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 The calligraphic character beauty is one with a double meaning; in addition to
its namesake, it also represents the United States. The red stamp on the upper right hand
side lends balance to the composition.
Educated in Hong Kong, Ming Chan is a traditional calligrapher of high esteem. His works
attest to the strength, simplicity and beauty of his line. The single character works
featured in this exhibit emphasize the importance of the negative space around the
character as much as the character itself.
- Beauty, 2003
- 28" x 18", ink on rice paper
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 As one
of the most important years in the zodiac calendar, the year of the dragon represents
strength, energy and success. Appearing every twelve years, the most recent year of the
dragon was 2000.
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- Mr. Chan trained as a student with
famous calligraphist Mak Wah San, and was later elected chairman of the Mak Calligraphy
Society in Hong Kong. Two of his masterpieces are now in the permanent collection of the
Museum of Art of Hong Kong. Since moving to the United States Mr. Chan has been very
active in promoting Chinese culture. Activities include creating mural size calligraphy
for the Chinese New Year Festival in San Francisco, inscribing commemorative stamps for
the US Post Office in support of the Olympics, as well as donating artworks to Self Help
for the Elderly for fundraising. He has also demonstrated Chinese calligraphy at the China
and Hong Kong Institute at UC Berkeley.
- Dragon, 2003
- 30" x 27", ink on rice paper
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