吴耀基

生于1948年，祖籍福建金门。1973年毕业于前南洋大学会计系，为专业会计师。酷爱书法，读诗词与作曲（笔名：遥祺）。2012年在美国出品高清歌曲CD“银夜”。

九岁开始学习书法，以楷书入门。1967年师承书法家崔大地先生，从隶书，魏碑，纂书以至行草，近年多以草书创作，力求达到“大漠孤烟直，长河落日圆“（王维诗）之视觉和弦的效果。

现为:

• 狮城书法纂刻会副主席
• 新加坡艺术协会永久会员
• 兰亭花会永久会员
• 曾担任各项书法比赛评委
• 作品参与中日韩世界书法展

Goh Yau Kee

Born in 1948. By origin Jinmen, Fujian Province. In 1973, he graduated from the Accountancy Department of the ex-Nanyang University, Singapore. A Certified Public Accountant.

He ardently loves Chinese calligraphy, poetry, especially composing songs (Pen-name Yao Qi). Released in 2012, a high definition CD “Silvery Night”, in USA.

From a young age of 9, he started practicing Chinese calligraphic “regular script”, until 1967 had been initiated by the maestro Tsue Ta Tee, into varied arts of “official script”, “tablet inscription”, “seal characters”, “running hand”, down to entrancing “cursive script”.

For many years, he has been enthused over “cursive script”, letting the connoisseurs comprehend a visual chord such as Wang Wei’s poem –

The vast desert the sole smoke thin,

Long river setting a round sun.

Present status:

• Vice Chairman of Shicheng Calligraphy and Seal-Carving Society (Singapore)
• Life Member of Singapore Art Society
• Life Member of Lanting Art Society
• Adjudicator for regular calligraphy contests.
• Exhibitor of China, Japan, South Korea world-wide calligraphy.