MASTER BEN LAU
8708 BRYANT AVENUE S
55420
United States
http:// thealphaseer.com
category: Print
technique: Linocut
Style: Representational
Statement:
MASTER BEN LAU’S Statement
www.thealphaseer.com (READ FOR THE LATEST POSTING BY THE ALPHA SEER ON THIS SITE!)
www.trueartblog.com
www.benlauart.com
www.mnartists.org (search for Ben Lau, or Alpha Seer)
(HOW THE ART STUDENT SHOULD LOOK AT ART)
The composition of a painting is the orchestration of profound calligraphic elements with an aim to produce FORMAL metaphors with harmonious perfection.
Asking an art student to focus on the black and white, Master Ben Lau encourages him/her to examine the core of past masterpiece compositions in their calligraphic vitality, allowing the poetry in the forms to come through, thereby nourishing his/her spirit as a result.
The first question to be asked is: “Who may be called an art student?”
With the exception of the naturally born geniuses,– those who have the potential to scale the height of artistic Heaven, and attain self-realization in the process,– being guided by their inner light,– EVERYONE ELSE in the world may be called “art student.” The genius, or Alpha Seer, can then be defined as one who has the potential to attain self- realization, one who can be a light unto himself by virtue of that natural endowment. The artistic genius is the “one-eyed king” in a sea of blindness,–he who has stolen the fire for mankind from the gods, so to speak!
The next logical question is, “Who are such geniuses in the past 500 years of Painting?”
Please allow me to lay down that groundwork as follows:
The artistic geniuses in the past 500 years of Painting is an extremely small group of venerable souls, considering the number of human births in that interval of time. They can be loosely listed as follows:
Beside all the ancient Egyptian masters, the ancient African masters, the ancient Greek masters, the ancient Oriental or Islamic masters, as well as masters from civilizations such as Incas, Aztec, the Zhou Dynasty, etc., the past 500 years boast only the following geniuses: Van Eyck, Titian, Giotto, Bosch, Tintoretto, Francesca, Veronese, Botticelli, Sotatsu, Velazquez, Hals, Rubens, Rembrandt, Watteau, El Greco, Goya, Ingres, Degas, Cezanne, Hokusai, Matisse, Picasso, Seurat, Miro, Van Gogh, Juan Gris, de Kooning, Gorky, and Knox Martin.
It is at best only a limited and partial list, highly constraint in its coverage, but any serious art student should study from this list in order to find out what ART is. There are other masters too, from the 4 corners of the world, most of them nameless, some even have their art lost or destroyed in wars or famines,–but the ABOVE list will suffice.
It is only proper that everyone else not listed above should be called an art student! In other words, if you have yearned for beauty, if you have made a serious attempt to search for it, and if that attempt has been a sincere one,– even though the search is ongoing and somewhat futile, you may still honestly admit to yourself that Art has never been an easy nut to crack! Welcome to the club: you ARE an art student! Only in extremely rare cases would a student become a disciple. A disciple must be a genius himself in order to be so called. For example, Cezanne and Knox Martin are self-taught disciples before they have come of age. Only a disciple can mature into a master. The rest of the art students lack the inner light to mature into a master. THE HUMAN RACE IS A BLIND RACE in that respect. When it comes to seeing the subtle and the non- obvious, also otherwise known as TRUTH, BEAUTY, GOD,–being called by a thousand other names but it nevertheless remains in the unknown. THE ULTIMATE REALITY REMAINS UNKNOWN.
Even so, an art student is a term of honor and endearment,– a sacred term! It means the individual is now aware and has honestly worked towards his/her own ENLIGHTENMENT. That means you, as individual, is fully responsible for your short sojourn in the floating world you call life,– that you have been able to value this bridge of Humanity,– whereby one may, through enlightenment, make the QUANTUM LEAP to the BEYOND,–not unlike an electron making a leap to the next energy level!
There is no nobler pursuit in life than that of enlightenment! Although in a somewhat different way, the Gautama Buddha had done that, and successfully made the leap to the divine, so enlightenment is not a fairy tale or anything that is without precedent or basis!
Yes, the human spirit can be enlightened, and it should be !
In my painterly activities, I have intended to demonstrate a certain CREATIVE IMPULSE in painting, in contrast to mere inventiveness of ideas. Ideas originated from mental activities and memories are extremely unreliable! (One may envision the mind as some sort of computer! If you go into the right kind of meditation, one taught by J. Krishnamurti, for example, you may see it clearly, i.e., the human mind is no more than just a computer!) By observing the way the mind works, how it feeds on memories and is fueled and conditioned by them in all of its movements, nothing ever originated from the mind can be called new or original. The resulting production can be no more than mechanical at best! That being the case, one can then proceed to see the vast difference between CREATION, which has life, and invention, which is awkward, and basically mechanical! The artistic genius is a NATURAL, who produces true art; whereas the everyman artist works through the mind only, sort of a mental computer- to produce illustrations. In other words, THE EVERYMAN “artist” CANNOT PRODUCE TRUE ART NO MATTER HOW HARD HE/SHE TRIES.
Even though the human mind may rank first among the primates, it is still a primate’s mind ! One may call it superior,-but that’s about it! It is not to say that the artistic genius does not share the same monkey s mind too, however, there is something mysterious that would go into the act of creation, which eventually transforms and transcends whatever form molded in his hand. What that is remains a mystery, just call that a natural phenomenon!
Take the feat of flying for example: With a single leap, a bird is in mid-air. She does not require a runway for flying and her entire operation or attitude is charming to the extreme! How awkward is the flight of a mind-conceived flying machine, say a 747,– by comparison?
Similarly, the genius will take a leap, and he is in mid-air! That is the incredible power of Mother Nature! It is inexplicable, mysterious, and mystical,– like life itself,– nevertheless it is the reality!
So Picasso just takes a leap and he is in mid-air. Why? He had been born with that attribute, much as a bird, who is born to fly, or an Olympian, who is born to run. Train an Everyman daily, work him hard, give him the proper nutrition or a program to build his muscles, make him do crazy things, make him do more crazy things still, call him the best runner in the world in order to encourage him,–but alas, you can never make him an Olympian! Not quite!!!! Should we have said more?
Hence the difference between illustration and painting is like night and day, separating that which has LIFE (Painting) from that which is mechanical, awkward, and futile (illustration)!
A true Painting must be teeming with LIFE, in contrast to illustration, which is anything but ART!
No matter how deep your emotional attachment to your preferences, there is truly nothing in an illustration other than platitude and entropy! Not unlike flying, which is not a human trait, the everyman has to rely on his/her mind to do art. Such art is inevitably conceptual, descriptive, and imitative! Look at a Norman Rockwell, then turn your gaze upon a Titian masterpiece in the next instance. You can tell us the difference ! I have nothing against Rockwell, he is an excellent illustrator, and he is American, too,-but Titian obviously has helped us to be in touch with greatness, the mystical, and the divine! Or one may read several chapters of Harry Potter (illustration for children) Vs. some Shakespearean verses (Art for the understanding adult!). Harry Potter may be very interesting, but the same result unfortunately prevails. Shakespeare is true literature, whereas your Harry Potter can be no more than illustrative, descriptive or narrative ! Finally, listen to the Beatles, then tune to Mozart or Beethoven in the next instance. Mozart and Beethoven can make music, but the Beatles can only give us something sentimental, silly, worldly, emotional, and sorrowful! The difference between great art and illustration is so great,– even a fool can tell you! In all three instances, your soul has been nourished by great art, whereas the silly stuffs, –the more worldly stuffs can do little in that regard. They may entertain your curiosity or satisfy your emotion or sexual instincts, but that is as far as they can take you!
It would be unacceptable if you insist that difference cannot be felt! It would be even more so if you have set out to deny the difference, like the academia,– because you have your own preference of Pop music, your own Harry Potter, your own Andy Warhol or what not! Look into the mirror, and you can see how silly that person can be?
It is unacceptable because you have denied enlightenment for the human spirit, to be in touch with greatness through the vehicle of true art. It is unacceptable because you have refused to enter the stream, which will eventually take you to the ocean! So it is pertinent for you, as art student, to detect that irreconcilable difference by means of careful comparison from the start.
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Comparing Master Ben Lau’s work with those of the others on this website will clarify this 21st Century Postmodern mess at hand;– namely, that Beauty cannot be expressed through ideas (or concepts)! The reason is quite simple: the other “artists” here are, in fact, art students who have no clue about what art is! Master Ben Lau, by contrast, is a genius whom the great master Knox Martin (www.knoxmartin.com) has praised! That can be readily verified through a careful study of Ben’s compositions. It may be further confirmed by the Knox Martin comment about Ben Lau on the following websites: http://trueartblog.com, http://benlauart.com, or the genius, Knox Martin’s praise for the Alpha Seer in an essay on http://thealphaseer.com.
As an art student, you have the obligation to find out about all this. You are obliged as human striving for enlightenment!
The first rule of enlightenment: nothing should be embraced as truth through belief and hearsay. You have an obligation to find out for yourself! One must be skeptical at first, then one must take up the challenge through investigation, with an aim to achieve conviction. CONVICTION,– not belief,– is a divine gift in life, as a shaft of inner light has now been gained to guide you in your actions. Enlightenment has a dawning effect on the human spirit, but one must make a good effort towards that.
Conceptual experiments inevitably leads to a complete breakdown in Art.The history of Pop art, Conceptualism and Postmodernism has given us sufficient proof for that. It is the story of spiritual bankruptcy! Who except a stupid and unenlightened crowd would still insist on visiting the Walker Art Centers of the world, the Gugganheims of the world, the Whitneys of the world,– or the MOMAs of the world, where conceptual bombardments of extremely boring, mundane and fake stuffs are put on public display,– packaged and sold as Art en mass to a crowd heavy with herd instincts! “The blind leading the blind” is the name of the game in this Age! If the Middle Ages can be called “the Dark”, then the Postmodern Age is the Blind!
Beauty must express itself through the creator’s sublime nature, more commonly known as “artistic genius”, where supreme artistic intuition born of Nature is in reign! Only Nature can instruct the artistic genius. Little wonder why Matisse says, “Art cannot be taught!” On the other hand, the everymen, also known as the Pop artists, or Conceptualists, do not have the tinner light to produce art. Who are those people in the last 500 years of painting? Here is a list again:
Caravaggio, Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, Rauschenberg, Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, Marchel Duchamp, Kahlo, Bacon,Lichtenstein, Albers, Hofmann, Newman, Beckmann, Nolde, Pollock, Matta, Still, Rivera, Ernst, Tanguy, Dali, Kokoschka, Magritte, Hopper, O’Keeffe, Leger, Klee, Braque, Kirchner, Modigliani, Chirico, Marc, Schiele, Malevich, Derain, Kandinsky, Klimt, Gauguin, Monet, Cassatt, Sargent, Pissarro, Sisley, Whistler, Homer, Courbet, Delacroix, Hiroshige, Gericault, Turner, Constable, Gainsborough, Boucher, Rothko, Stella, Hockney, Johns, Hirst, Freud, Hawkins, Motherwell, Dine, etc., etc. and etc.
These folks do not have the talent to produce art for the following reasons: 1. they do not have the sublime intuition born of Nature for art; and 2. with that important intuition missing, they behave like the blind, being incapable of seeing or understanding Art. 3. In addition, they are deluded enough to crown themselves as artist,–an imposition from which they will not rise again.
Some of the folks above may be a hero to many, some may even be quite popular owing to their nationality or gender ( Munch, O’Keef); some may have become famous for their inventiveness of things (Pollock,)– nevertheless, we should know full well that, without artistic genius, they cannot call themselves true artists and mean it,– no matter who they were, or what they had done.
Their misery is further compounded since they have fallen into the trap of imposing on the true artists through their propagation of untruths and ignorance,– their spirit beyond redemption. How so? For folks who have lived in constant denial of their own impotence in art, the devastation of ignorance and a sense derived from an inferiority complex will eventually have their tolls on them, leaving an indelible stigma in this life as well as bad Karma beyond it. The more immediate ailments to adversely affect them is a morbid fear for the Truth. Their failure in enlightenment has proven to be their downfall! They had been born with the mind and body of a man, but had unfortunately squandered that humanity,–the BRIDGE to the BEYOND! That opportunity has been wasted by constantly living in untruths. Even a swine can be deemed luckier than an impostor in that regard! They are no longer simple art students worthy of a pure heart. They had been involved in a lifetime of dishonest exploitation for Art and Beauty! Jesus said, ” What good is it to have the whole world in your possession if you have lost your soul?” Think about it, friends: What good is it indeed, of losing your soul, in exchange for fame and influence in this short life?
That is why the great American master Knox Martin has specifically pronounced this, “To become an artist, one must first UNDERSTAND what ART is!” That may sound simplistic to the casual ears, but it is an important FIRST consideration for any art student who is desirous of enlightenment!
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In Ben Lau’s works there is a resolution towards life in abhorrence of the inanimate. That goes hand in hand with a tendency towards the metaphorical, to eschew the photographic, the descriptive, the imitative, OR the narrative that is so often associated with meaning or sentiment! Meaning is irrelevant to Art, so is sentiment!
Many still believe that, simply because they can pick up a stick of color and make lines and images with it, they can call themselves artists. Wait, not so quick, folks! In addition to being imprudent, it may also be a dishonest way of dealing with life! Know what art is before you proceed!
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The success of a creative effort is determined by whether a piece of work can form a lasting communion with the viewer. It is crucial that the work can “speak” to the viewers. That is a task hard enough to achieve even for the artistic genius! A masterful composition is TIMELESS! The Unknown that is artistic beauty is so vast,–way beyond anything conceivable or perceivable by the unenlightened human mind!
For a successful dialog to take place between master and student, vertical intelligence is required of the latter. Vertical intelligence, which has height and depth, is transformative. So the master/student relationship is remarkable and is something that any art student should cultivate at all times.
Total awareness is required of the art student, whose transformation through looking attentively at masterpieces fulfills his/her yearning for sublime harmony. So one should not simply go to the master and say, ” Hey, I am here,– now enlighten me!” Enlightenment is not that cheap, it is not a passive thing– we all know that! One must assume a gracious effort, even a great one,– no matter the cost!
After examining the composition on the linear and the two-dimensional levels, the student will find himself in touch with the formal quality in the art. For those with good ears, every note of Mozart’s music is found to be precious. Likewise, if the art student has good enough seeing, every single stroke in a master’s composition will now become a treasure and a joy to look at! The accomplishment of a masterful composition, therefore, has become both the goal and subject matter for doing art.
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THE ALPHA SEER
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Shortly after teaching at the Yale Graduate
School—I left because of interim politics—I find
myself teaching at the Art Students League, my
alma mater, with hilarity in kiddo plangent ricochets.
Meeting with an extraordinary cross-section
of so-called artists, painters, sculptors, poets,
and people like others. Seeing a thousand people,
gigs at other universities and schools—I meet Mr.
Ben Lau at the Art Students League—sort of like
James Joyce meeting Svevo-—in his classroom,
reading his effort and proclaiming “Sir, you are a
genius”—I let fall this intelligence on Ben. I have
said of Ben, “If you fell off a ladder—and your
brush hit the wall—it would be beautiful.”What
gives me the status, position, altitude to make
such a hootsy-cootchy? Same thing what gives
James Joyce clang—perfect pitch. That’s me,
which makes me the ultimate cigarro. It’s as it is,
does Ben get this? Some of it, part of it, all of its
stuff? Or does he take this to Ben’s domain—tee
hee!
Now, Ben picks up my notion of alpha art, and
takes off on the Alpha Seer puts that all into true
art blog and creates a miracle, some of it pure Ben
Lau, the rest is sweet truth. In several Titian
paintings the surface subject matter repeatedly
GIVES the message that you could not look upon
truth with impunity, to look upon truth all
mechanical things would vanish!
This is what I see as the working basics of this
book, a two edged sword cutting both ways and
being wounded at the same time in a highflying
clearing cutting a swath. Hopefully, not like a bull
in a china closet, but nailed down to specifics,
which is the way of the Alpha Seer book.
The Alpha seer burns with intelligence to torch
the doldrums of the insipid, the laughter out of
fear, herd consumption, leaders, dead fashion,
architects of rewards to no talent. Yes, no talent is
rewarded big time very fast and full so that the
vested interests won’t be threatened in their life
times(we don’t want any thing around we can’t
see) a-a-a-a-all is the same every thing is art, we
can now live the life of an artist. Tee hee, falderol.
Bruce Nauman displays a film on digging a fence
post hole on his property and says “this is art:”—
The position of the won’t be taken in, the Alpha
Seer is, nothing that Nauman has ever done is art!
Renoir said of Cézanne,“Man, he can’t put down
but three strokes, and it’s good”—good for what?
Aye—there’s the rub. Can it be, can it be, can it
really be that what is truly really essential in art be
so rare as to be done by us so very few in the face
of an ocean of art that comes out of the world
from the universities from the academies from the
rafters from the streets, it rains so-called artists,
the Turners,Monet, Pissarro, the German
Expressionists, the futurists, the ash can school—
Luks, Sloan, Bellows, Glackens,Whistler, Sir
Joshua Reynolds, South American art, all Latino
art, modern Japanese, modern Chinese, Russian,
American art,Mark Rothko, Clifford Still, Ad
Reinhardt, Gottlieb, Hans Hoffman, Jackson
Pollock—
There’s an immense sheet of wonderful people
who are not doing the central fire of art the same
way that all the rest on the list are not doing.
Francis Bacon, Turner, Damien Hirst may feed us
to the domains of non-monkey Cocco, the place
where reside—all those that promote only harmless
novelty and creatures from the id and dread
pool the drively unconscious as a Francis Bacon
painting a man on the toilet masturbating with
throat cut, lousy mealy colored and dead brushstrokes.
Of course this is button pushing
supreme—if your buttons are pushed you don’t
have to inspect the work!
All that bonafidely moves in the ultimate creation,
where creation is the subject matter—
which is anathema to what obscures, attempts to
remove all traces of whatever points to the real
thing.
Mephistopheles and a foul henchman while out
on a walk spot a man who has picked up something
in his hands glowing with a preternatural
grace, and he radiates enlightenment! The devil’s
companion asks his master, “What is that?”
Answer—“He has found truth\".””Well hell, isn’t
that bad for you?”“No” says Devil, “I will help him
to organize it.”
Would it be helpful to see a partial list of those
condemned on account of the subject matter of
their work is creation? Okay!—it’s Titian,
Velasquez, Adrien Brouwer, Franz Hals, Cézanne,
Matisse, Picasso, de Kooning and us chickens.
“On the smithy of my soul I go to create the yet
not created consciousness of my race.”—James
Joyce
As with the real stuff, which I have not included
here—ya gots ta read into the warp and weft of
the above and with rare intelligence come to grips
with what it is posited here.Who knows, Ben
Lau’s book The Alpha Seer will save the world.
—KNOX MARTIN
PROFESSOR LEANDER S. HUGHES
ON THE ALPHASEER
More than a decade has passed since I first met Ben Lau, but I remember the occasion well. I was a student at the Rudy and Lola Perpich Center for Arts Education, and Ben was a special guest at our school, invited to present before our entire student body. Things got off to a rocky start when Ben put a black and white copy of a Cezanne and one of a Pissarro side by side on the overhead and asked the audience which was a better composition. Ben never had a chance to move forward from this initial question, as students around me jumped up in protest: “How can you say one work of art is better than another?!” one student shouted, “It’s just your opinion!” Soon the hall was consumed in chaos with students interrupting Ben, talking over each other in their self-righteous tirade against this apparent act of artistic discrimination. For all of their talk about equality and mutual understanding, my classmates showed themselves to be thoroughly bigoted in their refusal to even allow Ben to explain himself. So, the first time I ever spoke to Ben was when I went up to him that day to apologize for the rude treatment he had received and to tell him that I would have liked to hear what he had to say. A year later, Ben came back to our school offering to be a mentor to anyone interested. I applied straight away, and Ben has been a mentor and good friend to me ever since.
There was no sudden enlightenment studying under Ben. I was a very skeptical student in the beginning. I did not see the beauty in his work. In fact, I did not see beauty in anyone’s work, including my own. Sometimes I liked a painting because it got me fantasizing or philosophizing about this or that, but my ability to take pleasure in something at a purely visual level was close to nil. Gradually though, over countless Saturday afternoons spent with Ben looking at the paintings in his many art books- engaging with Titian, Hals, Matisse, Van Eyck, Hokusai, and Knox Martin to name just a few- I began to feel something in those works: the way the dark and light embraced and intertwined, the energy and certainty of the brush strokes. Slowly, I began to taste, if ever so slightly, the dynamism and vitality of those great compositions, and in time, my appreciation went deeper- to a level which may well be impossible to explain: when a painter takes something essential to the human experience and reinvents it in the two-dimensional space of a canvas, letting the power of that thing guide each line and tap out the rhythmic dance of dark and light, then that painting becomes a thing onto itself- a small universe into which we can step and exist indefinitely, if we wish, simply by giving it our full attention. If this isn’t Beauty with a capital “B,” then it is at least one very important kind of beauty- one that has added immeasurable richness to my life and one that is clearly present in some paintings more than others.
Ben has a website at www.thealphaseer.com upon which he refers to himself as the Alphaseer- I laughed when I first read this self-bestowed title, but the title is not a product of an enflamed ego: Rather it is an honest appraisal of Ben’s own ability. Ben could see Beauty (yes, I think it deserves a capital “B”), whereas my art school classmates and I could not. Now thanks to Ben’s mentorship, I too can catch a glimpse into Beauty’s secret chambers, and for this I am truly grateful, but Ben remains light-years ahead of me- he can actually CREATE Beauty consistently with every new work he produces. Thus, I think “Alphaseer” may actually be a shade too modest- Ben, to me, is the Alphacreator: he creates Beauty on a daily basis and that Beauty is a gift to everyone willing to take the time to really see it. If I had the money to be Ben’s patron, I would buy up all of his work in an instant- not because doing so would be a wise investment (as it surely would be), but just so I could surround myself in the timelessness of his art. For now though, I can only offer this humble endorsement along with my heartfelt thanks to Ben and my hope that, in some small way, I may help bring to him the wider recognition he so deeply deserves.
Professor Leander s. Hughes is currently teaching at Saitama University, Japan.
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Lee,
That was a beautiful statement, Lee, thank you for writing with such
heartfelt honesty. It’s always good to hear about my dad’s work from
someone else. Growing up in a household where I’m constantly
surrounded by these works and where the Alphacreator is also my dad
(you know how that is), I often take for granted my seemingly
effortless ability to discern Beauty from non-beauty - but I realize
time and again it is only because my dad raised me this way, so that
seeing art is like a native language.
I hope this can be published some day.
Love,
Isabella
Isabella is the daughter of Ben Lau, a.k.a. the Alpha Seer
Karen Monson
to me
show details Dec 6 (2 days ago)
This is so Beautiful and so true, Ben. I remember the first time I met you … and that day very well. Thank you for sharing this. Karen
Karen M. is the lady who, in Leander Hughes’ youth had brought about the meeting of the latter and the Alpha Seer.
Bio / Resumee / Statement:
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BEN LAU IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF OUR TIME, UNKNOWN, UNSUNG!
KNOX MARTIN\\\\\\\'S 1988 STATEMENT
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(ABOVE PHOTO, CIRCA 1988, WAS TAKEN DURING BEN LAU\\\\\\\" by the great American master, Knox Martin\\\\\\\" by Professor Leander S. Hughes, a former student of the Alpha Seer, (Leander is an English professor today at Saitama University, Japan)
(http://www.alphaseer.com)
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http://www.wahyanonefamily.org/aeDinner2009.html
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http:www.wahyanonefamily.org
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http:www.youtube.com (to see the Alpha Seer in video.)
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http://www.trueartblog.com (writings by the Alpha Seer, a.k.a. Master Ben Lau)
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http://www. benlauart.com (original website of Master Ben Lau created by Lindergail.)
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The great American master Knox Martin can be accessed in his personal website:
1.http://www.knoxmartin.com
2. http://www.youtube.com (search: Knox Martin to see the master in video.)
Activities:
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tsien.james@hph.com to me
show details Dec 13 (8 days ago)
Ben, just left the Wah Yan Gratitude dinner. The auction of your masterpiece went extremely well. It started at HKD18,000 and finally sold for HKD53,000. We also saw you on video. Seen your face for the first time since 1968, I believe. You look great. You\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve done a great deed with your contribution.
Best
Jimmy
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Message from J S Tsien sent via BlackBerry
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Lau
To: Ben Lau
Sent: Sun Dec 13 23:25:02 2009
Subject: CATALOG OF THE ALPHASEER ON CURRENT EXHIBITION
FINALLY, A CATALOG!
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THE ALPHA SEER
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Monty Fong à Knox, moi
afficher les détails 14 déc. (Il y a 10 jours)
Dear Master Knox Martin and Master Ben Lau,
I am very happy to inform you the auction was completed smoothly at the Gratitude Dinner last night. Ben’s video provided a warm connection and aroused the interests of everyone at the event. Through several rounds of hands up, your masterpieces were sold at USD6,800 to a senior alumni who is an admirer of true art. The proceed will support the continuous development of the 2 Wah Yan Colleges in Hong Kong.
Master Martin and Ben, please accept again our greatest gratitude for your unfailing support. You had demonstrated how “Men for and with Others” could reach out to help beyond boundaries. Many Wahyanites will remember your generosity.
Best wishes,
Monty,
C.E.O.
Wahyanonefamily Foundation Ltd.
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Monty Fong à Knox, moi
afficher les détails 8 déc.
Dear Master Knox Martin,
On behalf of the Wah Yan One Family Foundation, I would like to extend our immense gratitude for your permission to allow us to perform an auction of one of your great works, the “Homage to Mozart”, together with one of Ben’s fine works “Cats” at our 90/85th Anniversaries Gratitude Dinner on Sunday, 13th December 2009.
The Dinner will be held at the Grand Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over 1,200 alumni, teachers, parents, staff members of the schools and their families will attend. The auction is one of the highlights of the Dinner, when your great work will be introduced at the central stage for bidding. There are 4 other items for auction but they are products of the schools. The receipt from this meaningful showpiece will support the continuous development of the two Wah Yan Colleges in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Your generosity will enable the schools to continue to nurture responsible and knowledgeable men who will serve and help others in need, i.e. Men for and with Others. Ben is a vivid role model.
I have also informed Master Ben Lau that we would like to have a 30-second video from you for broadcasting during the auction. Master Ben told me you have agreed to get one for us. For this again we are most grateful.
The school is organizing another art exhibition in April 2010 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre to display the art pieces of its alumni in the last 85 years. I have appealed to Ben to get his consent for display of his works. We would host an online exhibition and auction of your masterpieces in parallel, if you would permit. I will get you more details for considerations soon.
Master Martin, your gracious generosity for Wah Yan is itself a true beauty! Our heartfelt gratitude is beyond the expression of words. May we wish you a joyful Christmas and a great 2010.
Best wishes,
Monty Fong
C.E.O.
Wahyanonefamily Foundation Ltd.
CHECK THIS OUT:
http://www.wahyanonefamily.org/aeDinner2009.html
CHECK THIS OUT:
http://www.mnartists.org (search for Alpha Seer, or Master Ben Lau)
CHECK THIS OUT:
http://www.trueartblog.com (This is a blog created by the much younger Alpha Seer , also known as Master Ben Lau, to help the general public understand true art.)
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