About Brent Wong
Born 1945. Brent Wong is a New Zealand painter and composer.
Brent Wong (born 1945) is a New Zealand surrealist painter and music composer.
Early life Wong was born in 1945 in Ōtaki, New Zealand. His family moved to Wellington in 1949, where he has subsequently lived. As a child, he had difficulty reading, which led him towards drawing as an alternative means of self-expression.
Art career Wong claims artistic influence from Turner, Kandinsky, Klee, and Andrew Wyeth. He is famous for his surrealist land, sea, and cloudscapes along with entirely abstract works.
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New Zealand painter (1945— )
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Brent Wong was born in 1945 in Ōtaki.
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Brent Wong is a painter and composer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Brent Wong. https://biography.guide/brent-wong/
MLA: "Brent Wong." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/brent-wong/.
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