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Don Hong-Oai 單雄威
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1929
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Don Hong-Oai 單雄威 (1929-2004) was born in a family of merchants,
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in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province China.
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Vietnam |
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1936
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After the death of his parents, he was sent to live in Vietnam, in a Chinese community.
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He worked for ten years in a portrait studio and learned the basics of photography.
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1950
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He entered to study at the Vietnam National University.
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United States |
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1979
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He fled by boat and settled in California, in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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He made a living selling landscape photographs, creates in his small darkroom.
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Inspired by the method of Long Chin-San (1892-1995), he composed a landscape
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by superimposing three negatives (foreground - middle ground - background)
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with différent subjects. He could add calligraphy and a seal.
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For these timeless images, he regularly returned to China to take new photographs
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1990
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His photographs attracted the attention of gallery owners and critics.
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His works are sold in America, Asia, and Europe.
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2004
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He passed away on June 8, at the age of 75, in San Francisco, United States.
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Daniele Sicard |
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Publications selection |
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1993
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The Photographs of Don Hong-Oai - Double Edged Sword.
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Author - Don Hong-Oai.
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Camera and Darkroom.
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1999
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Photographic memories : images from China and Vietnam
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Author - Hong-Oai Don
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Customs & Limited Editions |
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San Francisco
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2007
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Dreams of China and Vietnam.
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Author - Don Hong-Oai.
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text - William D-YWu - Rth Silverman |
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Photos Gallery Editions Berkeley CA
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