展覽:
《五色十光》
藝術家:
香港 - 陳沁昕, 張麗蓉, 伍寶蓮, 黃淑賢, 袁進𡛕
星加玻 - 張慧芳, 李志, 劉軒齊, 劉威延, 姚詩韻
策展：陳曉君
開幕酒會: 2018 年 7 月 5日 (星期四) 下午 6 至 9 時
策展人導賞：2018 年 7 月 7 日, 3 至 4 時
展覽日期：2018 年 7月 5 至 8日
開放時間： 中午 12 時 至 8 時
場地： 香港視覺藝術中心
地址： 香港中區堅尼地道 7A
聯展《五色十光》將展示十位香港及新加坡藝術家的作品，藝術家包括：陳沁昕（香港) ，張慧芳（台灣) ，張麗蓉（香港) ，劉威延 (新加坡)，李志 (新加坡)，劉軒齊（中國），伍寶蓮（香港) ，黃淑賢（香港) ，袁進𡛕（香港)，姚詩韻（新加坡)。展覽於 2018 年 7 月 5 日至 7 月 8 日開放，開幕酒會將於 7 月 5日 (星期四) 下午 6 時至 9 時舉行。
《五色十光》延伸自2016年於新加坡藝術空間 INSTINC 舉辦的展覽《內內外外》。是次展覽豐富，包括多種不同媒介作品及創作手法。香港和新加坡藝術家們的作品具多樣性，融合獨特的城市景觀丶文化丶價值和美學，並展示了各種矛盾及對立面，如傳統與現代、懷舊與日常、傳統與時尚、注目與疏離等狀態及經歷，醇化自我身份的塑造及認同感。
陳沁昕、伍寶蓮和黃淑賢的作品探索都市文化的親密與距離；劉威延，李志 和 姚詩韻的作品展示了當代新加坡的建築空間與歷史；袁進𡛕的畫作是一場不段建立和擦除的過程；張慧芳丶劉軒齊丶姚詩韻則透過實驗性的技巧和構圖作為個人表達的呈現，展示當代中國水墨的可能性。
協辦：藝們 (香港), INSTINC (星加玻)
媒體查詢: 黃小姐 elaine.altermodernist@gmail.com，電話 +852 9675 2021
關於藝術家
香港
陳沁昕 (1981年，香港) 於於二零一四年在香港浸會大學視覺藝術學院視覺藝術碩士科畢業，並於二零一一年獲得墨爾本皇家理工大學藝術文學士。作品多以裝置，錄像及雕塑的形式呈現。她愛好探索日常生活中處於意識邊緣的狀態，彷如在失眠發作後經歷了的不確定空間以及無止境的現實和虛擬的交錯。構建著她對現代社會的不安，悄悄的程現出虛無的現代人生活。陳氐於2017年獲香港藝術發展局文化交流計劃資助，並在新加坡舉辦個展 《A Soft Note》(INSTINC， 新加玻，2017)，並參與2016年香港雕塑雙年展。 展覽亦包括社會介入作品 “444”、個展《憂鬱體液》（百呎公園，香港，2016）以及聯展《Home Away from Home》（Graft Art，佛蒙特州，美國, 2015）。陳氐現於香港居住和工作。
張麗蓉 (1979, 香港) 是一名全職藝術家。2013年畢業於墨爾本皇家理工大學藝術系並取的學士學位, 並於 2000年取得英國索爾福德大學BETC時裝文憑 。張氐的創作從生活探索人性內在的獨特特質, 並受其修讀時裝設計與藝術的相互背景影響，作品融入不同媒介，例如影像，裝置，雕塑與自由表演。張氐曾於香港，新加玻和馬來西亞舉辦個展，包括 《Here I Stand》(G 畫廊, 馬來西亞, 2016), 《Noises from the City》(OpenDoor, 香港，2018)、亦參與由「箏亭古箏團」主辦的多媒體音樂會議《繪樂空間》(葵青劇院黑盒劇場，香港, 2018)。張氐從藝術創作中尋找生活中的共鳴，娓娓道出自己對社會及生活的感想。張氐現於香港居住和工作。
伍寶蓮 (香港）出生、生活和工作於香港。伍氏分別於 2017 年獲香港中文大學純藝術文學碩士學位，及2014年獲澳洲墨爾本皇家理工純藝術文學士榮譽學位。她曾於英國就讀時裝設計，擁有多年時裝設計師工作經驗。伍氏相信人生應不斷開拓可塑性，以添加色彩，豐富生命，故透過藝術媒體呈現自身與社會性論題。現為「唐樓」創辦人，主力推動香港與國際文化藝術交流活動工作。伍氏現於香港居住和工作。
黃淑賢 (香港）現正於香港城市大學創意媒體學院修讀純藝術碩士課程，2014年獲得墨爾本皇家理工大學文學士學位，主修繪畫。2013年授予香港藝術中心獎學金，赴紐約 「School of Visual Arts」修讀關於文化﹑圖像設計和視覺藝術的短期課程。透過流動影像、裝置和媒體藝術等，黃以創作回應她的社會體驗，轉化有關社會和人性現象的觀察。黃氐現於香港居住和工作。
袁進𡛕 (香港) 於二零一八年完成香港中文大學藝術文學碩士、於二零一四年畢業於由香港藝術學院和澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學合辦的藝術文學士,主修繪畫、及後於二零零零年畢業於香港浸會大學之中國研究經濟社會科學士課程。袁氏以研究創作方式對歷史文獻進行查問, 把尋找到的數據化為創作, 從而透釋當下自身狀態。她於2015年在「am space gallery」 舉行名為《當煙火升起時》個展, 探討有關敍利亞內
戰問題。2017 年與香港藝術學院同學共同策劃名為《心之內,內之外》聯展並得到 「Pure Art Foundation」之贊助。袁氏現於香港居住和工作。
新加坡
張慧芳 (1981年, 台南) 於2009 年在英國紐卡索大學取得博物館與藝廊學碩士。 她運用很多墨和鉛筆素描結合成她早期在臺灣發展的作品，追求作品中的律動和平衡；張氐於2001年贏得台南府城美展 (現台南新藝獎) 西畫類第一名。現在炭粉和金箔是她近作中重要的元素，亦時常運用挪用創作手法。張氐多次和新加坡藝術家合作展覽並舉辦個展。她的作品曾展出於新加玻ION art gallery, 香港 Affordable Art Fair, 新加玻 Artspace 222, 新加坡 Objectifs, 台北國際當代藝術博覽會等。 張氐現於新加玻工作及生活。
劉威延 （1975年, 新加坡）是一位新加坡視覺藝術家,獨立策展人及藝術教育者。劉氐2004年畢業於RMIT墨爾本皇家理工大學藝術碩士。他的攝影和錄像藝術曾在亞洲，歐洲，中亞，澳大利亞和中美各地區展出。他現於新加坡拉薩爾藝術學院任教，亦是新加坡Goodman Arts Centre藝術進駐的藝術家, 同時也是艺术集體INTER–MISSION的创始成員之一，也是The Artists Village新加坡藝術家村和Instinctive (INSTINC Art Space）藝術團體的成員。現於新加坡生活和工作。
李志（1963，新加坡）是一視覺藝術家及設計師。 李氐畢業於倫敦大學金匠學院並獲得美術碩士學位，並於2000至 2002 年於紐約泰勒印刷學院 (STPI) 受訓。他曾參與不同新加坡及海外的展覽，及多次入選日本藝術家駐場計劃，如Studio Kura（福岡, 2012 及 2014）; 糸島市藝術農場 (福岡, 2014) 以及遊工房（東京，2013）。 李氐的作品以嶄新的視角探索新加坡社會，作品反映東方及西方文化特色。 他亦透過融合自我的文化背景把日常生活在視覺藝術中。李氐現於新加坡生活和工作。
劉軒齊 (1977年，中國) 於1999年畢業於上海理工大學出版印刷與藝術設計學院。從2009年由獨立設計師轉為全職藝術家，開始探索個人藝術創作風格，作品採用傳統媒介融入現在設計符號，嘗試和挖掘不同的藝術表現和藝術語言，擅於融匯東西方文化， 並且堅持把現代設計元素與傳統水墨意象相融合，開拓自己的繪畫風格和語境。作品並在香港、台灣、新加坡和美國多地展出，受到好評，並且獲得各種獎項，如2012年榮獲《大華銀行年度繪畫比賽》 白金獎。作品亦被新加坡大華銀行收藏；2012和2014年入圍新加坡陳之初繪畫比賽。劉氐現於新加坡生活和工作。
姚詩韻 (1976年, 新加坡) 現為全職藝術家並經營INSTINC獨立藝術空間。姚氐於1998 年於新加坡國立大學商業管理（市場行銷）取得大學學位，並於新加坡拉薩爾藝術學院取得傳播設計文憑，2002年在舊金山藝術學院獲得學士學位。 姚氐重新詮釋水墨領域, 並不斷實驗將當代媒材（如新媒體和表演藝術）融入傳統創作形式。她亦榮獲多個獎項, 包括2007年「大華銀行年度藝術大賞」的榮譽証書、「2012 Sovereign 傑出亞洲藝術獎」最佳人氣獎。她曾被新加坡美術館委託製作藝術品，作品亦被新加玻及海外藏家收藏。她的第一本個人論著《Inkpulse: The Art of Yeo Shih Yun》於2017年出版，當中闡述其對抽象表現主義的追求及從 2000 至 2017 年的創作歷程。姚氐現於新加坡生活和工作。
Art Exhibition:
In the Mood of Serenity
Artists:
Hong Kong - Tap CHAN, Lio CHEUNG, NG Po Lin Noelle. Elaine WONG, Ivy YUEN
Singapore - CHANG Hui Fang, Urich LAU, Justin LEE CK, LIU XuanQi, YEO Shih Yun
Curated by Hilda Chan
Opening reception: Thursday, 5 July 2018, 6-9 pm
Curator-led tour: 7 July 2018, 3-4 pm
Date: 5-8 July 2018
Hours: 12noon – 8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
Address: 7A Kennedy Road, Central, Hong Kong
“In the Mood of Serenity”, features artworks of 10 Hong Kong and Singapore based artists.
This exhibition is the extension of the 2016 exhibition “From Inside of the Outside” happened at INSTINC in Singapore. This time a rich collection of works with a variety of medium and approaches are included; The Hong Kong and Singapore based artists demonstrate a unique blend of culture, values and aesthetic of the urban landscapes, such as traditional and contemporary; nostalgic and banal; heritage and legacy; limelight and alienation. These outer experiences refines ones speculation of self and identity.
Such as the works of Tap CHAN, LIO Cheung, Noelle NG and Elaine WONG explore experiences of intimacy and aloofness of urban culture; Urich LAU, Justin LEE CK and YEO Shih Yun display in their works the history and architectural space of contemporary Singapore society; Ivy YUEN’s drawings is a an on-going process of creating and erasing of marks and the body trace; CHANG Hui Fang, LIU XuanQi, YEO Shih Yun expand the possibilities of contemporary Chinese ink, combing experimental techniques and compositions into pictorial form of personal expression.
The project is co-organised by Altermodernists and INSTINC.
For press enquiries please contact Ms. Wong at elaine.altermodernist@gmail.com, +852 9675 2021.
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About the artists
Hong Kong
Tap CHAN (1981, Hong Kong）received an M.A. in Visual Arts from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2014 and a B.A fine art from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2011. Her works mostly appear in the form of installations, videos and sculptures. She is interested in exploring the idea of liminality that is embedded in daily life, where the boundaries between fiction and reality are often blurred, like the undefined psychic and emotional ruptures experienced during bouts of insomnia. To construct a narrative of the subterranean mind that rumbles beneath the facade of modern existence. She was funded by Hong Kong Arts Development Council cultural exchange project in 2017 for her solo exhibition "A Soft Note" (INSTINC, Singapore, 2017) and has participated in Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial 2016; a solo intervention “444”; group exhibition include "Black Bile" (100ft Park, Hong Kong, 2016) and group exhibition “Home Away from Home” (Graft Art, Vermont, USA, 2015). CHAN currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Lio CHEUNG (1979, Hong Kong) is an independent artist based in Hong Kong, with a background in Fine Art. She received a BAFA of Fine Art at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2013, and a BETC Higher Fashion Diploma of Fashion Design at the University of Salford in 2000. CHEUNG works full time as an artist and has participated in a number of solo exhibitions and performances in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, including “There is no place, like home” (INSTINC SOHO, Singapore, 2017), “Here I Stand” (G Art Gallery, Malaysia, 2016). CHEUNG draws her inspiration from keen observations of nature, culture and daily interactions with people around her. She weaves different elements in her works and incorporates different materials and medium into inanimate forms, and encourage interaction with audiences. CHEUNG currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Noelle NG (b. 1970s, Hong Kong) received a Master of Arts in Fine Arts degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2017 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2014. She studied fashion design in England, and has worked in the fashion design industry for many years. To NG art is a medium to express feeling and understand oneself and the society. She founded TongLau Space in 2018, it is an art space devotes to promote local contemporary art and facilitate overseas artists exchange. NG currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Elaine WONG (b. Hong Kong) currently pursuing her MFA at School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong; she received her BA (Fine Art) degree from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in 2014. She was awarded the scholarship from Hong Kong Art Centre to attend the Culture, Graphic Design and Fine Arts program in New York School of Visual Arts in 2013, with a background in painting. WONG’s work is characterised by the transformation of observed social and related human behavioral phenomena, often enhanced with audience participation. WONG regards her work as a presentation of the response to her experience in the society through moving images, installations, and media projects. WONG currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Ivy YUEN (b. Hong Kong) completed a Master in Art in Fine Art at Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2018. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), major in Painting at Hong Kong Art School in 2014 (co-programmed with RMIT), and a Bachelor degree at Social Sciences in China Economics at Hong Kong Baptist University at 2000. Her art practice is research based through data-mining from historical and statistic records. Her works was exhibited in solo exhibition "When Smoke Rises" (am space, Hong Kong, 2015), and "From the Outside of the Inside", an artists-curated group exhibition in which awarded the Pure Art Foundation Grant in 2017; the exhibition was also shown at INSTINC in Singapore at 2016. YUEN currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Singapore
CHANG Hui Fang (1981, Tainan) graduated with a MA at Art Museum and Gallery Studies in Newcastle University, UK in 2009. She mainly works in Chinese ink, combining with pencil sketching on paper for her early works made in Taiwan. CHANG is passionate about incorporating realism into abstraction; her current works often applies charcoal powder and gold leaf, and employs appropriation as a method. CHANG won the 1st prize of Tainan Fine Art Exhibition in 2001. Her works has been exhibited in ION art gallery, Singapore; Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong; Artspace 222, Singapore; Objectifs, Singapore and Young Art Taipei, Taiwan. CHANG currently lives and works in Singapore.
Justin LEE (1963, Singapore) is a visual artist and designer. LEE graduated from Goldsmith London College of Arts, with a Master in Fine Arts, and he was trained at the Tyler Print Institute in New York (STPI) from 2000-2002. He has participated in a number of exhibitions in Singapore and overseas, and have joined artist-in-residence programmes in Japan, such as Studio Kura (Fukuoka, 2012 and 2014); Itoshima Art Farm (Fukuoka, 2014) and Youkobo Art Space (Tokyo, 2013). LEE’s works bring a different perspective of the Singapore’s society, blending the eastern and western culture; he is also keen on recording everyday lifestyle into visual art based on his own cultural background. LEE currently lives and works in Singapore.
LIU XuanQi (1977, China) graduated from Press Printing and Institute of Art and Design University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 1999. With a background as a graphic designer, LIU explores elements from traditional Chinese ink paintings, icons and imagery from eastern cultures and fuses with contemporary design, merging the east and west. He adopts a unique artistic expression by exploring art with his personal style, merging traditional media and design element of eastern aesthetic with the influence of the west. LIU’s works has been widely exhibited in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and the United States. He was awarded the “UOB Painting of the Year Platinum Award” by United Oversea Bank in 2012. LIU currently lives and works in Singapore.
Urich LAU (1975, Singapore) is a visual artist, independent curator and art educator based in Singapore. He graduated with a Master of Fine Art from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2004. Working in video art and photography, he has presented works across Asia, Europe, Central Asia, Australasia and North America. He is currently a lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, and one of the founding member of INTER–MISSION art collective; he is also a member of The Artists Village, Instinctive (INSTINC Art Space), and resident artist at Goodman Arts Centre in Singapore. LAU currently lives and works in Singapore.
YEO Shih Yun (1976, Singapore) graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1998 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration. YEO joined LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts and completed a Diploma in Communication Design prior to the pursue of a Post Baccalaureate Programme in painting at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2002. She won the “Highly Commended” title in the UOB Singapore Painting of the Year Competition in 1999; she was the finalist for the “Sovereign Asian Art Prize” in 2012, and won the “People’s Choice Award”. She has held solo exhibitions in Singapore, Japan and Germany, and has exhibited in group exhibitions international. Her works have included in public and private art collections in Singapore and overseas, and has commissioned by the Singapore Art Museums. YEO is the Founder of the independent art space “INSTINC”, she currently lives and works in Singapore.
About the Curator
Hilda CHAN is a Hong Kong based curator, artist and cultural practitioner who lives and works in Hong Kong. She is the recipient of the Local Arts Administration Scholarships 2017 of HKADC, and currently enrolled at the Master of Social Sciences program in Sociology at The University of Hong Kong; She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 2006. CHAN aims to foster collaborations across disciplines and media, she is interested in topics related to self and identities, cross-cultural and media representations in relation to personal experiences and memories. Curated projects including “How REAL is real”; artist book “Sojourn with Stranger” was the winning project of mur nomade’s “Open Call for Young Curators” at 2016. CHAN has been involved with a number of art spaces; she currently manages a contemporary art gallery promoting Hong Kong artists.
About the organisers
Altermodernist
Believed in art is for everyone, Altermodernists was founded to connect artists and audience. Through providing multimedia contents on local artists and art-spaces on its digital platform, and organising cultural events in various districts, Altermodernists aims to increase the public's understanding of art, and introduces ways to appreciate art. It is Altermodernists’ mission to encourage the public to know more about art and artists in Hong Kong, to participate in artistic exchange; and to increase the support to local art community.
INSTINC
Established in 2004, INSTINC is an artist-run institution that promotes a new language of art. Following the tradition of painting, INSTINC has pushed the paradigm to realize a wide array of art forms, including but not limited to installation, performance and video art. One of INSTINC's key mission is to encourage collaboration, cultural exchange and sharing of ideas in contemporary art with local as well as international artists. Therefore in 2009, INSTINC's international artist residency program is launched. Through exhibitions, art workshops, artists' talks & collaborations, INSTINC aims to establish an exciting platform where artists and public can engage with contemporary art and critical discourses. To further promote the contemporary art scene in Singapore, in 2011, INSTINC spearheads its inaugural “Squares Invasion” Painting Competition in search of artists in the forefront of contemporary painting.
