Ho Kan
Founding father of Chinese contemporary art
Ho Kan (July 23, 1932) is a painter from China. He is the founder of the avant-garde art movement Ton Fan Group. He paints in the abstract style. Ho Kan was born in Nanjing, China, and grew up in Taiwan. In 1951, he studied modern art with Li Chun-shan. In 1957, Ho Kan and seven other artists formed the Ton Fan Group.[1]
Ho Kan | |
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| Born | July 23, 1932 Nanjing, China |
| Occupation | painter |
Conceptual Art
changeHis works focus on the void, which is neither the first protagonist, a surface of uniform color, stretched like silk, which communicates a feeling of silence, and on this surface some signs come to light.
Art market
changeAt a Sotheby's Hong Kong auction in 2021, Ho-Kan's Abstract Composition 抽象構圖 (1967), a oil on canvas, was sold for Euro 149,974 plus auction fees.[2]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2016). Reverberations: HO KAN. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Sotheby s (October 10, 2021) "Modern Art Day Sale" Lot 735. Sotheby's. Retrieved June 7, 2022.