Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho bonanza of eye-opening media
Vibrant and dynamic installations by Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
Eccentric multi-media artist Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
The works of Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho are featured in the exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, titled “Classics Remix: The Hong Kong Viewpoint”.
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His vibrant and dynamic installations and sculptures, along with the artwork by other local artists were inspired by some of the Museum’s collection highlights.
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
The new works on display explore new creative directions and present stories of Hong Kong people and culture.
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Kwok Mang-ho is also known as the Frog King, an eccentric and unconventional multi-media artist.
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His works are easy to recognise, as they have a unique style that is dynamic, vigorous and colourful.
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
Kwok was born in mainland China and grew up in Hong Kong. After spending fifteen years in New York, he returned to the city in 1995.
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He received his art training at the Fine Art Grantham College of Education Hong Kong and furthered his studies in the extramural courses of the Chinese University and the University of Hong Kong. He also pursued studies at the Art Students League of New York.
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
He has won several awards, including the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Emeritus Fellowship in 1998.
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His artworks often appear with frog themes and images. Because of this, Kwok’s work and identity as an artist became intrinsically linked with the “frog”.
Frog King Kwok Museum exhibited locally and globally
In 2001, he took the theme further by starting the Frog King Kwok Museum Project. He has exhibited his art around the world as well as locally.
Installation work of Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
One of his works, FrogScape, an outdoor sculpture that contains two paintings on vitreous enamel panels, is located at the Ho Man Tin MTR Station.
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
Kwok has fun with his art. He incorporates various styles and genres, such as Chinese brush painting and calligraphy, with the boldness of street art and the spontaneity of graffiti to create expressive marks on his artwork.
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He works in different mediums and has created paintings, sculptures, environmental installations and video installations, as well as performances.
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
The exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art shows Kwok’s talent and range.
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A huge installation seems to be a studio setting, undoubtedly that of the Frog King, showing the den of the artist, complete with frog images, colours and bold symbols amongst a cacophony of colours, symbols and characters.
Colours, bold symbols and creativity at work
Frog King Mobile Museum, 2019, Mixed media, Frog King – Kwok Mang-ho
If this represents the mind of an artist, then we have been given a glimpse of creativity at work. Kwok’s works are visual delight.
Text & photos Cammy Yiu
