Almost Silence, Not Black Yet

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a|n Gallery will present the new exhibition “Almost Silence, Not Black Yet”, showcasing the works of four local artists, Chan Yuk Keung, Law Ka Nam, Ling Pui Sze and Sze Mei Ting. Together the artists explore the possibilities of creation in the space of not-black-yet through various media. The exhibition will be on view from August 26 to September 16, 2022.

The works by the four artists in this joint exhibition are black-based grayscale variants. In the seemingly limited grayscale, the artists express infinite intuition without superfluous colours as decoration.

Chan Yuk Keung’s “One Candle” series includes a number of latest ink works by Chan, annotating the feelings of the artist through the forms of smoke and fire produced by the surrounding air. Chan was graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He then obtained his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, U.S.A. Chan joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1989, teaching studio courses. He has retired since 2016, focusing in art creation. Chan is now an artist as well as an educator.

Law Ka Nam’s “I am Fine” series consists of 30 ink works and a 3-second animation, reflecting the sacrifices and costs behind the image of success in the eyes of others. Law graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013, and has won the Cheung’s Creative Award. In recent years, his exhibitions include “Post-Anthropocene. Zit-Dim Art Space, Tainan, Taiwan” and his solo exhibition “I am Fine”.

Numerous experimental ink painting and collage works by Ling Pui Sze will be on display. Abstract organisms and landscapes are reconstructed on canvas with cells and water microscopic images and satellite images, exploring the relationships between the laws of nature, biological characteristics and human society development. Ling has won the Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award. Her works have been collected by the M+ Museum for Visual Culture in Hong Kong and private collectors.

Sze Mei Ting’s studio practice focuses on Ceramics Art. She tries to surmount the limitations and unpredictability of ceramics. She has studied the knowledge of ceramics materials and different making and firing techniques, which helps her to understand and extend the potential of sculptural ceramics. Her works of Geometric Sculptures and Ceramic Surface Decorations.

Painting will be on display. The inspiration comes from the abstract geometric elements transformed from the organic appearance of plants. Sze obtained her Master Degree of Fine Arts at the University of Reading in 2016.