Chu Chung-shing
Chu Chung-shing | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Xinyi, Guangdong, China |
| Occupation | Ivory sculptor |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 朱忠盛 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhū Zhōngshèng |
| Yale Romanization | Jyū Jūng-sihng |
| Jyutping | Zyu1 Zung1-sing6 |
Chu Chung-shing[1] (朱忠盛; born 1958) is an ivory sculptor based in Hong Kong. He is the founder of Prestige Crafts, an art studio located on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong. Chu is known for his elaborate carvings made from mammoth tusks.[2]
Biography[edit]
Chu was born in Xinyi, Guangdong in 1958. He moved to Hong Kong at the age of 23 to work as an ivory sculpting apprentice. In 1989, after a ban on international elephant ivory trade, Chu began working on mammoth tusks supplied from Siberia. Three years later he opened his art studio, Prestige Crafts.[2]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
- 2010: World Expo[2]
- 2012: Great Hall of the People[3]
- 2013: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Chan, Samuel (7 November 2013). "Master carver uses mammoth tusks to keep 3,500-year-old art alive". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Chang, Ning (25 September 2013). 专访香港雕刻艺术家朱忠盛 (in Chinese). Xinhua. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Wang, Jinjing (4 January 2013). 和谐盛世 艺术辉煌——“一代极品”猛犸牙雕献礼展 (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Li, Chaolong (7 November 2013). 香港牙雕大师朱忠盛：牙雕手艺恐难传承 (in Chinese). China News Service. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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