Fine Art alumnus celebrates Chinese New Year with solo exhibition
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:35:00 GMT
Alea Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest gaming venue, will host its first ever art exhibition as part of its Chinese New Year celebrations with a solo show from University of Huddersfield alumnus Frank To.
“As a British-born Chinese, I’m delighted to bring my first exhibition of abstract paintings to my home city of Glasgow,” said To. “Although I’m better known as a figurative painter, it was my abstracts which originally caught the attention of collectors of my work, including Sir Patrick Stewart and Deloitte.
“My abstracts are typically large scale and there is a distinct oriental influence evident in the work apparent in the use of elements such as fire and water and the deployment of bold and broad brush strokes, which I have inherited from my mother, an accomplished painter of Chinese calligraphy. My mother taught me Chinese calligraphy many years ago and I still use many of the techniques and materials from Chinese calligraphy painting in my abstracts.”
Paul Rety, managing director at Alea Glasgow, added: “Our annual Chinese New Year celebrations seem to grow in stature each year – and we’re delighted to welcome Frank, a leading local contemporary artist, to play a key part in our celebrations this year through our inaugural art exhibition.
Open to all, Frank To’s ‘Afterglow’ exhibition will be on show at Alea’s Face-to-Face function room from 6.30pm on 7th and 8th February 2014.
