馮明秋 Fung Ming-chip

Born in 1951 in Guangdong, China, Fung Ming-Chiu grew up in Hong Kong and later lived in the United States and Taiwan with his family before settling in Hong Kong. A self-taught artist, Fung excels not only in calligraphy and seal engraving but also in prose, fiction, and poetry. He began practicing seal engraving in 1975 and has deeply explored traditional calligraphy, drawing inspiration from Abstract Expressionism.

Through bold experiments with stroke, structure, and materials, Fung investigates the visual and conceptual possibilities of written characters, pushing the boundaries of ink art while maintaining deep respect for tradition.

His works are in the collections of major international art institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Israel Museum (Jerusalem), and Hong Kong Museum of Art. In 2004, he was invited as an artist-in-residence at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. In 2008, he was commissioned to design the “Les Poèmes du Mandarin” porcelain collection for Hermès.

Fung has exhibited worldwide, including a 1999 retrospective at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the 2004 solo exhibition “Rational Lines” at the University of Cambridge, the 2012 solo exhibition “Between Colors and Emptiness” at a private museum in Singapore, the 2015 exhibition “Resolving the Debate on Shu-Fa” at Orchid Pavilion Art in the U.S., and the 2021 exhibition “20Hz – 20KHz” at World Gallery.