Opening Ceremony - May 9, 2005, 6pm - 8pm:
Mr. Michel Guyot, French Consul of Culture & Science in Hong Kong will officiate the opening ceremony and the artist, Ma Tselin will be in attendance.

Ma Tselin started painting Buddha in 1998 and since then he has been doing just that and enjoys undisputable fame in Europe and around the world.

Born in Guangdong, China in 1960, Ma was trained and graduated from the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts of Beijing in 1983. He moved on to live in Paris, France two years later.  In 1991, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

Those who have seen Ma's works will definitely remember the texture that he captured and built on his canvases. He is a true believer of the art philosopher, Elie Faure, who once said "The texture in a painting is the whole painting and consequently the whole spirit." Ma followed this Frenchman's advice and has never looked back.

He began with depictions of chairs and mixed media works with corks of wine bottles from early to mid 1990's but after Ma found Buddha, the theme stays.  Faces and statutes of Buddha from different places have become the main source of his creativity. His Buddha paintings are rich and resourceful.  He is now known, as "Buddha Ma" among his clients and friends and that may be his KARma too.

Art Beatus Gallery is located at Shop 301-302 Exchange Square Podium level.  For further information about this exhibition, you can e-mail us at dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk or call either Dominic Chan at 852-2522-1138 or Josephine Hau at 852-2526-0818.