Artistic Stones

Kwok Mang Ho (Hong Kong)/HAPPENING

  • SIZE： 130 X 120 X 50 CM
  • WEIGHT： 25 KG
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION： 2014
  • MATERIALS： Fiberglass, acrylic & baking enamel
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Story of the Stone

Frog King Kwok Mang Ho came to "1-art valley" and presented a show of performance art on July 16, 2014. He put on a set of outlandish costume and a pair of “frog spectacles”, and operated poles of paint rollers in black, white and red acrylic on two kiwisual stones.
 
“Happening” is the main concept of Frog King’s work. This stone comes from Frog King’s show, and he’s going to conduct another round of creation on it. There is and will be no doubt much “happening” on the stone.

Artist Profile

Now a renowned artist in Hong Kong, Kwok Mang Ho used to teach industrial design. He lived and worked in New York for 10 years. His works are known for the usage of Chinese characters, frog images and ink. Collectors include museums and galleries of Hong Kong, the US, Japan and Korea. He pulled out a string of plastic bags at the Great Wall in 1979 at the very beginning of the Chinese economic reform, making himself among the first group of overseas artists that went to Mainland China for artistic and cultural communication. "Frog King" was selected to represent Hong Kong and take part in the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. He has been exhibiting at Art Basel HK since 2013.