Lo’Ching and his parents moved to Taiwan in 1949. He is known as a poet, painter and calligrapher. Very early on, he learned classical ink painting in the court tradition from a painting master of the Qing dynasty. He studied at Fujian University and has an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington in Seattle. He was a professor of literature and fine arts in universities in Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and the Czech Republic.
Lo is well-versed in brush arts and literature from classical to modern and post-modern. He is one of the pioneers of postmodern poetry in Taiwan and his poems have been translated into many languages.
His major innovation in ink painting is the deconstruction of Classical Chinese landscape by introducing into his compositions, abstract and geometric elements and other unexpected contemporary images. Titles of Lo’s work are usually linked to “conversations with Chinese masters.”
Lo’s work is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
He teaches English and Chinese culture at the National Taiwan Normal University.
