In AHAF HK 2013, 60 Asian Galleries participated which
enabled us to have a chance appreciating the pieces by artists from diverse
countries.
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| by artist Pure Evil (1) |
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| by artist Pure Evil (2) |
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| by artist Pure Evil (3) |
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| by artist Pure Evil (4) |
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| the process of creation |
These are the portraits of different women. Each portrait is
composited by several parts of a woman’s heads without any detailing features,
but being sufficient to display her expression and emotion. Each part is
painted entirely by one color. Each color may sometimes goes well with or is in
stark contrast to its adjacent color. Minimalism and popism are what I think
of.
The artist is a London-based street artist and most of his
works are particularly political driven. He believes that painting on the wall
is a good way to get his message across in a big way. It seems that there must
be some meanings behind his works though I cannot find any from this series. But
at least, I have a feeling of heart-broken as the women and pretend to be
alright.
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| Shanghai Lady-Mahjong and artist Yu Nancheng |
Another two pieces by china-based artist, Yu Nancheng, also
caught my eyes, which are named “Shanghai Lady-Mahjong” and “Tai Chi”. What make
his pieces outstanding is his usage of colors and oil painting technique. China
red and gray uses, are in a huge contrast. From the positive sides, China red
is one of signature color that represents something festive whereas the gray,
particularly the dark gray, is used as a color of mourning. The disharmony between
the two colors triggers the awareness of the significance of the artwork. People
are painted entirely red, coincidently do something relating to Chinese
traditional culture, namely playing mahjong and Tai Chi. The background is
painted gray, from where we can see the existence of chair manufactured only in
19th century and the Tian’anmen Square with Chinese flag, intimating
the reign of Chinese Communist Party. All of above remind us in the period of
the so called Cultural Revolution, how the Chinese traditional culture was
abandoned and considered as outdated and even cancerous!
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| Tai Chi |
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| Two in One |
Katsu Ishida’s piece, “ Two in One”, is an abstract, drawn
using mixed media. Three colors, white, black and gray, are exploited. When taking
the first look of the piece, there is no idea what the piece displayed. But if
seeing carefully with our own imagination, always combined with our past
experiences or current emotions, a meaningful picture will be formed. There
are many faces covering on the canvas and the largest one is set in the
central. From my perspective, this piece shows us a world in the war that some
people are crying, screaming and suffering while some “devils” are planning to
be the controller of the world. What can you perceive from it?
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| by Katsu Ishida |
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| by AHN Jun(1) |
Among all pieces in AHAF, the most impressive and shocking
artworks should be the series of self-portrait (photography) by Korean artist,
Ahn Jun. If without the existence of the artist in the photos, the photos can
still show us the fabulous views of the landscapes, countryside and the cities,
but certainly in a way that cannot surprise us. However, the photos really
surprise us. The artist is captured with different “poses”, which are not
simply stabilized but still have tendency to move. For instance, on the roof,
she seems to jump out and fall down, or she is sitting on the window and she
may drop. Most of the photos show how close to the death the artist is. Besides,
with the pale skin and straight hair, the atmosphere of horror and fear is
enriched. What the photos display is no longer static due to the involvement of
the artist, but dynamic, similar to the movie, repeating showing us the story
of the artist. But if we assume ourselves to be the art on the photos, her
experiences become ours. Namely, we are experiencing with the artist that how the
death is approachable.
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| by AHN Jun(2) |
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| by AHN Jun(3) |
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