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Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Photo taken by Dr. Ko Tak Him, Patrick (Claude Monet's Garden & Water Lily Pond at Giverny, France, May 16, 2012)
Newsletter
- June 2012 -

Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Editor
Dr. PUN Chiu-on
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From the Editor
The scope of cardiology medicine and health science is immense. An individual may not be able
to become proficient in all the subspecialties. The special interest and range of practice of different
cardiologists may diverse. It is the direction of the College to develop subspecialty groups to
organize activities pertinent to the particular subspecialties. The Paediatric Cardiology Chapter is
the first subspecialty organization established under the auspices of the College. It had organized a
symposium on paediatric cardiac arrhythmias in March, and is reported in this Newsletter.
The recent few months were busy for scientific activities. The Annual Scientific Congress had come
to the twentieth year. The College had also organized scientific meetings with other academic and
professional institutes. These included the Multi-specialty Medical MEGA Conference and the 14th
South China International congress of Cardiology. Forthcoming is the Cardiovascular Interventional
Summit Hong Kong 2012 with the Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Association, Southern
China Interventional Cardiology Education Net and the Macau Cardiology Association, to be held
in Macau in coming November.
The College always welcomes joined efforts with other academic and professional institutes for
holding scientific activities, for the purpose of medical education, with the firm belief that this
would ultimately benefit the patients, whether they are under the care of cardiovascular medical
professionals or medical professionals in other disciplines.
Cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life saving emergency measure. Its science and
techniques have been developing and refining in the past decades. The latest recommendations
include immediate use of defibrillation if available, chest compression only CPR for lay person
rescuer, and new sequence of basic cardiac life support. The Resuscitation Council of Hong Kong
was finally established, despite the many obstacles it had to overcome before its inception. The
College is one of its founding institutes. One of its initial tasks is to arouse public awareness the
need of installation of automated external defibrillators (AED) in public areas, to enable prompt and
effective resuscitation of cardiac arrest. Unavailability of AEDs in many public areas is an aspect in
which Hong Kong lacks behind many modern cities in the world.
The coming two months appear quiescent for College activities. Yet, busy preparations are being
carried out for the activities in the second half of this year. The major annual community activity
of College, the World Heart Day will be launched in September. There will be a prolific range of
activates with addition of new events. Please watch out for future announcement.
Dr. PUN Chiu On
Editor

Local Scientific Activities
Paediatric Cardiac Arrhythmias Symposium, 24 March 2012
Paediatric Cardiac Arrhythmias Symposium was held on 24 March 2012 at Block M G/F Lecture
Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon. The organizing committee of the Paediatric Cardiac
Arrhythmias Symposium would like to express their sincere appreciation and gratitude to all those
who had participated in symposium. The symposium was well attended with 60 participants, who
are mostly paediatric cardiologists. Many participants had found the symposium an excellent
platform for exchanges and sharing, and all felt they had benefited from the symposium.
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Paediatric Cardiac Arrhythmias Symposium Speakers:
Dr. LUN Kin Shing
Dr. YUNG Tak Cheung
Prof. CHEUNG Yiu Fai
Dr. FONG Nai Chung
Dr. CHENG Yan Wah, Vinson
Dr. CHUNG Hon Yin, Brian
Dr. LIU Pak Yin, Anthony

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Dr. CHAU Kai Tung and Dr. YAM Man Ching
Dr. CHAU Kai Tung and Dr. LEE Shuk Han
From Left: Dr. YUNG Tak Cheung, Dr. CHUNG Hon Yin, Brian, Dr. LIU Pak Yin, Anthony,
Dr. FONG Nai Chung, Dr. CHENG Yan Wah, Vinson, Dr. SO Lok Yee
Once again, the organizing committee: Dr. CHAU Kai Tung, Dr. YAM Man Ching, Dr. YUNG
Tak Cheung, Dr. LUN Kin Shing are thankful for the enormous time and efforts of those who had
contributed to the symposium. It had rendered the symposium towards the success. The College
looks forward to meeting you again in near future.

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Multi-Specialty Medical MEGA Conference (M 3 C 2.0),
14-15 April 2012
The Hong Kong College of Cardiology was invited by the Association of Private Medical Specialists
of Hong Kong as one of the co-organizers in the Multi-Specialty Medical MEGA Conference. It was
held on 14-15 April 2012 at the Ballroom, 8/F, Langham Place, Mongkok.
The representatives of the College and topics of their lectures were:
Cardiology Session:
Chairperson: Dr. WONG Kwok Yiu, Chris & Dr. LI Shu Kin
1) Dr. FUNG Wing Hong, Jeffery
New Insight into treatment of atrial fibrillation
2) Dr. CHIANG Chung Seung
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): QEH Experience
3) Dr. CHAU Mo Chee, Elaine
Current and updates on treatment of Heart Failure
4) Dr. HO Hung Kwong, Duncan
Acute coronary syndrome: What are the current thoughts
Dr. FUNG Wing Hong, Jeffery
Left to Right: Dr. CHIANG Chung Seung, Dr. CHAU Mo Chee, Elaine,
Dr. WONG Kwok Yiu, Chris, Dr. HO Hung Kwong,
Duncan and Dr. LI Shu Kin
Diabetes Session:
5) Dr. LEUNG Tat Chi, Godwin
Can we prevent CAD in type 2 diabetes?
Dr. LEUNG Tat Chi, Godwin

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20 th Annual Scientific Congress, 4-6 May 2012
The 20 th Annual Scientific Congress (20 th
ASC) was successfully held on 4-6 May 2012
at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers,
Tsimshatsui, Kowloon. In addition to plenary
lectures and named lectures, two joined
symposia were held. GAP-CCBC symposium
was organized. It included representatives from
hospitals in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan
and Macau. The other was a joint symposium
with European Society of Cardiology and Macau
Cardiology Association. The opening ceremony
was officiated by Dr the Honourable LEONG Che Hung, Executive Councilor and Former Chairman
of Hospital Authority.
Dr the Honourable LEONG
Che Hung - Opening
Ceremony
Dr. WONG Kwok Yiu –
Opening Ceremony
Official Guests – Opening Ceremony
Total number of participants was 916, including 697 local doctors, 167 delegates from mainland
China, 74 allied professionals and paramedical personnel, and 19 overseas delegates.
54 abstracts were received and accepted for oral presentation. Three abstracts were awarded the
Best Paper Awards this year.
Dr. KWOK Sit Yee (Prince of Wales Hospital): Resting Heart Rate is associated with blood pressure,
adiposity and intensity of exercises in children.
Dr. LEE Kang Yin, Michael (Queen Elizabeth Hospital): Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
– Initial experience in Hong Kong and intermediate-term follow-up.

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Dr. MOK Ngai Shing (Princess Margaret Hospital): Cardiac genetic service in management of
inherited arrhythmogenic diseases – Pioneering experience of a regional referral centre.
Winners of Best Paper Award
Dr. KWOK Sit Yee and Dr the Honourable
LEONG Che Hung
Dr. Mok Ngai Shing and Dr the
Honourable LEONG Che Hung
Dr. LEE Kang Yin, Michael and Dr the
Honourable LEONG Che Hung
In the PCI Case Discussion session held on 6 May 2012, the three Best PCI Case Award winners
were:
Dr. CHAN Ka Chun, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr. CHUI Ka Lung, Prince of Wales Hospital
Dr. Gordon K T HO, United Christian Hospital
Dr. Robert-Jan VAN GEUNS
and Dr. Gordon K T HO
Dr. Mario EVORA and Dr. CHAN Ka Chun
Dr. WONG Chi Ming and
Dr. CHUI Ka Lung

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Hypertension Treatment Strategy and RAAS Blockade,
22 May 2012
This scientific meeting was held in the evening on 22 May 2012, at Langham Place Hotel,
Kowloon. The speaker was Professor Sverre E. KJELDSEN. Professor KJELDSEN is Professor and
Chief Physician, at the Department of Cardiology, Ullevaal Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway. He
was President of European Society of Hypertension (2005-2007), and a member of the Guideline
Committee of the European Society of Hypertension – European Society of Cardiology. The meeting
was chaired by Dr. LAU Yuk Kong, Council Member of the College.
Prof. KJELDSEN started by reviewing the studies showing the benefits of ARB over other classes
of hypertensive drugs in treatment of hypertension. Thus, he would favour the use of ARB in
hypertension treatment, and would not use age demarcation in the choice of hypertension
medications as advocated in the NICE Guideline.
Differences in blood pressure reduction have been reported among ARBs. The choices between
two different ARBs (losartan and candesartan) did not seem to affect blood pressure levels during
treatment in a real life setting. However, increased use of thiazides in the losartan group was
observed to achieve equal blood pressure reduction.
When comparing the hypertensive primary treatment with two
of the most used ARBs, losartan vs candesaran in Norway,
differences in the risk of cardiovascular disease was observed.
The candesartan group had lower risk of cardiovascular
disease compared with the losartan group.
Dr. LAU Yuk Kong and Professor Sverre E. KJELDSEN
Inaugural Scientific Meeting cum Opening Ceremony of the
Resuscitation Council of Hong Kong (RCHK), 26 May 2012
The Inaugural Scientific Meeting cum Opening
Ceremony of the Resuscitation of Hong Kong
(RCHK) was held in the morning of Saturday,
26 May 2012, at the Grand Hall, Hong
Kong St. John Ambulance Headquarters,
MacDonnell Road, Hong Kong. The Hong
Kong College of Cardiology is one of its eight
founding organizations. Dr. Peter C Y WONG,
Distinguished Fellow HKCC, was the Chairman
of the Organizing Committee for the Opening
Ceremony.
From Left: Dr. WONG Kwok Yiu, Chris, Dr. WONG Cho Yiu,
Peter, Dr. CHAN Kam Tim, Dr. PUN Chiu On,
Dr. CHAN Chi Wo
The programme started with the following scientific lectures:
1. Public Access Defibrillation: Local Perspectives
Dr. C H CHUNG, Director, Hong Kong St. John Ambulance.
2. Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Dr. H Y SO, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital.

3. Public Access Defibrillation: Global Application
Professor Vincent MOSESSO, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburg, USA.
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The main objectives of RCHK include:
1. To advocate for best practice, education, research and development in resuscitation.
2. To offer a collaborative platform for sharing and exchange of information, knowledge and data
related to resuscitation across different organizations from hospitals, beyond clinics to community.
3. To engage public for resuscitation training and practice.
4. To represent Hong Kong for national, regional and
international networking and benchmarking.
The Opening Ceremony was officiated by Dr. York Y N CHOW,
Secretary, Food and Health Bureau.
The Officials of RCHK are:
Dr. York Y N CHOW, GBS, JP
President
Dr. York Y N CHOW, GBS, JP, Food and Health Bureau
Chairman
Dr. Yu Fat CHOW, Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
1st Vice Chairman Dr. Hiu Fat HO, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
2nd Vic President Dr. Chris K Y WONG, Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Hon. Secretary Dr. Mary B L KWONG, Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Hon. Treasurer Dr. Jonathan H O WAI, Auxiliary Medical Service
Directors
Dr. Yiu Kai AU, Hong Kong Red Cross
Dr. Chin Hung CHUNG, Hong Kong St. John Ambulance
Dr. Andrew W C YIP, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong.
Opening Ceremony
Left to Right: Dr. Andrew W C YIP, Dr. Kai Ming CHAN, Dr. Mary B L KWONG, Dr. Hiu Fat HO, Dr. Yu Fat CHOW,
Dr. York Y N CHOW, Dr. Chris K Y WONG, Dr. Jonathan H O WAI, Dr. Chin Hung CHUNG, Dr. Peter C Y WONG

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International Scientific Conferences
14 th South China International Congress of Cardiology Press conference on 12 April 2012 at Dong Fang
Hotel, Gunagzhou
Co-Chairmen, Congress Committee toasted for the 14 th South China International Congress of Cardiology
Opening Ceremony
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Dr. YUNG Tak Cheung
Dr. KO Kwok Chun, Jason
Dr. CHAN Kam Tim
Opening Ceremony & Welcome dinner on 12 April 2012 at the Ballroom, China Hotel, A Marriot Hotel, Guangzhou.
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Opening Ceremony & Welcome dinner on 12 April 2012 at the Ballroom, China Hotel, A Marriott Hotel, Guangzhou.
Fellowship Dinner was held on 13 April 2012 at the Four Seasons restaurant, China Hotel, A Marriott Hotel, Guangzhou
Lingnan Impression Tour by Hong Kong delegates on 14 April 2012
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2012
June
Cardiovascular Interventional Summit Hong Kong 2012,
24-26 November 2012
The Cardiovascular Interventional Summit Hong Kong 2012 (CIS) will be held on 24-26 November
2012 at the Ballroom, Banyan Tree, Macau. The Summit is organized by the Hong Kong College
of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Association, Southern China Interventional
Cardiology Education Net and the Macau Cardiology Association.
The Organizing Committee will organize a comprehensive and exciting programme in the topics
of PCI: left main, chronic total occlusion, bifurcation, IVUS, OCT, SVG & distal protection BVS;
late-breaking news, results of clinical trial; regional difference in practice between doctors in
Hong Kong, Macau and China. Non-Coronary: valve, AAA, carotid, renal & peripheral, ASD
closure, which will be of interest to all relevant specialists. A variety of communication formats and
learning modes will be offered, such as state-of-the-art lectures, symposia, case reviews and live
demonstrations.
Having a great response from last year and there were nearly 900 registrations. The Organizing
Committee is confident to provide a platform to discuss current issue in depth, exchange best
practice and advance the expert and professional knowledge of those who attend. The conference
will provide an effective means for transfer of knowledge, skills and insight from a number of
renowned speakers and sharing with participants. This will enhance the advantages of participants
in achieving their professional development and strive to improve patient healthcare outcomes.
We are sincerely inviting you to participate in the conference as chairman, speaker, or delegate
of the College. For enquiry please contact Hong Kong College of Cardiology via email:
enquiry@hkcchk.com or by phone: (852) 2899 2035.
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4 th Asian Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation
Conference, 1-2 December 2012
We are pleased to announce that the 4 th Asian Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation
Conference (APCCRC 2012) will be held from 1-2 December 2012 at Hong Kong Convention &
Exhibition Centre. Cumulative evidences have shown increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease
in Asian countries. It is important to know and control the risk factors. This Scientific Conference will
deliberately address on prevention of cardiovascular disease. This will be an excellent opportunity
to share in-depth knowledge, practical issues through lectures and workshops in preventive
cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation by experts of the multidisciplinary team.
Honorary Advisory Board:
Dr. CHENG Chun Ho
Dr. KO Tak Him, Patrick
Dr. LAU Suet Ting
Dr. PUN Chiu On
Prof. YU Cheuk Man
Dr. CHIANG Chung Seung
Prof. LAU Chu Pak
Dr. LEUNG Kei Pui
Dr. TSE Tak Fu
Executive Committee Co-Chairman:
Dr. CHAN Ngai Yin
Dr. LI Sheung Wai, Leonard
Executive Committee:
Dr. CHAN Wing Sze, Carmen
Dr. Adrian CHEONG
Mr. CHENG Tak Lai, Dick
Dr. CHOI Man Chun
Dr. CHOW Siu Lun, Eddie
Dr. KWONG Shu Keung
Ms. LAM See Way, Sylvia
Prof. LAM Yat Yin
Dr. LEUNG Kai Chi
Dr. LEUNG Wai Suen, Albert
Ms. NG Yuk Mun
Dr. YUE Chiu Sun, Sunny
Invited Faculty:
Prof. David WOOD (National heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London)
Prof. CHEN Ssu-yuan (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan)
Dr. GUO Lan (Guangdong General Hospital, China)
Dr. Visal KANTARNATANAKUL (Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Thailand)
Prof. Yutaka KIMURA (Kansai Medical University, Japan)
Dr. Jimmy LIM (Novena Heart Centre, Singapore)
(Other faculty to be confirmed)
Call for Abstract
Submission Deadline
Notification of Acceptance
17 August 2012 31 August 2012
We sincerely invite you to participate in the conference and more details will be updated at
website: www.apccrc.com.
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Calendar of Scientific Meetings in 2012
2012
June
Date Name of Congress Location
26 - 28 July 2012
Tokyo Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention
Conference (TOPIC) 2012
Tokyo, Japan
25 - 29 Aug 2012 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2012 Munich, Germany
29 Sept - 4 Oct
2012
3 - 6 Oct 2012
11 - 14 Oct 2012
20 - 21 Oct 2012
9 th Asian-Pacific Congress of Hypertension 2012 Sydney, Australia
5 th Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Scientific Session
(APHRS 2012)
Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology
(GW-ICC)
3 rd Asia Pacific Congenital & Structural Heart
Intervention Symposium 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
Beijing, China
Hong Kong, China
22 - 26 Oct 2012 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2012 Miami, Florida, US
2 - 4 Nov 2012 Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2012 Kobe, Japan
3 - 7 Nov 2012 AHA Scientific Sessions 2012 Los Angeles, US
24 - 26 Nov 2012 Cardiovascular Interventional Summit Hong Kong 2012 Macau, China
1 - 2 Dec 2012
4 th Asian Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac
Rehabilitation Conference (APCCRC)
Hong Kong, China
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Community Activities
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Jump Rope for Heart Program (JRFH)
In this academic year (2011-2012), 149 schools (118 primary schools, 30 secondary schools and
1 international school) have registered for the Jump Rope for Heart Program. 22 heart health talks
by cardiologists, 10 anti-drug talks by AMS and 28 school visits by expert teams were conducted
at schools respectively. Very positive response was received.
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The JRFH Inter-school Rope Skipping Competition 2012 will be held on 7 & 14 July 2012 (Saturdays)
at Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre. This year, a new group is added in both the primary school
session and the secondary session. Therefore, there will be 4 groups (A, B, C & Novice) for the
primary school session and 2 groups (A & B) for the secondary school session. The scoring method
is simplified and fine-tuned so that it would be more easily understood and rated and would save
the manpower of technical judges. As the schedule is really full and tight, there would not be any
individual speed events this year.
Group Date Time Teams
Primary Novice 7 July 2012 (Sat) 8:30am - 11:30am 16
Primary C 7 July 2012 (Sat) 12:30pm - 3:30pm 16
Primary B 7 July 2012 (Sat) 3:30pm - 7:00pm 17
Secondary B 14 July 2012 (Sat) 8:30am - 12:00nn 12
Primary A 14 July 2012 (Sat) 1:00pm - 3:30pm 9
Secondary A 14 July 2012 (Sat) 4:00pm - 6:30pm 7
The 9 th World Rope Skipping Championships will be held from 30 July to 9 August 2012 at
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. The JRFH secretariat has received 5 sponsorship requests. The JRFH Finance
Committee approved granting HK$5,000 to sponsor all 41 athletes with applications. Amongst
these 41 athletes, 5 have decided not to join the event, thus not received the sponsorship from
JRFH.
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Other Activities
Recognition ceremony
Dr. WONG Kwok Yiu, Chris and
Dr. TSANG Ho Fai, Thomas
Dr. TSANG Ho Fai, Thomas and
Dr. KO Tak Him, Patrick
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2012
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Souvenir presentation to Dr. CHAN Kam Tim by the organizer
Members Section
Hong Kong Heart Foundation Cardiology Training
Fellowship Programme
Awarded Hong Kong Heart Foundation Fellowship 2011/2012:
Dr. CHAN Ka Chun, Member HKCC, of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, will start the training
programme in Interventional Cardiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case
Western Reserve University and Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Cleveland in the
United States of America for a period of 12 months commencing from 1 July 2012.
Awarded Hong Kong Heart Foundation Fellowship 2012/2013:
Dr. HAI Siu Han, Fellow HKCC, of Queen Mary Hospital, will start the training programme in
Electrophysiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester in the United States of America for a period of 12
months commencing from 30 June 2012.
Dr. LAM Cheung Chi, Member HKCC, of Queen Mary Hospital, will start the training programme
in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease at CardioVasculares Centrum, Frankfurt in Germany for
a period of 12 months commencing from 1 July 2012.
Awarded Hong Kong Heart Foundation Travelling Fellowship:
Dr. LI Ying Wah, Member HKCC, of Ruttonjee Hospital, has started the training programme in
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance at Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia for a period of
6 months commencing from 1 May 2012.
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New Members
The College welcomes the following new members.
International Fellow:
Dr. Norman SADICK, private practice in New South Wales, Australia
Fellows:
Dr. CHAN Pak Hei, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
Dr. CHEN Hay Son, Robin, Department of Paediatrician and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Dr. FUNG Chi Yan, Raymond, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital
Dr. KO Lap Yan, Ryan, private practice
Dr. LAM Ho, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital
Members:
Dr. TAM Chor Cheung, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
Dr. TSANG Chun Fung, Sunny, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr. WONG Ka Lam, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital.
Biography of Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926), born Nov 14, 1840 in Paris, was determined to become an artist since
early teenage. At age 11, Monet entered Le Havre School of the Arts and learnt painting techniques
from famous French painters of that period. He moved to Paris and befriended fellow master painters
Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas. They developed new ideas and approach
to art. Drifting away from traditional painting (Realism). They studied and recorded in their paintings
the effects of light, and it’s temporal relationship, on what they actually saw in nature with bright,
broken colours, and rapid, bold brushstrokes, without meticulous details, and this new style of painting
began to be known as Impressionism.
This new movement was not well received initially. In fact, the term Impressionism was coined
by art critic Louis Leroy, who did not intend to use the term as anything complimentary. Rather, the
influential critic scorned at the painting Impression, SUNRISE which Monet presented at a local
exhibition. Leroy and followers thought that this painting was too casually done and probably could
be finished in a few minutes, whereas traditional oil paintings would take weeks to complete.
Monet persisted in his quest for new adventures, and the impressionist movement became unstoppable.
He married Camille Doncieux who died of tuberculosis at a very young age. He became very
depressed. His second woman of his life, Alice Hoschedé, helped put him back on his feet, and Monet
became a prolific and highly acclaimed painter in the late Eighteen Eighties. The family moved to
Giverny and they settled down, built a house and planted a garden, with a water-lily pond in front.
Monet spent a lot of time painting landscapes in around his garden in Giverny, and a lot of his paintings
centered around his water lily pond and the Japanese garden on either side.
It is interesting to note that in 1923, Monet underwent two operations to remove his cataracts.
Paintings done in the few years before his cataract operation generally carried a reddish tone, quite
consistent with the vision of cataract victims. After the surgery, when he could again see ultraviolet
wavelengths of light, his water lilies became bluer!
Monet continued to paint late in his life, until Dec 5, 1926 when he succumbed to lung cancer. His
paintings, however, live on and have been viewed and admired by the thousands in museums all
over the world.
Patrick Ko
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