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Kuo Ju Ping

Untitled

c. 1950s

Details

Medium:

Watercolour and pen on paper

Dimension:

25 x 34 cm

Date:

c. 1950s

Credit Line:

Collection of ILHAM Foundation

About Kuo Ju Ping

Kuo Ju Ping (b. 1908, Fujian, China – d. 1966, Penang) moved to Malaya when he was a teenager and was among the first batch of students at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, he had to cut his education short to take over his father’s import-export business. Ju Ping was relatively unknown during his time, only gaining recognition posthumously. Despite this, he remained passionate in his artistic pursuits and was a dedicated art educator. He helped found the Thursday Art Group and Penang Chinese Art Club, and fostered many young artists who later became prominent names themselves. Since his death, he has been honoured with three retrospectives in Penang: at the Khek Association, Penang State Art Gallery, and The Art Gallery Penang. His works have also been exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan and the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.

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