Biography
Born in 1944 Gambang, Pahang. Studied at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1963 till 1965. Furthered studies at the Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts (1966-1969). After graduation, remained in Paris and was accepted to understudy printmaking under the tutelage of Stanley William Hayt...
Born in 1944 Gambang, Pahang. Studied at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1963 till 1965. Furthered studies at the Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts (1966-1969). After graduation, remained in Paris and was accepted to understudy printmaking under the tutelage of Stanley William Hayter, the English printmaker who founded Atelier 17, the most influential print workshop of the 20th century (1967-1971). Devoted to the art of printmaking after completion studies at Atelier 17 and lived in Paris for 25 years.
Was in the jury panel of the 3rd International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Bitola, Macedonia in year 2000 and at the same time received an honorable award and became "In House Artist" for Romania Art Museum. In year 2009, received Asia-Pacific Art Gold Award and Global Gold Brand Award in 2010 & 2011. In recent years, Loo was commemorated as the honorable winner at the Blossom Arts Festival Malaysia (2017) and Lifetime Achievement Award by Artespree (2018).
Loo Foh Sang’s work has been exhibited around the world with over 33 solo exhibitions, 50 over group exhibitions, including world renowned printmaking biannual exhibitions. Being in the art world for more than 50 years, he has been involved in various art media, combining oil painting, color ink painting, printmaking (copper etching, stencil printing, woodcut and single-printing) and sketching. From his numerous thousands of creations, we can see a beautiful portrayal of joy, anger, sorrow, joy and truth, goodness and beauty of his life.
His works are collected by museums, corporations and private collectors in France, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Italy, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia etc including the Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Montreal Museum and Kuala Lumpur's National Visual Arts Gallery
