Contemporary: Figurative

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Sansiao Gallery HK is excited to bring together selected works from the gallery collection by prestigious painters – Walasse Ting, Makoto Saito, Wayne Thiebaud, Masaru Shichinohe, and Ken Matsuyama. With an eclectic collection of masterpieces, the exhibition “Contemporary: Figurative” explores the consciousness of expressing oneself and the collective self from post 20th-century up to contemporary in figurative paintings.

The figurative tradition can be observed since the era of Classical Greek sculptures, balancing ideal geometry with reasonable realism. Throughout the centuries, its evolution has steadily broadened its parameters from the early Renaissance, the Baroque, to Impressionism. The term “figurativism” came in the mid-20th century, which is often described as a contrast to the emergence of abstract art. It refers to artworks such as paintings and sculptures that hold references to the real world and particularly to the human figure. Returning to the principles of figurative art with experiences of the men as of primary importance, the contemporaries have their own approaches forming their artistic languages, expressive or even deformative.

Guest Curator: Chun Poon