I went back to Hong Kong this weekend, and I finally had some spare time to visit Hong Kong Museum of Art and I really enjoyed one of the galleries from this museum which was all about Sculpture – Tempting Touch, the Art of Tong King-sum.
Tong King-sum was born in Hong Kong and had worked as a designer who was based in Hong Kong. He was keen on art since his younger days but he first started to learn sculpture under Cheung Yee in 1971.
Tong believed that the sculpture of body structures and muscles that demonstrate vitality and he thought the upper body itself is prefect that was why he did not carve the head, arms and legs.
I understand why Tong liked to make perfect-body sculptures after reading the background of the artist, and which makes me think about I should always live like there is no tomorrow. His work did impress me.
Sketch: Standing 1987, Teak
Sketch: Standing 1987, Teak
Sketch: movement 1996. Teak
Sketch: movement 1996. Teak
He named these pieces as ‘Sketch’ because he actually used live models to pose in different ways and make some sketches so that he could closely observe the effect of gravity on the movement and form of the human body in order to delineate precisely the outline, skeleton and muscle, giving life to a rigid wooden block and presenting sculptures that almost breathe.
Sketch: lying 3 1981, Teak
Sketch: lying 3 1981, Teak
Every details he made makes me stop and see every single detail precisely.
Back 1979, Teak
Back 1979, Teak
If you are interested in his sculpture too, the one and the only one method is to go to Hong Kong and visit Hong Kong Museum of Art. More details please click here.
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