Exhibit of Major Chinese Artist Opens at HKUST

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[evdate 1995-02-28] For Immediate Release 28 February 1995

Exhibit of Major Chinese Artist Opens at HKUST

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Library will present an exhibition, "The Ceaseless Line: Recent Works by Chu Ko", in the University Library Gallery from 2 March to 28 April 1995. Yuan Dexing, better known by his pen name, Chu Ko, is a person of various talents. In the past ten years, Chu Ko has devoted most of his attention to painting and sculpture. He has been a major voice in Taiwan's literary and art scene as a poet, prose writer and art critic, and an important force helping to mold the modernization of Chinese art. This exhibition displays Chu Ko's recent paintings along two major themes: "symphony of the fields" and "the knot's structure". The artist breaks down the barriers between representation and abstraction and utilizes his vigorous brushwork to weave these disparate themes into a single, unified art. TOPIC: "The Ceaseless Line: Recent Works by Chu Ko" WHEN: 2 March 1995 to 28 April 1995 WHERE: University Library Gallery, HKUST ote . to Edrtors . Please direct encluiries to the Office of Public Affairs at 2358 6305 or 2358 8555.