Young Kakit
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Young Kakit (simplified Chinese: 杨嘉杰; traditional Chinese: 楊嘉傑; born 1958 in Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese contemporary artist. His work is Landscape: 100 New Sceneries.
Work and career
[edit]Young Kakit received BFA and MFA degrees from California Institute of the Arts in 1981 and 1983 respectively. His work has been exhibited in the Hong Kong Art Centre, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the New Museum of Contemporary Art. His work has also been published in New Arts in China, Art in America and Artforum. He is an active member of the Epoxy art group between 1990 and 1994.
Inspired by the beauty and aesthetics of traditional Chinese landscape paintings, but employing modern photomontage techniques in the art making process, landscape: 100 New Sceneries is a photographic creation of natural monuments around the world.
References
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- ^ Young Kakit, (1991), Landscape, New Arts, Volume 42/No.4, China.
- ^ Lau Pui Yee, (1985), New Art, Ming Po Weekly, Hong Kong.
- ^ Young Kakit, (1986), Ideograph: A Moment of Sub-Consciousness, The City Magazine, Hong Kong.
- ^ Young Kakit, (2002), Landscape, Hanatsubaki, Japan.
- ^ (1992), The Power of the City, The City of Power, Whitney Museum of American Art, USA.
- ^ Jeffrey Rian, (1988), Exhibition Review, Art in America, USA.
- ^ Jennifer Borum, (1990), Exhibition Review, Artforum, USA.
- ^ Maurice Berger, (1992), How Art Becomes History, Harper Collins, UAS.
- ^ Young Kakit, (2016), Histograph, Amazon.com, USA.