Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Born in Hong Kong, Gaylord Chan (1925 – 2020) was a founding member of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Society in 1974 and holds a well-respected position in the local art scene. Chan received the Urban Council Fine Arts Award – Painting (1983), Artist of the Year Award from the Hong Kong Artists’ Guild Association (1990), etc. He was also awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen in 1986, and BBS by the HKSAR Government in 2013, in recognition of his contribution to the field of art.

Chan is particularly interested in acrylic painting, especially the effects of pure colours and overlapping; his semi-figurative works show balanced figurative imagery. Since 2004, he has turned his attention to painting with a computer using a mouse, screen, printer and the simple Microsoft Paint software for the entire creation process. He calls this the “virtual art series” of his works.     

Artist Introduction

The following museum collection will be shown and explained the difference between figurative, semi-figurative and abstract paintings. 

Figurative, semi-figurative and abstract paintings

Video Viewing and appreciation

Resource Kit Overview

Your Art-making Activity: Semi-figurative Painting

Let’s explore and practice before making your semi-figurative painting. 

Exploring the overlapping effect

Based on the HKMoA collection, this series, ‘In Touch with Hong Kong Artists’, provides education materials and activity sets designed with the aim to raise the interest in artists and art and culture in Hong Kong. In this resource kit, Gaylord Chan will be introduced.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: Gaylord Chan

Artist Introduction

Background Knowledge