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SHEUNG WAN
Hong Kong: Cinematic Set & Viewing Platform
19 Sep – 22 Nov, 2024
Leo Gallery
SOUTHERN
Pass: Taro Masushio
21 Sep – 30 Nov, 2024
Empty Gallery
CENTRAL
Dusk Upon the Hush: Liu Guofu Works on Paper Exhibition
23 Sep – 29 Nov, 2024
3812 Gallery
CENTRAL
Mark Bradford. Exotica
26 Sep – 1 Mar, 2025
Hauser & Wirth
SOUTHERN
Lain Bangdel
28 Sep – 16 Nov, 2024
Rossi & Rossi
CENTRAL
A Wider Horizon
3 Oct – 16 Nov, 2024
Ora-Ora
SOUTHERN
HEIAN - Seiju Toda First Solo Exhibition in Hong Kong
5 Oct – 25 Jan, 2025
wamono art
CENTRAL
Ferrari Sheppard: Modality
9 Oct – 15 Nov, 2024
MASSIMODECARLO
CENTRAL
Forms and Fields: Takeo Yamaguchi X Sadamasa Motonaga
10 Oct – 16 Nov, 2024
Whitestone Gallery
SOUTHERN
In Stranger Lands: Cocoa’s Journeys To Asia
17 Oct – 14 Nov, 2024
Tang Contemporary Art (Wong Chuk Hang)
SOUTHERN
Bulliform Maternity
17 Oct – 30 Nov, 2024
SC Gallery
SHEUNG WAN
Voices of the Walls
17 Oct – 1 Dec, 2024
Blue Lotus Gallery
SHEUNG WAN
EROSIVA
18 Oct – 16 Nov, 2024
Novalis Art Design
CENTRAL
Kizzo, Nguyen Duc Loi: Devouring
18 Oct – 19 Nov, 2024
Tang Contemporary Art (Central)
WAN CHAI
Daydreams
24 Oct – 23 Nov, 2024
Kiang Malingue (Wan Chai)
CENTRAL
Ink and Chinese Expressionis – Qin Feng & Zhang Fangbai
25 Oct – 30 Nov, 2024
Art of Nature Contemporary (Central)
SOUTHERN
Jun Takahashi: Peaceable Kingdom
25 Oct – 14 Dec, 2024
WKM Gallery
SOUTHERN
“The Girl Next Door - The (New) Era of Zhu Xinjian” Zhu Xinjian Solo Exhibition
25 Oct – 7 Jan, 2025
Lucie Chang Fine Arts
SOUTHERN
Jin Mei
26 Oct – 23 Nov, 2024
Kiang Malingue (Tin Wan)
SOUTHERN
Grand Opening of Alisan Atelier - Joint Exhibition of Mok Yat-San & Man Fung-Yi: Remaining the Mountain, Becoming the Ocean
26 Oct – 28 Dec, 2024
Alisan Atelier
SHEUNG WAN
TRANSHUMANCE
31 Oct – 4 Jan, 2025
Flowers Gallery
CENTRAL
Intimate Exposure: The Art of Araki
1 Nov – 21 Dec, 2024
Seefood Room
KWAI TSING
Sensory Utopia: Between Nearness and Distance
2 Nov – 7 Dec, 2024
The Stroll Gallery
SHEUNG WAN
Márton Nemes: I Am the Energy I Desire to Attract
2 Nov – 14 Dec, 2024
Double Q Gallery
SOUTHERN
璀璨 — 王秋童個展
6 Nov – 9 Feb, 2025
Artspace K
CENTRAL
Pop Craft Structure
7 Nov – 16 Dec, 2024
WOAW Gallery
CENTRAL
Palatable Parables
9 Nov – 7 Jan, 2025
Karin Weber Gallery
Ink and Chinese Expressionis – Qin Feng & Zhang Fangbai
25 Oct – 30 Nov, 2024
Art of Nature Contemporary (Central)

Ink and Chinese Expressionis – Qin Feng & Zhang Fangbai

In the 1950s, Japan, the United States, and Europe sought to transcend pre-war geometric abstraction and conceptualism through the ideas of calligraphic quality and chance operations, resulting in a cosmopolitan art movement interweaving modernism and Orientalism. The global recognition of Chinese artist Qin Feng is based on this backdrop.

As a successor to this cosmopolitan art movement, Qin Feng has transformed Chinese calligraphy into a form of cross-cultural abstract painting, pushing the practice of brush and ink to new heights, ultimately becoming one of the most widely collected contemporary artists by museums and art institutions.

Qin Feng's work is grounded in ink wash as a fundamental language, and its themes are inextricably linked to the rise and fall of human civilization amidst changing circumstances, as well as to a profound exploration of the transformation of human values and beliefs. The recurring circular and arc-like lines carry philosophical metaphors of cycles; continuous red lines frequently appear in his works, connecting ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, memory and history, civil order and primal desire, while also releasing notions of harmony and complexity.

Returning to the foundations of this movement—calligraphy and Zen Buddhism in China—it wasn't until the 1980s and 1990s that this movement truly began to manifest as a delayed modernist practice, gradually triggering the most significant trend in contemporary Chinese art history over the past several decades— "Chinese Expressionism." This trend emphasizes a retrospective and return to Eastern culture, distilling the spirit of the past into the voices of today.

As a pioneer of "Chinese Expressionism," Zhang Fangbai has developed a language of his own—one of black and white—that constructs a structure distinct from Western Abstract Expressionism. His stagnant brushstrokes and clustered ink marks create a framework that exists between the tangible and intangible, the virtual and real, as eagles, jars, and towers coalesce into totemic symbols through the artist's countless repetitions.

Both artists, through their powerful spirit and works, remind us to reflect on the origins of civilization, while also demonstrating that abstract ink wash still holds limitless possibilities and expressive power. The exhibition runs from October 25 to November 30; we welcome you to visit.


Art of Nature Contemporary (Central)

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