ABOUT RAY YIP
Ray Yip was born and brought up in Shek-O where he
studied Chinese literature and philosophy. He graduated in Sydney after completing a
degree in architecture and continued to work there for 16 years where his projects
included the world famous Sydney Opera House. he moved on to work as an architect in
Singapore and Hong Kong and has taught both at Hong Kong University and Polytechnic, and
in the meantime devoting his spare time to his hobby of painting.
His love of sailing and the sea led to Ray's journey by yacht to some of the best known
international art galleries where he fostered his interest in the subject. Ray finds it
hard to resist painting on any object-from junks to pianos, shirts to shoes, and in New
York-body painting.
With 80 per cent of his time devoted to painting, Ray
has now turned to art as a full-time occupation and has exhibited in America, Australia,
Antigua, the West Indies, Spain and Hong Kong. His bright colors and bold abstract designs
attract designs attract wide critical acclaim and he has undertaken vast projects such as
creating a stunning collection of 80 paintings for the New World Harbour View Hotel in
Wanchai.
His latest exhibition(Love & Compassion towards
1997) which includes 35 paintings and 6 sculptures has been specifically created for his
show at the Gallery Caf'e in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre,"My
paintings are bold and colorful- describing love and compassion. But why 1997? There has
been a lot of discussion on this subject and it often ends in confict, worries and
frustration.It's time for the use of love and compassion to ease people's minds so that
they see the positive side of life and get onto a higher plane emotionally and
spiritually.
