穹界之花：旅美畫家司徒強追悼會

穹界之花：司徒強追悼會
Szeto Keung: Remembrances
日期：2011年9月18日(周日)
時間：晚上7時
地點：灣仔藝術中心何鴻章排練室(Eric Hotung Studio)


旅美畫家司徒強於紐約時間9月5日凌晨4時30分，因冠狀動脈心臟病發，在紐約醫院逝世，享年63歲。

司徒強1948生於廣東，兩歲隨家人赴香港，成長於香港，1969年赴台灣師範大學修讀美術系，畢業後即紐約攻讀碩士，從此定居紐約。

他以照相寫實風格繪畫成名於紐約藝壇，畫作由SOHO著名畫廊OK Harris Gallery代理，為旅美華人畫家佼佼者。花與玫瑰是他畫作中經常出現的物件，2009年在台灣誠品畫廊舉辦個展「穹界之花」，嬌嫰的鮮花懸浮在黑洞般的宇宙穹蒼間，呈現出他對生命的綣戀與透視，其美其哀。他曾說：「死亡是任何有情生命的必然輪迴，繁花殞落，繽紛又淒哀，臨終繾綣回首，以豔無盡悲哀，尤有熾烈執著的熱情。」

司徒強為人友善好客，曾接待與提攜不少香港與台灣後輩，他的工作室是很多曾路過紐約的朋友之共同回憶。他去世後，港台兩地友人紛紛撰文悼念。

落花非無情，我們希望透過簡單的紀念活動，追念這位在海外成名與生活多年的香港畫家。也讓其他來不及認識他的香港年輕一代，認識這位藝術前輩。

常說香港藝術家在國際藝壇不被看見、不被注意，但其實他們一直都在那裡，一直在。願我們也不要忘記關注我們身邊默默耕耘的藝術工作者。

摯誠邀請各方友好、同行出席，向畫家送別。

「司徒強追悼會」籌備小組
陳寧、白雙全、潘國靈、林東鵬、鄺珮詩、余家豪
Stella Fong、Samson Young、Ivy Ma

聯絡人：白雙全 email: tozerpak@gmail.com

PS: 來賓辭謝鮮花與帛金。

Flower of the Galaxy
Chinese-American artist Szeto Keung passed away in a hospital in New York at the age of 63, after suffering from a heart attack.

Born in Guangdong Province, China in 1948, Szeto Keung moved to Hong Kong at the age of two with his family. In 1969, he went to National Taiwan Normal University to study art. Upon graduating he left for New York to pursue a master’s degree and has lived there ever since.

As a veteran artist in New York, he was known for his photo-realist painting style, and was represented by noted SoHo gallery Harris Gallery. Flowers and roses were recurring motifs in his work. Paintings in his 2009 solo exhibition at Eslite Gallery in Taiwan depict delicate flowers suspended in the galaxy, expressing his passion and perspective towards life. He once said, “Death is a cycle inevitable for any sentient life. Flowers will blossom then fade, bloom with vibrant color then droop with desolate sadness. It is hard to let go right before death, when one reflects on one’s life with sorrow at memorable moments. If one is of a more passionate nature, he will feel deeper grief towards the flower’s demise.”

Szeto Keung was friendly and approachable. He frequently hosted and mentored young artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan during their stays in New York. After his passing, his friends have paid tribute to him in their writings.