Wucius wong biography of william shakespeare

Chinese artist

Wucius Wong (born 1936; Chinese: 王無邪 (Wang Wuxie))^[1] is a Hong Kong Chinese ink painter and leading figure of the Hong Kong New Ink Movement.^[2] He has worked to bring attention to Hong Kong's efforts in Chinese contemporary art,^[3] and was one of the first artists to bring modernism to the region.^[4]

Early life and education

Wong was born in Guangzhou in 1936, but moved to British Hong Kong the year after.^[4] As he grew up, he was surrounded by Chinese culture.^[5]

He began studying art in 1955 under Lui Shou-Kwan, the prominent Hong Kong ink artist.^[2] In the 1960s, Wong left Hong Kong for the United States, attending art school in Ohio and Baltimore for four years.^[5] He was awarded a masters degree in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art.^[5] He has taught such artists as Wong Chung-yu,^[6] and was an inspiration of Rosamond