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May Issue 2005
Hayes George Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by Andrew Lui
The Hayes George Gallery in Charlotte,
NC, is presenting the exhibit, Pilgrims Progress, featuring
paintings by Andrew Lui. The exhibit will be on view through May
28, 2005. Lui's bold brushstrokes depict mythical subject matter
including messengers on horseback carrying word of triumphs or
pending challenges. Hayes George Gallery is horned to bring this
work to Charlotte and the South East for the first time.
Lui was born into a comfortable
upper-class family in Canton, China after he and his family were
labeled "anti communist" for supporting the failed
Red Guard movement they lost every thing. At age 19 he was forced
to escape communist China by swimming to the island of Hong Kong.
The traumatic journey began 5 hours earlier when he witnessed
the death of his mother.
Lui's early work depicted powerful images of struggle, but now
the work has made a journey of its own reflecting in part the
life of its creator.
A successful businessman and a professional artist since the 1970's Lui draws from his past using an ancient technique and traditional Chinese materials to create his work. Lui currently lives in Montreal Canada where he continues to paint. His work graces the walls of such intuitions as the Museum Dijon in Dijon, France and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada.
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 704/332-3278 or at (www.hayesgeorgegallery.com).
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