Galerie du Monde is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Wesley Tongson, from September 24 to November 16, 2020.

 One of the most important ink artists from Hong Kong, Wesley Tongson had a dynamic career spanning from the 1970s to 2012. He began with a foundation in Chinese brush painting, and studied Western painting at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Returned home to Hong Kong in 1981, he went on to explore and teach himself splash ink painting. Tongson considered landscape painting to be the highest accomplishment of Chinese art and was devoted to mastering the form throughout his career. For Tongson, transcending the conventional bounds of landscape painting was akin to transcending one’s self – to attain enlightenment. Tongson also excelled in painting bamboo, plum blossoms, lotus, orchids, and pines.

Gallery address: 108 Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell Street, Central