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EVENT DESCRIPTION
In this summer, SC Gallery is proud to present a joint exhibition “Anomalous Gloaming” featuring three artists Doris CHUI, Hilarie HON, and Stanley SHUM. The three artists depict the familiar landscapes of their homeland using vibrant colours with strong contrasts. Whether it’s the iconic Lion Rock tunnel or the common storefronts on the streets, these familiar scenes take on a sense of unfamiliarity, a distance of being both in and out of this place, under the strange twilight.
Doris Chui has always had a deep observation of light, and her control over colours has become increasingly mature in recent years. When she saw the buildings illuminated by neon signs in film photos, she used bright fluorescent orange and yellow colours to layer the refraction of light and shadows, creating a three-dimensional effect. In her artworks, Chui deliberately reduces gender characteristics in the depicted figures, portraying them with slightly distorted postures that appear particularly small under various unnatural lights. This emphasizes the artist’s sensitivity and vulnerable emotions.
Hilarie Hon often incorporates genderless figures, the sea, and the sun in her creations. Her works feature vivid and distinct colours, while she describes herself as “melancholic” with a touch of dark humour. In this exhibition, she presents a large painting titled “Sunlight Murmur ” which refers to the observation of light waves reflecting on the sea surface for a period of time, resulting in visual noise, like the whispers of sunlight. In this exhibition, she also utilizes the uncontrollable nature of fluid pigments, creating surreal clouds and waves. As her state of mind changes, the colour palette incorporates a hint of warm sunlight, echoing her inner transformation from tumultuous ups and downs to a gradually calming state.
With the end of the pandemic and the birth of his daughter, Stanley Shum unexpectedly felt the urge to create works related to “hope” and “imagining the future.” He uses vibrant red, yellow, and green colours, juxtaposed with deep black, to highlight the rays of anticipation throughout his paintings. This life-changing moment is reflected in his recent artwork, his lines become softened. He enjoys working with oil paintings because their slow-drying properties seem to freeze time, providing him with more space for dialogue with the canvas. Every stroke and line is shaped by the passage of time, allowing him to balance both his family and artistic pursuits, integrating more traces and insights from life into his works.
