術家郭迪康藝術展覽」（2016年，北京保利博物館）

「兩岸三地畫家作品展覽」（2016年，紫荊雜誌社）

「郭迪康陳佳中國畫展」（2014年，深圳美術館）

「慶祝香港回歸十五週年——郭迪康的藝術世界」（2012年，廣東省嶺東美術館）

主要出版

《世界傑出華人藝術家郭迪康博士郵票專集》（北京中國郵政, 2018年）

《郭迪康之絲路情深》（西安尚真集藝術品有限公司, 2017年）