Tony Chung Artist's Statement In 1995 I returned to Hong Kong to live in the village in the New Territories where I was born. Having left there since the age of ten, I wanted to experience living and working in Hong Kong before the hand-over of the colony to China. It was also a personal pilgrimage, an opportunity to rekindle the Eastern culture, having been bombarded by the Western influences for so long. I was to discover that my village was still relatively untouched by the encroaching progress of man which lent a nostalgic charm. In each painting of Hong Kong, I have tried to capture the essence of village life and landscapes and I hope, frozen the idyllic timelessness on canvas. My other medium is photography. I have been documenting the Chinese who live and work in China Town, London. My pictures are photo-reportage of people going about their lives. I studied Graphic Design and have worked for numerous design companies, including Pentagram Design (London) and Bechtel Internation Inc., (Hong Kong). I now freelance for various publishing companies in London but continue to pursue a career as a professional artist and photographer. Images of work Brief CV EDUCATION 1983-1985 Plymouth College of Art and Design 1985-1987 Somerset College of Arts and Technology GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2001 Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester 2005 The Royal Horse Guards, Whitehall, London 2006 Art in the Park, Osterley Park, London Contact Email: tonychungdesign@hotmail.com tonychung@blueyonder.co.uk All content © the artists and EASTonline