ZHONG CHENG

Born in Nantou, Taiwan. Lee is known for calligraphy, ink painting, and ceramics, and has served as a juror for Art Kaohsiung, Taipei Annual Arts Competition, and Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition. Just as he says: “Among different types of paintings, I am especially fond of ink painting, as it only relies on the shades of ink to present elegance, and conveys truth of life through abstraction. I also have realized from reading Buddhist scriptures the principle of learning the big picture from observing small details, which allows me to naturally inject into my later paintings the idea of Zen.” Recent exhibitions: “Lee Kumo Seventy Years of Painting Retrospective” (2010, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Cultural Center), “One Hundred Paintings of Lee Kumo” (2011, Taichung, Taichung City Seaport Art Center), “Freely Doing as One Please—Exhibition of the Paintings and Calligraphy of Lee Kumo” (2013, Taipei, National Taiwan University of Arts), “Images Unbidden, Crafted by Thought—Lee Kumo Solo Exhibition” (2014, Taipei, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall), “Drifting Cloud Captured in Ink—Lee Kumo’s Ink Painting Exhibition” (2015, Changhua, National Changhua Living Art Center), “Painting and Calligraphy by Lee KuMo” (2017, Taipei Ministry of Defense Boai Art Gallery).