BIOGRAPHY

Lok Tai Tong, was born in Shanghai in 1949.

He holds a degree in fine arts by the University of Eastern China.

Has lived in Macau since 1983, and took part in the following exhibitions:

Three Artists Exhibition, Portuguese Bookshop;

1989

Individual Exhibition, Bissaya Barreto Museum, Coimbra;

1990

Exhibition at the Gallery of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon;

1996/97

Asian Artists Exhibition, Seoul;

1997

III Macau Arts Biennial;

1997

Macau Arts Fair, VIII Art Festival;

1998

Asian Artists Exhibition, Seul;

1998

Exhibition of Award Winning Works from the Arts Biennial , Lisbon;

1998

I International Biennial of Ink Paint, Shenzhen;

1999

Individual Exhibition at the World Trade Centre Gallery, Macau;

1999

IV Macau Arts Biennial;

1999

Macau Artists Exhibition - Oporto, Stockholm, Lisbon;

1999

Charity Exhibition 'Por Timor', Macau;

1999

XI China National Exhibition of Arts.

Currently he is the art director of the World Association for Artistic and Cultural Interchange, permanent member of the Hong Kong Chinese Artists Association and guest painter of the Arts Committee of The Institute for the Study of Chinese and Foreign Culture, his name is included in the Dictionary of Renowned Chinese Artists of the World.

Editions:

Lok Tai Tong Painting, Macau Painters, 12 Signs (traditional Chinese painting).

Awards:

1987

1st Prize of the IV Macau Artists Collective Exhibition;

1988

Golden Award at The Sport of Macau Painting Exhibition;

1996

1st Prize of Chinese Painting at the XIII Macau Artists Collective Exhibition;

1997

2nd Prize of Drawing at the III Macau Arts Biennial.

CHINESE INK PAINTING MY STYLE

I increasingly do my work with simplicity and at random, keeping the mind free from the definite image of the final result, letting the brush flow at the whim of the object's shifting states, allowing it to speak for itself. Therefore, the choice of matter becomes more important, while the rest is left to chance, forcing me to forget theory and acquired experience, focusing on the sate of matter. To me, the final result thus obtained is often unexpected and fulfilling.

As material and language Chinese ink should be used today in such a manner that it goes beyond its traditional value incorporating the contemporary spirit and reflecting the relationship between Man and Nature. Only in that way does the work of art make sense.