Walasse Ting was Chinese by birth but left his homeland as a teen. He went to Paris at the age of 19 and also lived and worked in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to The Catto Gallery’s Iain Barratt (Barratt did not bring up his own art, which is remarkable in its own right).
Ting got to know a number of notable artists, Andy Warhol and various abstract expressionists. He produced art of the variety of the latter in the sixties. But Barratt noted he mixed traditional Chinese elements with his expressions. One of the traditional aspects of his work is how he painted it. He painted it on the floor standing up. One of his pieces is in the Guggenheim.
Regretably ,Ting had a stroke 8 years ago and was in a coma until he passed away in May, 2010.
“What is happening now—in past six months—is that Chinese are buying him back, claiming him as their own.” says Barratt.
Auction prices often exceed gallery prices and Barratt says his work is something collectors should keep an eye on.
The Catto Gallery is located in London.
Ting got to know a number of notable artists, Andy Warhol and various abstract expressionists. He produced art of the variety of the latter in the sixties. But Barratt noted he mixed traditional Chinese elements with his expressions. One of the traditional aspects of his work is how he painted it. He painted it on the floor standing up. One of his pieces is in the Guggenheim.
Regretably ,Ting had a stroke 8 years ago and was in a coma until he passed away in May, 2010.
“What is happening now—in past six months—is that Chinese are buying him back, claiming him as their own.” says Barratt.
Auction prices often exceed gallery prices and Barratt says his work is something collectors should keep an eye on.
The Catto Gallery is located in London.
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