PRINTCatalogue Note:
Living his life unattached with a sense of romance that knew no end, Walasse Ting captured his viewers through works colored with utmost brilliance and allure. What he expressed in his works was not just his attitude, but also his life of artistic passion; Walasse Ting loved to draw bright flowers, parrots with their captivating colors, and things like cats, crickets, and sturdy horses, but the subject he was most infatuated with is not only the very thing that he could never let go of, it also happened to be what he was acclaimed for: women.
In the 1970s, Walasse Ting went to New York, the center of the world in the post-war era, as well as the capital of art; the Pop Art movement and Abstract Expressionism of the time attracted him deeply. This curious yet daring, reckless, and brazen form of artistic expression was a perfect fit for his unreserved and wild personality as an artist. He discarded stereotypical forms, abandoning the muck of traditional art, and developed his very own form and artistic style. It was also at this time that the blooming artistic creations of New York stirred the most fundamental artistic inspirations within the artist. Walasse Ting would paint pictures, both big and small, with what would seem to be a flick of his wrist. The charming “I Know You Before” just so happens to have been created during Ting’s time in New York. The Fauvist collision of colors and the Expressionist trickling and spray adorn the canvas, forming a brilliant piece of work that is too much for the eye to take in at once. The female subject in the painting holds a pot of flowers that seem to have come from an abstract painting. Her eyes gaze flirtatiously into the distance, broadcasting her affection to all who would see.
Walasse Ting’s artworks are always filled with romance, with poetry; he was highly intuitive in his use of an assortment of colors to recreate the wonders he had seen. He used them to guide us in appreciating the beautiful views and women he has seen. He was the Don Juan of modern art. But more than that, he was an artist overflowing with passion and love. Because of that, we can feel the strong, yet gentle power of Walasse Ting, as well as his genuine love of art.
In the 1970s, Walasse Ting went to New York, the center of the world in the post-war era, as well as the capital of art; the Pop Art movement and Abstract Expressionism of the time attracted him deeply. This curious yet daring, reckless, and brazen form of artistic expression was a perfect fit for his unreserved and wild personality as an artist. He discarded stereotypical forms, abandoning the muck of traditional art, and developed his very own form and artistic style. It was also at this time that the blooming artistic creations of New York stirred the most fundamental artistic inspirations within the artist. Walasse Ting would paint pictures, both big and small, with what would seem to be a flick of his wrist. The charming “I Know You Before” just so happens to have been created during Ting’s time in New York. The Fauvist collision of colors and the Expressionist trickling and spray adorn the canvas, forming a brilliant piece of work that is too much for the eye to take in at once. The female subject in the painting holds a pot of flowers that seem to have come from an abstract painting. Her eyes gaze flirtatiously into the distance, broadcasting her affection to all who would see.
Walasse Ting’s artworks are always filled with romance, with poetry; he was highly intuitive in his use of an assortment of colors to recreate the wonders he had seen. He used them to guide us in appreciating the beautiful views and women he has seen. He was the Don Juan of modern art. But more than that, he was an artist overflowing with passion and love. Because of that, we can feel the strong, yet gentle power of Walasse Ting, as well as his genuine love of art.