A Stroke in Time : An Artist's Memoir of Kong Ho

ISBN-13: 9783659968501 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 108 str.

Kong Ho

Opis

As a teaching artist for almost three decades, Prof. Kong Ho recalls his art experience in the form of a memoir. This book explores his retrospective study into his transcendental paintings and why he chose to write a personal memoir. This book is divided into two parts. In the first part, Ho presents the reasons behind writing a narrative memoir derived from his art making story and nostalgic feelings. The second half of this book discusses the influence of a Taoist-Buddhist perspective on his art as well as the tracing of his art awakening experiences. Ho's insights into his spiritual art and the meaning of writing a personal memoir are unique because he presents them as academic artistic research. The aim of this artistic research is meant to highlight the value and impact of a personal memoir on an individual is artistic endeavours. An artist's memoir, like an artist's statement, which elaborates the intent of individual artist's work. The memoir presents the inner thoughts of the artist. The narrative aspect of memoir is drawn directly from the memory of individual. This book will also examine how individuals constantly reconstruct their memories when writing a memoir.

O autorze

Kong Ho, MFA: Studied Fine Arts with major in painting and drawing, at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, USA. Fulbright US Scholar (2009-10): Taught mural painting at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, for 5 months. Associate Professor of Art in Art and Creative Technology program at University of Brunei Darussalam since 2011.