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My days in Temple Street
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Artist
Chu Hing-wah
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Year
1999
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Media
Ink and colour on paper
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Dimensions
180 x 96 cm
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Museum No.
AC2000.0055
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Artist Bio
Chu Hing-wah was born in Guangdong province, China in 1935. His paintings are directly under the edifying influence of Western culture, but he also retains the aspect of Chinese culture, using pigments and Chinese ink applied with the technique of layering and diffusion. He expresses his care for human feelings and the affairs of human life.
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Description
In the present works, Chu Hing-wah uses scripts and images to recount the sight and sounds he experienced when he lived in Temple Street 10 years ago. The densely written scripts in the painting reminds us of the crowded Temple Street, a place that has always been called the ‘night club of the populace’. The artist has used extraordinary colours and compositional arrangements to piece together his memory of old Hong Kong and his sentimental attachment to the fragmented episodes that he recalls.
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—Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
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