All posts tagged: Lui Shou-kwan

Lui Shou-kwan at Alisan Fine Arts

Lui Shou-kwanLui Shou-kwan: Artist Teacher ScholarSep 25 – Dec 6, 2025Opening: Thursday, Sep 25, 5pm – 7pm RSVP  assistant@alisan.com.hk Alisan Fine Arts21/F Lyndhurst Tower1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central  Hong Kong+852 2526 1091Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm alisan.com.hk Alisan Fine Arts is proud to present Lui Shou-kwan: Artist Teacher Scholar, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lui’s passing. This exhibition gathers around two dozen exemplary works across the key decades of the artist’s career from 1951 to 1972. A selection of archive materials on his teachings and writings will also be on display. Together with the publication of a book of the same title, this landmark exhibition aims to re-examine the discursive and wide-ranging influences of Lui through his three distinct, yet interconnected, identities: bold innovator, tireless educator and fierce scholar. Fifty years later, Lui remains one of the most influential artists in Hong Kong’s history, whose groundbreaking approach to art and education continues to inspire generations of artists in the city and beyond. Born in 1919 to a scholarly family in Guangzhou, Lui grew up immersed in the study of ancient masters. His …

Lui Shou-kwan at Alisan Fine Arts

Lui Shou-kwan Hong Kong LandscapesDec 2 – Mar 12, 2022 Alisan Fine Arts21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst TerraceCentral, Hong Kong+852 2526 1091Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm http://www.alisan.com.hk Alisan Fine Arts is proud to present Hong Kong Landscapes, its sixth solo exhibition for ink master Lui Shou-kwan (1919-1975).   With a focus on Lui’s modern landscape paintings from the 1950s and 1960s, the paintings on display literally follow Lui’s footsteps while he visits the various sites around Hong Kong Island. They include iconic landmarks such as Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, Lion Rock, Happy Valley, and the beautiful beaches of Repulse Bay and Shek O, as well as the various hills and valleys in the country parks.  Through these works one can trace the extra-ordinary techniques that Lui developed to meticulously depict the changing seasons, weather, and the various times of day while maintaining the literati spirit of traditional ink painting. Liu was painting these landscapes all the while when he was working on his iconic Zen paintings.  This exhibition is the third in a series of important shows …