Ka Kwong Hui | |
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Born | 1922 Canton (now Guangzhou), China
[1] |
Died | October 17, 2003 New Jersey, U.S. |
Other names | Hui Ka-Kwong |
Occupation(s) | potter, ceramist, educator |
Spouse | Eva Bouzard [1] [2] |
Ka Kwong Hui, also known as Hui Ka-Kwong (1922–2003) is a Chinese-born American potter, ceramist and educator. [1] He is known for his fine art pottery work, a fusion of Chinese and American styles, and his work within the pop art movement. [1] [3]
Ka Kwong Hui was born in 1922 in Canton (now Guangzhou), China. [1] He attended Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA), and the Kwong Tung School of Art. [1] He apprenticed in sculpture under Cheng Ho. [1]
In 1948, Hui immigrated to the United States to study art at Pond Farm Workshop under Marguerite Wildenhain and Frans Wildenhain. [1] [3] [4] After a period of study with Wildenhains, Hui moved to attend ceramic classes at Alfred University. He graduated from Alfred University (BFA 1951, MFA 1952). [1]
After graduate school, he moved to the New York City-area to teach at Brooklyn Museum Art School (BMAS). [1] Hui later became the head of the ceramics department at BMAS. [1] He also taught art courses at Douglass College, Rutgers University, and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. [1] [5] He had notable students, including Jim Agard, [6] and Stephen De Staebler. [7]
From 1964 to 1965, Hui collaborated with pop artist Roy Lichtenstein on a series of ceramics. [1] [3] Hui and Lichtenstein had worked at Rutgers University together. [4] Hui created six bisque female mannequin heads with Ben Day dots for Lichtenstein. [8] [9] The ceramics work with Lichtenstein influenced Hui's own artwork, and resulted in his own explorations within the pop art movement. [1] Unlike Lichtenstein's work within the pop art movement, Hui did not make commercial products, but rather focused on using bright colors and symmetry. [4]
In the 1990s, Hui created a series of bird-shaped sculptures in a green glaze, in reference to the Shang dynasty. [1]
When Hui retired, he moved to Caldwell, New Jersey. He died on October 17, 2003. [1]
Hui's work can be found in public museum collections including Brooklyn Museum, [10] Everson Museum of Art, [11] The Newark Museum of Art, [12] Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, [13] and Museum of Arts and Design.
In 1997, he was honored as a Fellow by the American Craft Council (ACC). [1] Hui's work was part of the notable Objects: USA 2020 traveling art exhibition, which highlighted the American studio craft movement and paid tribute to the groundbreaking Objects: USA (1969). [3] [14] [15]
Ka Kwong Hui | |
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Born | 1922 Canton (now Guangzhou), China
[1] |
Died | October 17, 2003 New Jersey, U.S. |
Other names | Hui Ka-Kwong |
Occupation(s) | potter, ceramist, educator |
Spouse | Eva Bouzard [1] [2] |
Ka Kwong Hui, also known as Hui Ka-Kwong (1922–2003) is a Chinese-born American potter, ceramist and educator. [1] He is known for his fine art pottery work, a fusion of Chinese and American styles, and his work within the pop art movement. [1] [3]
Ka Kwong Hui was born in 1922 in Canton (now Guangzhou), China. [1] He attended Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA), and the Kwong Tung School of Art. [1] He apprenticed in sculpture under Cheng Ho. [1]
In 1948, Hui immigrated to the United States to study art at Pond Farm Workshop under Marguerite Wildenhain and Frans Wildenhain. [1] [3] [4] After a period of study with Wildenhains, Hui moved to attend ceramic classes at Alfred University. He graduated from Alfred University (BFA 1951, MFA 1952). [1]
After graduate school, he moved to the New York City-area to teach at Brooklyn Museum Art School (BMAS). [1] Hui later became the head of the ceramics department at BMAS. [1] He also taught art courses at Douglass College, Rutgers University, and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. [1] [5] He had notable students, including Jim Agard, [6] and Stephen De Staebler. [7]
From 1964 to 1965, Hui collaborated with pop artist Roy Lichtenstein on a series of ceramics. [1] [3] Hui and Lichtenstein had worked at Rutgers University together. [4] Hui created six bisque female mannequin heads with Ben Day dots for Lichtenstein. [8] [9] The ceramics work with Lichtenstein influenced Hui's own artwork, and resulted in his own explorations within the pop art movement. [1] Unlike Lichtenstein's work within the pop art movement, Hui did not make commercial products, but rather focused on using bright colors and symmetry. [4]
In the 1990s, Hui created a series of bird-shaped sculptures in a green glaze, in reference to the Shang dynasty. [1]
When Hui retired, he moved to Caldwell, New Jersey. He died on October 17, 2003. [1]
Hui's work can be found in public museum collections including Brooklyn Museum, [10] Everson Museum of Art, [11] The Newark Museum of Art, [12] Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, [13] and Museum of Arts and Design.
In 1997, he was honored as a Fellow by the American Craft Council (ACC). [1] Hui's work was part of the notable Objects: USA 2020 traveling art exhibition, which highlighted the American studio craft movement and paid tribute to the groundbreaking Objects: USA (1969). [3] [14] [15]