Kurt Chan: Old Landscape, Lightning, Water and Rocks

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Inspired by physical cosmology, “Old Landscape: Lightning, Water and Rocks” will feature a dynamic body of new works by Kurt Chan, spanning ink and mixed media paintings, to 3D-print sculptures, video and petrified wood installations.

Kurt Chan’s art is a commanding fusion of spirituality vs materiality, instinct vs method, and the binary between local and Western cultures, each force acting in concert with the other.

A veteran of the Hong Kong art scene, Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1983 and later went to study in the United States. While establishing himself as an artist in the 1990s, Chan struggled between internationalization and localization. Forced, but motivated, Chan generated his own brand of philosophy in mixed media as a contemporary art practice. His mixed media installations were widely exhibited in the 1990-2000s, including the 51st Venice Biennale.

Transferring his experience in Chinese calligraphy practice, Kurt Chan has employed his techniques with ink on paper to mixed media on unprimed canvas. Chan repeats the process of layering and sgraffito, the resulting works are gestural and rich in textures.