展期：09-11-2020(一) 至 09-12-2020(二）
開幕：09-11-2020 18:00-20:00
地點：藝穗會陳麗玲畫廊
地址：香港中環下亞厘畢道二號
開放時間：星期一至六11:00 - 19:00
* 免費入場
簡介
究竟我們正在尋找什麼？哪裏是我們真正能停下來的地方？我們生活的世界是真實嗎？
這些問題時常也出現在我腦子裏。每天也是同樣的生活節奏，每日如常平穩的生活，是理所當然的！但卻令自己感到一份虛無和不安，難以從言語中道出，只能從作品中找到落腳點，畫作中表達這種自身感覺。
畫面中的角色所在之處，是原本不屬於自己的地方，充滿變數，受到人工化的安排，或是看不清楚的環境，正如我們的現實生活一樣，彷彿熟悉但又感覺陌生，身處的環境往往充滿不確定性，需要竭力地去迎合、適應或尋找生存的方法。例如畫中出現的「水」，就是大自然中一種變幻莫測原素，能帶來生命，舒緩心寧，但同時也許隱藏着危機。人生一直在“探索”和“尋覓”不同的機遇和可能性，雖然當中的危機難以控制，但也成為生命的動力。
於英國學習藝術其間受西方古典藝術啟發，並注入東方繪畫原素，創作出具有故事及戲劇效果的畫面，帶領觀者進入一個虛構的場景遊走。希望透過今次展覽，能令觀眾投入和感受我所看見的世界，同時也營造一個空間讓大家尋找生活中一些耐人尋味的地方。
許劍豪
許劍豪，一九八一年生於香港，於二零零七年完成倫敦中央聖馬丁學院藝術文憑課程，並於二零一一年獲澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學頒授藝術文學學位。許氏以油畫和素描為主要創作媒介，作品帶有古典東西方繪畫的原素。創作以寓意式的手法和虚構的場境，來表達現實生活中人性和不同的際遇，並試圖探索人與環境之間並存的微妙關係。
Exhibition dates: 9 Nov 2020- 9 Dec 2020
Venue: Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery, Fringe Club
Address: 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Opening hours: Mon to Sat 11:00 - 19:00
* Free admission
Synopsis
What exactly are we looking for? Where is the place we can really stop? Do we live in a real or a simulated world?
These questions often pop up in my mind. Every day, the pace of life is the same; I’m doing the same things, and it should feel so normal and taken for granted, but it makes me feel emptiness and anxiety. It’s hard to explain in words – I can only express these feelings through my art.
In my pictures, most of the characters are placed where they don’t normally belong – the works are full of variables, artificial arrangements, or environments that cannot be seen clearly. They’re just like real life, which seems familiar but strange. The environment is often full of uncertainties, and we have to try hard to fit in, adapt or find a way to survive. One of my favourite natural elements is Water, and it always appears in my art. It’s so unpredictable, which can bring life and soothe our mind, but at the same time it may have hidden dangers. Life has always been exploring and looking for different opportunities and possibilities. The encounter cannot be controlled, but it could be the driving force of life.
My art is inspired by Western classical art, which I studied in the UK, and it’s also infused with elements of Eastern art. I try to create pictures with stories and dramatic effects, leading the viewers into a fictional world. I hope they can immerse themselves in and experience the world I see, and I also create a space for people to think about the purpose of what we are seeking.
The Artist: HUI Kim-ho, Phillip
Phillip Hui was born in Hong Kong in 1981. He gained a Diploma of Art from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design London in 2007, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in 2011.
Phillip uses oil painting and sketching as his main media, and takes art elements from classical Eastern and Western art. His art features allegorical ideas and fictional scenes that express human nature and various kinds of real-life encounters Phillip also explores the relationship and co-existence between people and the environment.
