Friday, July 10, 2009

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

From the I Ching labyrinth in front of the studio to the babbling water near the entrance to the interior of her workspace where large skylights bounce light and cast no shadows, the feng shui of Diana Wong's studio embraces and comforts while her powerful artwork stimulates. This promises to be a one of kind experience with a gracious hostess.

Wong has a long career as a painter, mixed media artist, curator, and educator. Beginning in the 1990's, Diana's work began to reflect her interests in Eastern philosophies, such as the I-Ching, culminating in a unique East-West aesthetic whose subject is the universal human experience. She believes: "art creation is a process of infinite possibilities. It also can be mystical when the creation becomes something bigger than the artist herself."

Diana Wong was born in Hong Kong and began her artistic training at an early age with calligraphy and Chinese brush painting. She received her bachelor's degree in Decorative Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, and did advanced studies in classical oil painting in Italy, and at the Royal School of Arts in England. Diana immigrated to the United States in 1970. She has held solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Milan, Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles. More at dianawong.com

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