Hong Kong Art: Visual Archive
| Koo Mei 顧媚 | |||
| Name in pinyin: Gu Mei | |||
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| Place of birth: Guangdong, China | |||
| Dates: 1934- | |||
| Art Medium: painting | |||
| Koo studied traditional ink painting with the famous Lingnan Master, Zhao Shao-ang and modern Chinese ink painting with Lui Shoukwan. Later she has developed her own style and specializes in landscape painting in which misty landscapes are frequently depicted. Koo received the Fine Art Award from the Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1977. Her works are collected by many institutions in Hong Kong and the University of Utah in U.S.A. Koo also taught art at the Extra-Mural Department of The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and held workshop at the University of Utah. | |||
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| A Morning Rehearsal (1977) Ink on paper 92x186cm | Falling After Snow (1978) Ink on paper 92x186cm | Forgotten Rain (1982) Ink on paper 40x58cm | Cloudy Melody (1984) Ink on paper 51x80cm |
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| Glacier (1984) Ink on paper 66x135cm | Rocky Mountain Symphony (1987) Ink on paper 99x203cm | Rainy Mountain (1988) Ink on paper 104x70cm | Winter Gospel (1989) Ink on paper 135x67cm |
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| Forgotten Snow in Rockies (1991) Ink on paper 187x97cm | Morning Dew (1992) Ink on paper 67x135cm | Cloud Melody (1993) Ink on paper 86x61cm | Winter (1993) Ink on paper 67x67cm |
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| Evening Drift (1994) Ink on paper 74x58cm | Purple Mist (1994) Ink on paper 77x77cm | Huang Mountain (1995) Ink on paper 70x95cm | Morning Jade (1996) Ink on paper 135x67cm |
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| Cool Moon 三峽月色 (1997) Ink on paper 66x135cm | Mountain in Mist and Rain (Not dated) Ink & colour on paper 135x66cm | Snow Sentiments 雪後的情懷 (Not dated) Ink on paper 96x84cm | Clouds on the Mountain Village 雲繞山村 (Not dated) Ink & colour on paper 94x36cm |
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