Sunday, April 11, 2004
Teddy Lo
Starting at a young age in Hong Kong, Teddy Lo realized the value and fascination of modern technology due to his family background.
Lo’s decision not to go into family’s business in his adolescence has led him to the vast world of art and design, where he began to look at the value of visual communication.
At age 16, Lo became frustrated with the advertising in Hong Kong and devoted 10 years to learning the craft and aesthetics of western art direction and advertising.
He moved to CA, and after acquiring a visual communications degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing, he applied to the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and was accepted into the Advertising program. It was there, in Los Angeles, that Lo really focused on communication arts aesthetics and modern art.
While at Art Center, he surrounded himself with artists in numerous majors and was introduced to his mentor/ instructor – Roland Young. Roland’s method of thinking struck an interest and was the most influential in Lo’s studies. Roland stressed the importance of the central concept and the reasons why the idea always comes before the design. That thinking really intrigued him in creating LED art pieces.
After graduation, Lo headed up numerous design and advertising projects for his family business and other technological companies and that’s when he decided to produce art with LED as his medium. He found another outlet to inspire the world visually.
In 2002, Lo moved to New York City to pursue his career in advertising and contemporary art.
LED art piece show dates:
2003 9/20–10/19 (Debut) Morphology @ Studio Dimodica, Soho, NYC
2003 11/22 Traffika @ Boundless2003, Queens, NYC
2004 1/15 – ongoing Q @ Photonics Center, HK Science Park, Hong Kong
2004 2/29 – 3/1 The ArtExpo 2004 @ Jatviz center, NY