Ma Sing-yuen
Ma Sing-yuen (traditional Chinese: 馬星原; simplified Chinese: 马星原; pinyin: Mǎ Xīngyuán) is a Hong Kong cartoonist and ink painter. He is the illustrator of White Cat Black Cat. He also wrote political cartoons under the name Ma-long (traditional Chinese: 馬龍; simplified Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎlóng; Jyutping: maa5 lung4).[1] His real name is Yuen Chau Chiu. His ancestral home is Dongguan, Guangdong. He is married to Fong She-mei (方舒眉),[2] who is a Hong Kong writer.[1]
He used to work as arts director and art editor for newspapers and magazines and has fully dedicated himself to caricature creations since the 1980s, by publishing his works in several major newspapers of Hong Kong, covering topics such as current affairs, politics and humour.
He founded the White Cat Black Cat series with Fong She Mei in 2004. Nowadays, White Cat Black Cat series are well-received by children and parents in Hong Kong. This series is remarkable and has gained many book awards in Hong Kong.
Q boy is the main character of White Cat Black Cat series. He is one of the 24 classic local comic characters which selected by CreateHK in 2012. The three - dimensional sculpture of Q boy has displayed at Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui and Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai.
Ma joined The Meeting of Xuanzang Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition[3] in 2014.
Ma Sing Yuen and Malone are both pen names of Yuen Chau Chiu. Ma held his first Chinese brush paintings exhibition at the City Hall High Block in 2015, featuring a collection of black-and-white paintings of landscape and portraits in freehand brushwork. He has demonstrated a bold and flowing style with unconventional composition, subtly displaying a touch of Zen.
Ma's second Ink Painting Exhibition will hold at Fo Guang Yuan Changhua Art Gallery on June 2017.
He has argued that libraries should pay royalties to Hong Kong authors.[4]
Ink Painting
References
- ^ a b Ho, Andrew. "Cover story" (Archive). Junior Standard (student-oriented version of The Standard). 24 January 2011. P02. Retrieved on July 27, 2014.
- ^ "A purrfect evening with cartoonists" (Archive). The Standard. December 31, 2012. Retrieved on July 21, 2014.
- ^ The Meeting of Xuanzang Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition"The Meeting of Xuanzang Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition."
- ^ Zhao, Shirley and Elaine Yao. "Hong Kong authors seek public lending right so libraries pay royalties on book loans." South China Morning Post. Monday 21 April 2014. Retrieved on July 27, 2014. Print title: "Authors ask libraries for book lending fees"
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