Dancing Landscape

Danny Lee  (Hong Kong, China)

Danny Lee was born in Hong Kong and currently living and working in Hong Kong as well. He is a full time sculptor. He graduated from the Swire School of Design of the former Hong Kong Polytechnic University and completed the Modern Sculpture Certificate Course organized by the Department of Extra-mural Studies from the University of Hong Kong. He established the "Creative Sculptors Hong Kong" and became its Founder Chairman 1993.

He began copper carving and casting in the early 1980s and has held many solo exhibitions such as "Art & Life – Exhibitions by Danny Lee Chin Fai" in the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre in 1999, "Life & Art – Exhibition by Danny Lee Chin Fai" at Mcv Asia in Hong Kong in 2004, "Moving Scenery – Exhibition by Danny Lee Chin Fai" at Korkos Gallery in Hong Kong in 2005, "City.Landscape Karma – Sculpture by Lee Chin-fai" in the Hong Kong City Hall in 2006, "Urban Karma: Sculpture by Danny Lee" in Grotto fine art in Hong Kong in 2006.

He has also participated in many other exhibitions such as the "Hong Kong Art Biennial" in Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1996, 2001 and 2003, "Reunion and Vision – Contemporary Hong Kong Art 1997" in the Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1997, "Volume & Form, Singapore Sculpture Fair’99" in Singapore in 1999, "Hong Kong Art in Paris" in UNSECO Headquarters in Paris, France in 2000, "International Ice Sculpture Exhibition" in Canada in 2004, "The Contemporary Sculptors Invitational Exhibition" at Cheng Du, China in 2007 and "The Hong Kong Visual Art Society 34th Annual Exhibition" at the University Museum & Art Gallery in the University of Hong Kong in 2007.

Danny has received many awards such as First Price (Sculpture) in "New Life" from the Hong Kong Hospital Authority in 1997 and Second Price (Sculpture) in "Olympic Art and Sport Contest 2000 (Hong Kong)" from the International Olympic Committee in Hong Kong in 2000.Furthermore, he has been commissioned by various companies to create art pieces such as by the Hong Kong Airport Authority to produce 7 public art pieces which are currently on display at the Hong Kong International Airport in 2005, by Yew Chung Education Foundation in Shanghai, China in 2006, by MTR Corporation at Kowloon Station and Nam Cheong Station in 2006 and 2007.

Design Synopsis of Dancing Landscape

An extension of the Landscape Series, this sculpture adopts traditional Chinese gardening concepts and combines them with the Olympics 2008 emblem – Dancing Beijing – to highlight a sense of movement, energy and vitality.

Varied surfaces made from stainless steel give ever-changing visual effects that allow people, the landscape and the artwork itself to mutually integrate and interact, as if visitors and the Dancing Beijing are dancing hand in hand.

Information provided by Sun Hung Kai Properties Charitable Fund Limited.