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Walasse Ting

Walasse Ting was born in Wuxi, China, but was raised in Shanghai where, by his own account, he first began painting on sidewalks. In 1952, he moved to Paris where he formed closed friendships with members of the CoBrA group . Eight years later Ting emigrated to New York , where he became involved with pop artists. In 1964 he published a book of his poems entitled One Cent Life illustrated with original lithographs by numerous American and European artists .In 1977 he was awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and published Red Mouth ,a book of erotic drawing and paintings. He is the author of many other books, and has numerous exhibitions throughout the world. Walasse Ting currently resides in New York ,but spends much of his time in Europe and Asia. He has a daughter and a son. He has developed a very personal style, with colour as its main element. Freshness, brightness and vitality pervade in Ting's work. But his work is known not only for its vibrant colouring, but also for the portrayal of beautiful and sensual women. Painting women, Walasse Ting wants to show us their beauty, tenderness and charm.

Important museums worldwide such as the Tate Gallery (London) and the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (New York) have enlarged their collections with his work.

Exhibitions:

1952 Hotel Cecil, Hong Kong

1954 Galerie Paul Fachtti, Paris

1956 Galerie Taptoe, Brussels

1959 Martha Jackson Gallery, New York

1960 Galerie Espace, Amsterdam

1961 Galerie Van de Loo, Munich

1962 Galerie St. Stephan, Vienna

1964 Carnegie International, Pittsburgh

1967 J.L.Hudson Gallery, Detroit

1970 Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara

1974 Galerie Minami, Tokyo