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SUMMARY:Javier Gonzalez Burgos: Guardians of Innocence
DESCRIPTION:Following the resounding success of his debut solo exhibition “Camouflage” in 2022\, internationally acclaimed artist Javier Gonzalez Burgos is set to make a triumphant return to Hong Kong with his highly anticipated second solo exhibition\, “Guardians of Innocence.” Presented by Nothing At All Gallery\, this captivating exhibition marks the second collaboration between the gallery and the artist and showcases th eartist’s latest series\, delving into the themes of human vulnerability and collateral topics inherent to human behaviours. \n“Guardians of Innocence” invites viewers to immerse themselves in a world where childlike innocence and animal characters intertwine\, creating a captivating tapestry of emotions and narratives. Drawing upon his unique artistic vision\, the artist skillfully explores the delicate balance between vulnerability and strength\, employing a myriad of artistic techniques to convey his powerful messages.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/javier-gonzalez-burgos-guardians-of-innocence/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Aka C: The Origins of Aza
DESCRIPTION:Nothing At All gallery is excited to present “The Origins of Aza\,” a new solo exhibition featuring over 10 unique paintings by Aka C\, a renowned local singer and actress in Hong Kong who has developed a strong passion and a symbolistic practice in art for years. Curated by Heiman Ng\, an independent Hong Kong art consultant\, the exhibition will take place at Nothing At All gallery in Sheung Wan from 11th to 27th May 2023\, which is free and open to public during Tuesdays to Saturday\, 11am to 7pm. \nIn her latest exhibition\, “The Origins of Aza\,” Aka C\, a talented singer and artist\, will be showcasing her unique ink drawings and paintings which explore the healing power of storytelling through the character of Aza\, an elf she has drawn for many years. Aza’s stories and background will be shared with visitors\, allowing them to connect with the character and experience the spiritual message communicated through the drawings. \nAka C began drawing to communicate with herself during a time when she felt lost and uncertain about her career as a singer. She found that using ink pen allowed her to create precise and detailed lines that required clear focus and a calm mind. Drawing became a way for her not only to communicate with her inner self\, but also share her stories and experiences with others through imagery that resonates with her audience. \nIn this exhibition\, Aka C uses symbolic elements that represent her feelings and perspective on life and connects them through a narrative that creates a spiritual connection with the viewer. The composition process involves carefully considering each element\, designing the layout\, and creating the distribution of the point and line to plane. This meticulous process ensures that each piece is not only visually stunning but also communicates a deep meaning. \n“The Origins of Aza” will also feature new elements\, including 3D digital animations and the first art sculpture of Aza. This unique combination of physical and digital art offers visitors an immersive experience that showcases the versatility of Aka C’s artistic talents. The exhibition promises to take visitors on a journey through the magical world of Aza and invite them to explore the healing power of art. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover the beauty of Aka C’s drawings and experience the stories that lie behind them.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/aka-c-the-origins-of-aza/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Digital Art,Painting
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SUMMARY:The Modern Abyss
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with the thriving arts scene during the Hong Kong Art March\, Nothing At All is thrilled to announce the opening of its group exhibition\, “The Modern Abyss” – featuring six prominent artists from across the world\, including Korean artist Chuni Park\, Japanese artist Motonori Uwasu\, Australian artist Max Berry\, French artist Timm Blandin and U.S. artists Michael Childress and Wyatt Mills. \nThe exhibition\, titled “The Modern Abyss”\, explores the concept of the unknown and uncertain\, which exists beyond our perception and interpretation. Some might comprehend it as a reflection on the current state of the world\, while some believe it is an overall sense of unease. The abyss is a primal chaos of the universe; a state before the world comes into existence. It represents an unfathomable realm that constantly intermingles and shapes our reality. \nIn this exhibition\, the six featured artists use a variety of artistic approaches to visually depict the abyss of modern times\, creating a rich and engaging visual dialogue. Each of the artists’ works could be seen as grappling with such concept in their own way\, whether through Max Berry’s exploration of detachment and orientation in relation to a place\, Wyatt Mills’ depiction of a jumbled and confusing world\, or Michael Childress’ fascination with the infinity of universe beyond the thresholds of human knowledge and perceptions. Their paintings are visually arresting and aim to draw viewers into the abyss\, prompting them to contemplate how they decipher reality with their senses amidst the overwhelming information of the modern world. Exploring the “Modern Abyss”\, the exhibition aims to shed light on the scientific and psychological aspects of the unknown and the ways in which it influences our perceptions of reality. \nThe exhibition explores the ever-shifting boundaries between reality and perception\, and the interplay between order and chaos in our contemporary world. Divided into two subthemes\, “Image/Reality” and “Order/Chaos”\, the show features six contemporary artists who challenge our assumptions and push us to reconsider the ways we experience and understand our surroundings.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/the-modern-abyss/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Fanny Brodar: It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day is a day for everyone to celebrate and honour different kinds of love. On view from 11th February to 23rd March\, Nothing At All is proud to present a solo exhibition dedicated to Norwegian-born US-based artist Fanny Brodar whose artworks build on her complicated and nostalgic expressions associated with her own childhood\, as well as her love for art throughout all these years. Entitled “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”\, the solo exhibition presents 15 unique paintings\, each representing a unit\, a chapter\, or just a random day out of the countless days in one’s life\, like a fragment of memory that tells a story of life filled with ups and downs. Contemplating life in a positive way especially in the face of the three-year pandemic\, Fanny utilises her favourite muppet-like characters to emphasise the sense of community and support for people surrounding each other through the hard times. \n\n\n\nBorn in Oslo\, Norway in 1971\, Fanny spent her teenage life growing up in New York\, and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Art Institute of Boston while focusing on Illustration in her studies. However\, not like the other artists who have a consistent trajectory\, her career of an artist has only begun since her late 40s at the outbreak of the pandemic. As she reveals\, “That was one of the darkest yet most beautiful periods of my life.” While secretly suffering from desperation and real-life struggles\, she develops an obsession with painting to get away from this negativity as well as to pursue a “self” whom she has always wanted to be. During that time\, she has been inspired by the other artists to pursue fine art which allows her to open herself to create without boundaries. \n\n\n\nHer paintings are characterised by muppet-like subjects which resemble the classic cartoons such as Sesame Street from the 70s and Animaniacs from the 90s. In fact\, they are the artist’s representations of her experience through a traumatic childhood and the many emotions she had as a child\, and still have as an adult today. For her\, it is not the details of the show she watched\, or the things she experienced in her childhood\, but the feelings and images associated with these seemingly surreal fragments of memories linger in her mind for many years. \n\n\n\nFanny’s faux naïf paintings lure the viewer into her made-up and magical world\, like her childhood bedroom that became whatever she wanted simply by thinking it up. Realising there are humour and mischief in life\, she builds these imaginative worlds on the nostalgic associations of the audience by creating these familiar characters from childhood\, fashion trends\, and pop culture through an “optimistic” perspective – sharing warm hugs and kisses\, or just venting it out. Even for the darkest incidents that happened in her life\, she accepts them and lets loose her emotions on the canvases\, turning them into some of the brightest works she has produced with her illustrative style and favourite ways of painting like oil sticks and acrylic paints. Famous artists like Rose Wylie which revolve around childlike and cartoonish figures has been a key inspiration and foundation for the development of her concept. \nThe overjoyed atmosphere is not the only theme to be emphasised in this episode of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”\, but also\, and more importantly\, the shared memories evoked by these nostalgic characters derived from the popular culture of a generation. As the artist stresses\, it is unique to one generation\, and it is “the fabric that meshed us together”. In her belief\, people will be more likely attached to and learning about each other with a sense of belonging despite the constant isolation over the years of pandemic. \nFanny has featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in major cities such as New York\, Miami\, Paris\, Barcelona\, Seoul\, Taipei and Shanghai since 2020. She has been selected as featured artist in Scottish ArtNorth Magazine (Nos. 6 & 7) in 2020\, and her works have been held in private collections worldwide. Nothing At All is pleased to present her first solo in Hong Kong with a series of 15 unique oil paintings together with 5 styles of limited-edition figures available for purchase.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/fanny-brodar-its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Juan Manuel Romero: A Symphony From the Moon
DESCRIPTION:Warming up the city for the new year\, Nothing At All is thrilled to present a solo exhibition dedicated to Argentine artist Juan Manuel Romero who is also known as an active musician\, composer and polytonal artist. On view from 13th January to 4th February 2023\, the exhibition\, titled “A Symphony From the Moon”\, features a whimsical and poetic series of mixed media paintings recently created by Romero\, who loves to approach art with his musical inter-modalities and guide the audience through his unique visual expression of the auditory through symbols\, metaphors\, textures and colours. \nBorn in Argentina\, Buenos Aires in 1988\, Juan Manuel Romero is a prolific artist. His artworks abound with the echoes of his vibrant life\, linking melodies and painting through the embodiment of both artforms. Indeed\, his work in either arena is directly fed by the other\, where symbols and sounds form a confident crescendo depicting a wordless world\, one that arguably represents the nature and movement of the human psyche with greater authenticity than the realms of language do. \nThe artist’s ethos is tantamount to his creative vision. According to him\, #BORNING\, featured in this exhibition\, is a series of works that represent the awakening of these adorable creatures in a new world. Their eyes wide open\, amazed\, eager to see everything new to them. #BORNING is an expressive symbiosis of all species. Being born from an egg or a uterus\, on earth or in space\, they will share the curiosity to discover and relate to the outside world. \nOn the other hand\, Ensueño (dream) is one of his favourite paintings\, where the sun\, clouds and mountains are combined. In vibrant colours\, a fantasy character is projected with a rainbow emerging from his body\, who opens his arms to invite the audience to share his “dream” world. This imaginary is immortalised on the canvas\, enticing the audience to be part of it. \nRomero’s paintings are born from improvisation on a blank canvas. In his mind\, the artist projects a sketch that he tries to capture in the work. He looks for them to be expressive works\, focusing on the eyes\, gestures\, and colours\, to achieve a powerful painting but with simple lines. These poetic\, different characters allow him to emerge and connect with his inner child. Although he takes some of them to series\, they are still unique works\, like “one shot”. \nKnown for his “polytonal” approach\, which refers to the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys in musical compositions\, to art\, Romero explains how these two disciplines have been seamlessly merged in his paintings. “My way of interpreting my works is having a rhythmic and melodic pattern\, where the rhythm is the colour\, and the melody is the character. Just like in a song\, there are minor and major keys. The minor tones are cold colours\, and the major ones are warm colours. From there arises the tonality and character that the final work will have. The interesting thing about this is that my truth is not necessarily your truth. My way of interpreting it may be different from yours\, and what excites me\, may not excites you. The same thing happens with music. That is where for me the rich experience of putting music to my paintings ends up merging.” \nRomero has featured in numerous solo exhibitions including Feria Equinox in 2021 and The Laura Haber Gallery in 2019. He has also participated in group shows in the same locations and Tinta BA in 2020\, BAEX in 2019\, and at the Aqua Hotel in Miami\, USA. Besides\, he has also participated in gallery exhibitions and art fairs in Australia\, Spain\, South Africa\, New York\, Argentina\, and South Korea. A Symphony From the Moon\, his latest exhibition as well as his debut in Hong Kong\, will be held at Nothing At All from 13th January 2023.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/juan-manuel-romero-a-symphony-from-the-moon/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Matt McCormick: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
DESCRIPTION:Nothing At All is delighted to present a private exhibition by American artist Matt McCormick on view from 7 to 31 October 2022. Titled “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”\, the exhibition features a retrospective series of oil paintings by McCormick when he visited Hong Kong in 2017\, which is inspired by cigarettes\, an essential commodity to many people in daily lives in the past and present. \nBorn in 1987 in the U.S.\, Matt McCormick is a multimedia artist\, whose artwork assimilates a diversity of cultural influences culled from the American West into an artistic vision that is as unique and dynamic as the topography itself. Within McCormick’s body of work\, seemingly incompatible elements cohabitate with ease—reflecting the conflicting histories of Western culture. Here\, as in his paintings and drawings\, nostalgia for a fabled past abuts the realities of the “American dream” that confront him daily in Downtown Los Angeles\, where his studio is located. The artist embraces these gritty aspects as equally formative to the Golden State as the homestead towns\, gold rush bonanzas and 1920s Hollywood glamour that captivate our popular imagination. His works ruminate on the striking contrast between the physical inheritance of the Wild West\, populated with dejected and disposable objects\, and the vibrant cultural legacy that remains as alive today as ever before. McCormick’s art embodies the true spirit of America\, but also the human condition\, replete with renegades\, risk takers and outlaws. \nIn this “cigarette” series\, McCormick attempts to recontextualise the object itself that was a commonplace of public life in America for centuries. \n“The cigarettes are a symbol of sorts. In one way they act as the great unifier\, a connection to history. Tobacco has been used by man for thousands of years\, so it’s this constant that has a linear trajectory through time. It’s a great democratizer in a sense\, people of all types use it\, from presidents to peasants.”\n– Matt McCormick \nIn his works\, he emphasises the symbolic and cultural meanings borne by the imagery of a cigarette\, which\, he believes\, can transcend the boundary of time\, and contributes to an important part of the American history. \nThat being said\, McCormick has further elaborated his reflection on the shifting ideology of cigarettes from the past to now. “When I was a smoker\, it was always a time of reprieve. A meditative like moment that was always socially acceptable to take. We are in a time of a shift socially for this and are seeing society reconfigure their standing around this formally universal everyday/everyman activity\, which creates a fascinating dialogue with the imagery of the cigarette. The stamped-out cigarette almost acts as a reminder that that pause was taken and it is time to return to the rat race.” Depicted in diverse directions and forms without repeating one another\, the cigarettes by McCormick are clustered or scattered all over the surface deliberately to create an alluring composition to the audiences. By close observation\, one can not only look at the explicit details such as the grits and the creases on the cloth of cigarette\, but also capture a sense of nostalgia in contemporary context pervaded in the paintings. \nMatt McCormick has been a tattoo artist for over half a decade\, which has been a great support to his other art practices and creative projects. He believes the language he speaks in his paintings can very easily mirror with his tattoo works\, which all fit very seamlessly together. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in New York\, Paris\, Hong Kong\, Miami\, London\, Los Angeles\, Tokyo\, Aspen\, and San Francisco.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/matt-mccormick-a-thousand-miles-from-nowhere/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Voyage
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating a cross-cultural\, dynamic dialogue between Hong Kong local artists and multinational artists from America\, Asia\, Australia\, Europe\, and West Africa\, Nothing At All is pleased to present Voyage\, our first group exhibition on view from August 31 to September 30. As the title conveys\, this exhibition sets off with an ambitious agenda to address modern issues from socio-cultural phenomena to emotional turbulence on a personal level. \nPlacing works by 10 prominent artists carefully selected across the world\, including Samson Bakare\, Adrian Chan\, Ryan Chan\, Matthew Eguavoen\, Jo Gyuhun\, Ralf Kokke\, Ryan McCann\, Nathan Paddison\, Michael Polakowski\, and Tang Shuo\, most of whom are having their first presentations in Hong Kong\, the exhibition creates a dazzling conversation between various cultures and hence depicts an unprecedentedly vibrant landscape of contemporary art condensed in the unique\, multicultural environment of Hong Kong. \nSamson Bakare (b. 1993\, Lagos\, Nigeria) is a Nigerian artist of multiple disciplines. Inspired by his architect father\, he began his journey into a creative world at a tender age and graduated from the School of Art\, Yaba college of technology. His work centers around propagation of black identity and values in both contemporary and retrospective context. While representing historical scenes\, he has been able to document black people in different time and space. His latest paintings\, I Will Blow Your Mind and Taiwo the Dreamer\, on view in Voyage\, present a hybrid form of classicism and stylisation that has become his signature style\, and feature portraits of African with blank expressions\, reconstructed forms\, and a fusion of comical rendition. \nAdrian Chan (b. 1995\, Hong Kong) became fascinated with painting at an early age. He attended Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he graduated in 2019 as an honoured student in double majors of painting and illustration\, and a minor in drawing in Bachelor of Fine Art. His adventurous and vibrant spirit grew from his passion in music\, film\, car racing\, and horse racing. Painting\, drawing\, and illustration are the medium of choice for his creative expression. His work allows him to constantly explore new ideas and techniques\, inviting the viewers to experience his creation in diverse ways. He has an eye for details and design; he urges high standards in whatever work he undertakes. \nRyan Chan (b. 1996\, Hong Kong) implants an unusual theme amongst his art by being one of the very first Hong Kong emerging artists who venture into the contemporary realm of geometric abstraction. He studied in a few different international schools and started to create during a young age. He treasured his artwork as a medium to express his emotions and awareness on life. When it comes to movements\, Surrealism and conceptual art are the choices Chan picked\, building progress techniques borrowed from a comic studio\, making the picture half realistic without losing detail. Ryan was influenced from popular artists such as Salvador Dali\, Bill Viola and other modern contemporaries including Wayne Douglas Barlowe and Takashi Murakami\, to build a style he called upon his own view to make something unique and strong looking. \nMatthew Eguavoen (b. 1988\, Lagos\, Nigeria) questions the enduring effects of mental and physical slavery on the ordinary Nigerian citizen\, who despite living in a free and sovereign nation\, still live their lives as though they are slaves on a 18th century North American plantation\, bowing without question or hesitation to the powers that be. Hauntingly beautiful and striking\, his portraits belie a deeper pain and an inaudible cry for help\, which the lingering gaze of his muses allude to. In his latest work Who Fixes Us When We Leave\, which revolves around the social distress for the increase in migration of Africa\, there is a sense of powerlessness conveyed in the woman’s gaze piercing through the spatial distance with anyone looking at it\, revealing that the underlying causes remain unsettled. \nJo Gyuhun (b. 1982\, Incheon\, Republic of Korea) begins to paint these “Children Hiding Their Faces” as he is inspired by a significant scene of a film that he has fortuitously come across\, that a girl in a white shirt is crying with her hands covering her face. This scene has left a strong impression on him and later encouraged him to paint with children as his subject. As he explained his concept\, he mentions that he can feel these different feelings and expressions of children hidden behind their hands\, and he also hopes the audiences can enjoy the moment when they are imagining the facial expressions behind these hands. \nThe colourful\, playful paintings by Ralf Kokke (b. 1989\, Rotterdam\, The Netherlands) originate from a subconsciousness\, a fantasy that is as close to his dream world as possible. In capturing these often-inexplicable images\, he creates a situation in which he can work that allows these images to be expressed uninhibitedly and unfiltered. With a mixture of happiness and a certain sadness he creates an imaginative world of care-free moments the viewer might like to go to. His intuitive style\, in which he zooms in on older works and brings together old themes with new themes\, shows how he keeps on developing the subject of Western and European art history and how it changes together with today’s culture. \nRyan McCann (b. 1979\, Los Angeles\, USA) consistently explores social constructs\, creating works that encourage people to rethink and alter their perception of the mundane and awareness of everyday belief systems and realities. “I have a deep-rooted curiosity to understand why humanity exists the way it does.” He creates as a painter\, sculptor\, photographer\, and pyrographer constantly challenging himself to make art that invites viewers to see the world differently. \nNathan Paddison (b. 1983\, Australia) is a self-taught contemporary artist and has established a unique\, contemporary art style characterised by vigorous and expressive brushworks\, gestural marks and indistinct language known to the artist that channel the experiences of his troubled past. His strong lines and approach to palette meld closely with the physicality and urgency in which he works\, as well as the bold colours and larger-than-life characters. His works are greatly inspired by the well-known art masters such as Pablo Picasso\, Cy Twombly and Jean-Michel Basquiat\, who he believes are conveying a sense of fearlessness and freedom in their works. \nThrough a perceptive lens of\, “not everything is quite right here”\, Michael Polakowski (b. 1994\, Midwestern USA) reveals how\, within the everyday\, the viewer has the opportunity to find meaning\, belonging\, and a sense of logic within the illogical. Polakowski’s studio work adopts the same visual language of his murals\, that being lush detail\, vibrant colours\, and narrative imagery sourced from his life and travels. The artist diligently observes and documents his environment\, processing what he witnesses with a candid and conscious eye to produce his surreal imagery. His work is best described as a surrealist depiction of Middle America\, an often- overlooked narrative within American Art. \nTang Shuo (b. 1987\, Guangxi\, China) was a graduate at Guangxi Academy of art studying murals and Beijing Central Academy of fine arts studying experimental art. Later\, he engaged in the creation of material art and installation art before he moved to Liverpool in 2020 and began to paint. The puppet image is derived from the image of his main works\, which are mainly from his self-portraits. As he stated\, the hairstyles of the characters in his main body of works are an essential element\, thus he transfers them to the puppet in the form of wigs. “This is only a joke\, but I also hope to create a spiritual connection between me and the puppet.”
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/voyage/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Javier Gonzalez Burgos: Camouflage
DESCRIPTION:Nothing At All\, a newly launched art space situated in the art hub of Central and Tai Ping Shan Street\, is officially open on 11 June 2022. Having garnered enormous support and media attention of its debut exhibition\, “Red Girl”\, with Skolyshev Vladimir\, Nothing At All is delighted to present a following solo exhibition entitled Camouflage by Argentinian artist Javier Gonzalez Burgos on view from 21 July to 20 August 2022\, marking the artist’s solo debut in Hong Kong. The exhibition features his latest series which explores topics of animals and humankind through an unseen perspective. \nBorn in the third-most populated city Rosario in 1974\, Javier Gonzalez Burgos is an Argentinian artist who had later spent a long time living in the capital Buenos Aires and is currently staying in Spain. Back in his college days\, he studied in Graphic Design and Audio-visual Production where he was influenced and inspired by the ambiguous\, abstract\, and intense visual art style conceived by artists such as the American most significant graphic designer David Carson and Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai\, as demonstrated in the Ray Gun magazine designed by Carson and Wong’s directed films respectively. \nBorn with an artistic instinct\, Burgos’ creation has been driven by inspirations from his surroundings since a very young age. He once created a cover image with sole imagination for a cassette album released by the famous British punk band Sex Pistols in 1977\, and even designed music festival posters for some bands he came across in the monograph Punk: La muerte joven. Burgos is a big fan of punk as well as the popular culture icons; these two elements constantly coincided and worked wonders in his early works\, for example\, he painted Disney characters with a wicked smile and uneasy body gestures inspired by the punk culture\, as well as the fast-food chain Wendy’s restaurants with surrealistic invasion of insects. His early works were appreciated by the audiences of his home city’s national museum; they reflect the obsession of Burgos in observing everyday life and his emphasis on personal perspective and interpretation through cheerful cartoonish characters. \nAs a contemporary artist\, Burgos has been more recognized for his identity of a well-known illustrator for children’s picture books\, who has produced over 120 children’s storybooks and fairy tales in the past decade. Witty and dreamy\, somehow melancholic yet truthful\, his works speak for his personalities and are globally received; they were published and exhibited across the continents of Europe\, America and Asia in US\, France\, UK\, mainland China and Hong Kong etc. At first sight of the first children’s book he collected in early 2000s\, Burgos is not only interested in the flawless and enchanting appearances of these fictional characters shaped by their authors\, but more importantly\, which is what encouraged him to become an illustrator later\, he is intrigued by this “imposed flawlessness” that seems to him is a disguise. Envisioning to present his characters in multiple mediums and dimensions\, he describes them as tranquil landscapes when they are in the form of paintings in galleries\, and as multisensory aesthetic stimulations in the form of six-feet-tall sculptures. \nHis unique style is defined by lone and emotional subjects – usually are children disguising themselves as animals or objects\, minimal compositions\, and bold themes. His works could be slightly undistinguishable from those of the prominent contemporary artists in the first place\, however\, they strike with a significant uniqueness when one takes a further look and spots the sophisticated story structure and the depth of the characters. From his childlike images embedded with a keen sense of visual storytelling\, to the emotional details bore by those pairs of piercing eyes\, Burgos endeavours to arrange the framework of the story to perfection and depict his characters as real-life stage performers showered in imitated spotlights\, thus increasing the tension within and outside the canvas\, and creating interactions between the works and the viewers\, which demonstrate his mastery of story illustration.\nPervaded with innocence and cuteness\, Burgos’ works grasp the essence and develop from the characteristics of children as well as animals. The children’s disguise with animal-like appearances is planned and manipulative\, alluding to how he conceals the truth with unreal tales and fables\, or simply a plain\, single colour background. \nEntitled Camouflage\, which means one of the most intelligent and merciful self-defense mechanisms of some species on the Earth referring to their ability of blending into their environment by concealing their coloration\, this exhibition reveals the artist’s deep contemplation on the vulnerability of humankind and their constant self-suppression to fit in with the others through an intangible and indecipherable “camouflage”. Through the usage of specific colour tones in painting the background\, Burgos injects intimidating pessimism into his works\, as if depicting the sky before a storm. Such practice intensifies the contrast in his paintings by imbuing a satirical feeling to the otherwise humourous and dramatic scenes\, and further creates a heightened excitement as it foreshadows some kinds of revelation from the absolute silence. \nAs illustrated in Burgos’ artworks\, we are evoked to face the fact that every living species is constantly forced to adapt to the fast-changing environment resulting from rapid development\, and eventually eliminates all their traits and remains as an empty shell same as every other creature. Pondering on these conflicts brought by development\, Burgos makes a playful statement with the concept of “camouflage” and leaves the question of whether the humans or animals are the true disguise hanging. In this exhibition\, his latest series of fifteen unique pieces resonating with the theme of “camouflage” will be presented alongside a limited-edition sculpture compatible with the theme\, whose priority of purchase will be given to collectors of the unique paintings. It is undoubtedly one of the must-visit exhibitions of the year.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/javier-gonzalez-burgos-camouflage/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting
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SUMMARY:Skolyshev Vladimir: Red Girl
DESCRIPTION:Nothing At All\, a brand-new art space located in the art hub of Central\, has officially opened on June 11. In addition to bringing artistic vibe to the neighbourhood in Tai Ping Shan Street\, Nothing At All also aims to provide a platform for emerging artists and encourage artistic creation and development. For its inaugural show\, it brings the Grodno artist Skolyshev Vladimir (also known as Sko1y) and his works to this art space\, presenting the exciting exhibition Red Girl. \nFounded by a group of art-loving collectors and curators\, Nothing At All is dedicated to discover and promote emerging artists\, who have shown significant potential with their unique styles. To further expand and diversify the art scene in Hong Kong\, Nothing At All is bringing a diversity of unseen artists and artworks from all over the world\, including Asia\, North America\, Europe and Africa. \nBorn in Grodno\, Skolyshev started as a self-taught artist with limited support or resources. This summer\, he is making his debut in Hong Kong at the art space of Nothing At All\, turning up the heat of the city through his fiery images. Skolyshev’s style is unique and captivating – through adopting simple and neat lines to portray his “Red Girl” which are subtly embedded with different kinds of emotions\, the artist hopes to create a strong and refreshing impression for his audiences. \nSpeaking of “red”\, the colour is always referred to sign of danger\, fear and anger. However\, as interpreted by Skolyshev\, red is simply beautiful and full of light. The theme of “Red Girl” takes on this interpretation and hence brings a totally remarkable experience to the audiences. Skolyshev has developed his own minimal artistic style from composing the subjects with neat\, black outlines on a homogenous red background. When one pays close attention to the painting\, it is not difficult to find that the colour fields of the canvas are cleverly divided with a strong visual impact of split and tension\, attracting him or her to enter this red world unconsciously. \nIt may be strange to find pencil marks on Skolyshev’s paintings\, but Skolyshev explains that these are traces of his initial sketches to be intentionally kept in the final works\, which are regarded by him as important components of an art piece. Although the subject of Skolyshev’s works always bears smiling face\, it does not feel monotonous and boring at all. Skolyshev’s dedication to his style shines through his works; they are simple in form\, harmonious in colour\, full of cartoonish details and artistic rhythms. These form a particularly unique visual language of the artist and imbue the composition with his vigorous emotions. \nEach “Red Girl” speaks a story. Each of them is unique. They never repeat with each other. They are consistently applied with a uniform and cheerful smile\, long\, straight and black hair and white gloves. You may wonder who they represent; more than aesthetic subjects\, they are embodiments of the emotions of the artist\, expressing the pure beauty\, boldness\, sincerity of young girls\, as well as the primitive desires of human beings\, which provides a sense of satirical humour in the world of realism. \nThese girls in Skolyshev’s works sometimes play with an iPhone in her hand\, or wear a crown\, or work diligently\, or turn into a smiling vampire dripping with blood. No matter how the story is outlined in the picture\, the red hue subtly adds an allusion and a sense of wittiness to the painting\, providing the viewer with a feeling of courage and exhilaration\, hence encouraging everyone to embrace different emotions. Like the “Red Girl”\, each of us is unique. \nBesides showcasing eighteen paintings by Skolyshev in the exhibition\, Nothing At All has commissioned a unique “Red Girl” sculpture with a height of 1.8 meters for this exhibition. Alongside the unique works\, two limited-edition sculptures of 75 pieces are also available to contribute to the diversity of the art space. Priority of purchasing these limited-edition sculptures are given to the collectors of any of the unique paintings. \nThe mission of Nothing At All\, to pursue pioneering innovation\, is not only reflected in the carefully curated selection of artists presented in its exhibitions\, but also in the acceptance of the latest currency payment method – crypto currency\, which allows the process of collecting art more diversified and digitalised in this era.
URL:https://cultureplus.asia/event/skolyshev-vladimir-red-girl/
LOCATION:Nothing At All\, 38 Sai Street\, Sheung Wan\, Central and Western\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Painting,Sculpture
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