Fong Chung-Ray

An abstract artist since the 1960s, Fong Chung-Ray (b.1933, China) is considered to be one of the major Chinese avant-garde artists. Initially, his work focused on abstract landscapes, but he gradually moved away from this movement when he turned to Buddhist spirituality. By going beyond the formal representation of nature, Fong Chung-Ray has revived the […]

An abstract artist since the 1960s, Fong Chung-Ray (b.1933, China) is considered to be one of the major Chinese avant-garde artists. Initially, his work focused on abstract landscapes, but he gradually moved away from this movement when he turned to Buddhist spirituality. By going beyond the formal representation of nature, Fong Chung-Ray has revived the spiritual essence that emanates from the paintings by the great old masters and invites the viewer to contemplate.
In 1961, he became a member of the Wuyue Group (Fifth Moon Group) and participated in many exhibitions.
In 1971, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant that enabled him to travel to Europe and the United States.
When he settled in San Francisco, in 1975, he began to work with acrylic paints.