ABOUT
RAY YIP
Ray Yip was born and brought up in Shek-O where he studied
Chinese literature and philosophy. He graduated in Sydney after completing
a degree in architecture and continued to work there for 16 years where
his projects included the world famous Sydney Opera House.He moved on
to work as an architect in Singapore and Hong Kong and has taught both
at Hong Kong University and Polytechnic and in the meantime devoting his
spare time to his hobby of painting.
His love of sailing and the sea led to Ray's journey by yacht to some
of the best known international art galleries where he fostered his interest
in the subject. Ray finds it hard to resist painting on any object-from
junks to pianos, shirts to shoes and in New York-body painting.
With 80 per cent of his time devoted to painting, Ray has now turned to
art as a full-time occupation and has exhibited in America, Australia,
Antigua, the West Indies, Spain and Hong Kong. His bright colors and bold
abstract designs attract a wide critical acclaim and he has undertaken
vast projects such as creating a stunning collection of 80 paintings for
the New World Harbour View Hotel in Wanchai.
His latest exhibition (Love & Compassion towards 1997) which includes
35 paintings and 6 sculptures has been specifically created for his show
at the Gallery Caf'e in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre,
"My paintings are bold and colorful - describing love and compassion.
But why 1997? There has been a lot of discussion on this subject and it
often ends in confict, worries and frustration. It's time for the use
of love and compassion to ease people's minds so that they see the positive
side of life and get onto a higher plane emotionally and spiritually.
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