Walasse Ting (1929-2010, Chinese) was born in Shanghai and is famous for his colorful paintings of cats, women and other animals. In 1946, he left Shanghai and moved to Paris where he participated in the avant-guard life. After almost a decade in Paris, he moved to New York and became influenced by pop art and Abstract Expressionism. In fact, his cats are similar to those of Andy Warhol, but fatter. In 1970, he won the Guggenheim Fellowship Award, a great achievement having been a self-taught artist. His works can be found in the Guggenheim, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Modern, and many others.
Ting was not only a painter but also a writer, authoring 13 books, some featuring his own poetry.
In 2002, Ting suffered a brain hemorrhage and was no longer able to paint. He died in 2010 in the Netherlands.
Black Cat, 1981
Cat by Flowering Bushes
Cat in the Garden, 1981
Cat on Red
Cat with Pink Background
Cats with Flowers
Orange and Blue Cats
Pink Cat
Purple Cat Lying Down
Three Cats
Two Blue and White Cats
Two Blue Cats
Two Cats and Yellow Flowers
White Cat and Flowers
White Cat
Want to know more about cats in art, history and literature? Then Revered and Reviled is the book for you. Now available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback formats.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018 Laura Vocelle
What do you think?