Chan Yuk Keung

Education

He was graduated from the Department of Fine Art of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1983. Later he completed his Master of Fine Art in painting at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, United States.

Career

He started teaching in the Department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and he was responsible for giving lectures on the Western media design course. He was the course leader of the Master of Fine Arts program there. He participated in over 80 exhibitions, including the 51st Venice Biennial and 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial.

His research interests are Hong Kong’s local art, mixed media art and public art

He was the editor of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook since 2000, the art governor of City Art Square and also the advisor of the Asia Art Archive. His art work mainly focuses on three aspects: Cultural meaning: Trying to think more philosophically, you can get more inspiration from those philosophical idea.

Physical aspect: Using different materials and combine them together in order to produce a new product. You will face the problem of how to connect them well together and how to make your problem stand properly.

Mental aspect: This is the key element which is difficult to explain in term of art

You can think about it as a combination of cultural and materials properties, it may be different in every century or country. This is very abstract and strange, such as you can suddenly get an inspiration at a moment or in a place. This unpredictable feeling is what he thinks as “mental aspect”.

Achievements

• First Prize of Public Art Scheme Competition (Tai Po Central Town Square) (1999) Second Prize of NORD/LB Art for Expo Competition (1999) Finalist for the Sculpture Competition for the Hong Kong Central Library (2000) ARTram Shelters Inspires Artistic Dialogue on Tram Shelters and our Urban Landscape The Department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tramways, POAD are delighted to launch Phase 3 of ARTram Shelters. Professor Kurt Chan Yuk Keung of the Department as they create urban-inspired artworks that are now displaying at tram shelters in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai. In addition to providing tram shelters as street-level exhibition stage, Phase 3 further supports emerging artists via a mentorship arrangement with Professor Kurt Chan of the Department of the Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Encouraging a creative exchange between up-and-coming artists with established art professionals, the mentorship presents a unique opportunity for young artists to seek the expertise of a seasoned public artist.