Selected Group Exhibition

ROSSI & ROSSI presents: The Strangeness of Her Narratives 2018

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The Strangeness of her Narratives 2018


Venue: Rossi and Rossi – 6 Yip Fat Street, 3/F Yally Industrial Building – Wong Chuk Hang

Exhibition period: 6th Aug - 8th Sep 2018

https://www.cobosocial.com/dossiers/storytelling-as-currency-the-strangeness-of-her-narratives/


The show invites viewers to experience the idiosyncratic worlds of four Hong Kong artists who, through creation and output, exploit a richly imaginative vocabulary that is distinctly local, individual and contemporary.

Featured are the works of Zaffer Chan, an artist known for pushing the boundaries of traditional Chinese ink art; Joey Leung, whose intricate artwork, often rendered in ink and coloured pencil, are reminiscent of Chinese court paintings and traditional ink art, as well as those in the literati tradition and Japanese manga; Eastman Cheng, who employs installation, sculpture and video to examine modern social and economic values; and Wong Yeeki, who operates with multiple perspectives and illustrations of the interactions of characters within a space-time illusion.


Daguan Taipei presents: Crisscrossing Through Time and Space 2018

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Crisscrossing Through Time and Space 2018

Venue: Daguan Gallery — 16, Lane 69, JingYeh 2nd Rd, Taipei, Tai wan

Exhibition Period: 21 Jul - 19 Aug 2018

Photo Album >> https://artemperor.tw/albums/320

Ink painting is one of the media that is unique to traditional Chinese art. The various visual representations and wide range of subjects that cover fingers, flower and bird, animals and spectacular landscapes in ink painting have become a cultural symbol though thousands of years’ development.

The development of ink painting in Hong Kong is a completely different story. The misplacement of time and space and the merging of classical elements with new ideas led to the unique style of contemporary ink art in Hong Kong. The artists from both regions aim to “grasp the traditional elements” whilst developing new representations. Taiwan and Hong Kong: one focuses on medium and techniques, whilst the other reassembles form and symbols. While developing art independently, Taiwanese artists are highly skilled in creating playful works with ink and a medium, whilst artists in Hong Kong have worked with the cultural symbols visually.

Daguan gallery presents the works from three young female artists – Chan Sui-Ying, Wong Yee-Ki and Cheng Tan-Shan. The three artists provide fresh ideas and humorous works that are applied with traditional ink and colour techniques and whimsical and mythical representations of daily lives.

Mounted on screens, scrolls or frames, the works are presented in various forms, yet the freshness of the composition and subjects are equally fine. It is not difficult to see the shared characteristics among the three artists’ works, for they are all applied with meticulous lines and colours, which display their delicacy. Additionally, the use of classical elements and symbols are clearly visible in the three artists’ works. The mysterious representation of classical elements within contemporary setting and cultural symbols can be seen as a misplacing of time and space, leading the audience though different worlds.

Daguan Gallery sincerely invites you to come and witness the way Chan Sui-Ying, Cheng Tan-Shan and Wong Yee-Ki crisscross culture symbols from traditional landscape, bird and flower paintings, with contemporary life styles, and how they create a misplacement of time though the compositions and techniques. We would like to invite the audience to experience the new methods for ink as a medium.

Intimate Encounters – The Handscrolls and Albums – Paintings from MK Lau Collection 2018

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Intimate Encounters — The Art of Handscrolls and Albums - MK lau Collection


Venue: Duddell’s , Central, Hong Kong

Exhibition Period: Long term

Duddell’s is pleased to announce they are hosting two exhibitions in their restaurant, which is co-curated by M K Lau Collection’s art advisor Catherine Maudsley. The first one is a long-term exhibition named “Intimate Encounters: The Arts of Handscrolls and Albums”, which locates on the 3/F; the other one is a special one-month exhibition called “Intimate Encounters and Beyond: Hanging Scrolls, Handscrolls and Albums by Wang Zhen and Pu Ru – Paintings from the M K Lau Collections”, which locates on the 4/F and staircase. These two exhibitions have displayed many rare and important artworks created by the 20th-century Chinese ink master.

The exhibition “Intimate Encounters: The Arts of Handscrolls and Albums” on the 3/F has showcased the most valuable handscrolls and albums among the M K Lau Collections, including the masterpieces by Zhang Daqian, Zhang Shanzi, and Jiang Zhaoshen etc. The ink masters execute different degree of strength in their painting, sometimes they would hold the brush in a gentle and relaxed manner, and sometimes they would hold it strongly and powerfully. In order to let the viewers enjoy the vibrant brushstrokes and every shades of ink in the paintings clearly, all handscrolls are unrolled and framed, while the album leaves are separated and framed. Besides, the “handscrolls” and “albums “are unrolled and separated are because they are the most common forms for mounting writings, calligraphy and paintings, the curators hope that the public can therefore understand the variations between them. More importantly, the viewers can gain a greater insight in Chinese culture through this inviting and interactive exhibition.

The 4/F “Intimate Encounters and Beyond: Hanging Scrolls, Handscrolls and Albums by Wang Zhen and Pu Ru – Paintings from the M K Lau Collections” is an exhibition complementing the longer-term exhibition on the 3/F, which featuring precious artworks of artists Wang Zhen and Pu Ru. The three pieces of their large-scale and rare hanging scrolls are the highlight of this exhibition. The viewers can stand directly in front of the art pieces, to inspect every small detail and brushstrokes of the paintings closely and intimately. Apart from this, the exhibition also provides the rather small-scale handscrolls and albums of Wang and Pu, including paintings and calligraphy, which made a huge contrast with the hanging scrolls. The audiences can thus understand these two multi-talented artists comprehensively and diversely.

時光裡的鴻毛 Feather in Times, Ink on paper, 458cm(W) X 28cm(H)

時光裡的鴻毛 Feather in Times, Ink on paper, 458cm(W) X 28cm(H)

 

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