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She was a famous Hong Kong singer and actress in her early years. She started to paint in 1963 under the tutelage of three Chinese ink masters, Hong Kong's Lui Shou-kwan, Zhao Shao-ang and Taiwan's Hu Nianzu. In the 1970s, she gave up her performing career to become a professional artist.
Koo Mei 顧媚 (b. 1929) Born in Guangzhou in 1929 and grown up in Hong Kong, Koo Mei was under the tutelage of several renowned 20th-century ink masters: First, Chao Shao-an in 1963 in Hong Kong; Hu Nien-Tsu and Au Ho-Nien when she was residing in Taiwan in 1969; and later Hong Kong New Ink Movement pioneer Lui Shou-Kwan in 1974.
Sep 1, 2020 · iPreciation is delighted to present a video on #KooMei (b. 1929)’s artistic journey from being widely known as the “Little Lark”, a starlet and songbird of Hong Kong cinema in the 1950s, to...
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Jun 5, 2016 · Koo Mei is a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1934. Numerous key galleries and museums such as iPreciation have featured Koo Mei's work in the past.
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Mar 28, 2021 · Kids Art. Former starlet and songbird of Hong Kong cinema in the 1950s, #KooMei ’s ink paintings are implicit and exquisite as her vocals and acting. Affectionately kn...
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Born in Guangzhou in 1929, Koo Mei emigrated to Hong Kong in 1950 and started studying traditional Chinese painting under Zhao Shao'ang in the early 1960s. She later studied with Hu Nianzu in Taiwan and Lui Shou Kwan in Hong Kong.
Where the Sun Sets 夕陽醉了 – A Solo Exhibition by Koo Mei brings together treasured works from 1976 – 2018 which are close to her heart, including a rare ink painting by Zao Wou Ki (in exchange for her work in 1993).
