| 01/06/2008 - Press Release: News update regarding 'Urgent sale from art to raise emergency funds for China's earthquake recovery' |
| The Chinese artist He Hong Wei generously offered 5 paintings from his powerful and poignant series created at the time of the Asian SARS epidemic to raise emergency funds for the earthquake disaster in China. Peter Quintana's Gallery Oc-Eo Art has kindly hosted this initiative.
We are very pleased to confirm that works were purchased for the eclectic Azam Collection in London.
The SARS series was intended to be loaned to Oc-Eo Art for their forthcoming 'Hometown' exhibition opening July 1st, however the scale of this disaster and the suffering of those people affected prompted the artist into giving his work. He Hong Wei's paintings were an artistic and personal response to the SARS virus, yet these works also appropriately echo the distress felt in this current crisis following the earthquake. This series has won accolades in Beijing and his talent as a contemporary Chinese artist has been widely acknowledged. He Hong Wei paints passionately and with integrity producing striking and memorable works with bold painterly gestures.
This has been a genuine effort to raise funds for the appeal and 100% of the sale will be
donated to the cause. The plan is to contribute the money to a fund being raised by the
Songzhuang Artists Association (of which He Hong Wei is a member) to build a much-needed new school in the affected area.
Our sincere thanks go out to everyone who responded to this appeal and in particular the artist.
To view the works recently acquired for the Azam Collection please visit
http://www.oceo.com/artistprofile.asp? ArtistID=86
To view the Azam Collection, please go to www.azam.com |
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| 28/05/2008 - New Contemporary Chinese Artist |
| He Hong Wei - Hometown in May issue of CanaryWharf Life |
| Download: 0805 Canarywharf.pdf |
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| 28/05/2008 - Artspeak |
| He Hong Wei - Hometown in Summer issue of Art-London |
| Download: 0805Art-London.pdf |
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| 15/05/2008 - Sale from Art to raise emergency funds for China's Earthquake recovery |
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| Chinese artist He Hong Wei has offered for sale 5 paintings from his prized SARS series, made at the time of the Asian SARS epidemic. This is solely to raise much needed emergency funds and 100% of sales will be donated. In a desperate bid to his UK
based dealer, Peter Quintana of Oc-Eo Art, He Hong Wei requested his help in selling part of the series which was originally offered on loan only for Oc-ec Art's forthcoming 'Hometown' exhibition. However, the exhibition is not until July and emergency funds are need much
sooner.
These paintings are solely to raise funds and 100% of the sale will go directly to the
Chinese appeal. Although they document a different tragedy, they are a highly emotional
and appropriate statement at this time too.
He Hong Wei has won accolades for them in Beijing, and was not intending to sell them as
they have such personal significance to him. He is one of China's new contemporary
artists and paints with exuberance and passion; rich in colour and firm lines coverage,
blend and flow, coming together in a pattern of life that is entirely his own.
Please help us support this worthy cause by raising the profile of these important
pieces of original fine art from China. This is not in any way a PR exercise, just a
genuine plea for assistance. If you have display space or contacts interested in Chinese
art, please get in touch.
For further information please email Peter Quintana direct on
peter.quintana@oc-eo.com or contact Julie Badrick tel 07941271244 julie@fineartpromotions.com. Follow the link below to see more of the collection. |
| Website: http://www.oc-eo.com/artistprofile.asp?ArtistID=86 |
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| 23/04/2008 - Asia Contemporary II at SOAS |
| Oc-Eo Art are sponsoring Nguyen Quan, renowned Vietnamese art critic, writer and artist, to deliver a lecture on the development of Vietnamese painting at SOAS specialist course on South East Asian Art, 18th-23rd June. |
| Download: AsianContFlyerII_lres.pdf |
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| 18/03/2008 - 'Imagining the Source' - Exhibition Press Release |
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| Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, 7th-17th April |
| Download: 0804 Mall_release_Final.doc |
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| 06/01/2008 - Four Seasons opening night |
| Click on the link below and then Events, for Neill Menneer's photos of our Four Seasons opening night at Chapel Row Gallery |
| Website: http://www.capturethespirit.co.uk/ |
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| 30/11/2007 - 'Four Seasons' - Exhibition Press Release |
| Chapel Row Gallery, 6 Chapel Row, Bath, 30th November-12th December |
| Download: 0710 Four Seasons.doc |
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| 06/11/2007 - Oc-Eo Art and Bath Rugby |
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| Carol and I with Shaun Berne at the Bath Rugby shirt sponsors dinner |
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| 01/11/2007 - A Sense of Space |
| Article from Carol Cordrey in CanaryWharf Life about Asian Art in London and A Sense of Space |
| Download: 0711 CanaryWharf CityLife.pdf |
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| 01/11/2007 - A Sense of Space |
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| Wanderlust pick one of our Binh exhibits for their Asian Art in London listing |
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| 01/11/2007 - A Sense of Space - 'contemporary show to catch' |
| Recommendation for A Sense of Space from Apollo magazine |
| Download: 0711 Apollo .jpg |
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| 30/10/2007 - 'A Sense of Space' Exhibition - Press Release |
| Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
October 30th-November 10th 2007 |
| Download: 0708 A Sense of Space Release.doc |
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| 12/10/2007 - 'Butterfly' Shortlisted for ATG/AAL Prize! |
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| 'Butterfly' by Nguyen Thanh Binh, which we will be exhibiting at 'A Sense of Space', has been shortlisted for Antiques Trade Gazette prize for the best two dimensional exhibit at this year's Asian Art in London Festival. |
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| 01/10/2007 - Light and Life |
| Recommendation for our Light and Life exhibition from our friend Erik Brown at Mayfair Times |
| Download: 0710Mayfair Times.jpg |
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| 25/06/2007 - Cover Girl! |
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| Oc-Eo Art on the cover of E1 CityLife magazine with Nguyen Dieu Thuy's 'Where Gone the Wind' |
| Download: 0706 CitlyLife Cover[4].jpg |
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