Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present “FRESH EYES”, showcasing the latest collection of ceramic sculptures by Korean artist Myung Nam An. Born in Seoul and currently based in the UK, this is Myung Nam An’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong.
Myung Nam An’s works reflects and celebrates the everyday life and people, from which she derives her inspiration. Featuring vibrant colors and fascinating textures, Myung Nam An’s ceramics sculptures - each one unique and possessing an otherworldly physical appearance - convey a sense of mystery and unfamiliarity that prompt a deeper emotional response from the viewers. The viewers are encouraged to form their own interpretations of the objects based on their personal feelings, thoughts and experiences. Myung Nam An’s sculptures become windows to the artist’s inner world while at the same time, offer the viewers a fresh introspective perspective to their own.
Myung Nam An’s works have been shown in numerous gallery exhibitions and art fairs internationally, including New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Artist's Statement
Art is a lifestyle for me. Everything that surrounds and excites me is automatically processed and transformed into the final result: an artwork. It is fascinating to watch the transitions from life to art. The essence of my work is the human being and their everyday life. I find ceramic to be the most versatile material and it is suited to express my ideas. Working in clay is really deep and has much to interest me: philosophy, technique and so on.
In my work, I like to tell stories using symbols which are universal, when you look at my work you could tell your own story, and would interpret what you see in your own way and each work in the series is created to evoke a different moods and emotions. I am exploring abstract appropriated images from our culture and translating these onto the surface of my work. I feel that they address or allude to specific ideals that interest me. It has always been my goal as an artist to make work that speaks to the viewer on a deeper level.
My works are a step in my ongoing growth toward a personal and unique approach to clay. It is my hope that these images will provoke thought in the viewer. The characteristics and limitations of the materials is a fundamental issue for me. I make use of a working process that is based on analysis and experience. I approach my work in a formal and aesthetic way. That does not mean that emotionality and sensuality are set aside, on the contrary, I go for a cool expression with sensitive undertones and thereby join an abstract, new formalistic movement in contemporary art.
《醒目》展示韓國藝術家安明南（Myung Nam An）近期的一系列陶瓷作品，這是安明南的香港首度個展。出生於韓國首爾，她目前定居於英國倫敦。
安明南喜歡從日常生活中尋找創作靈感。採用鮮豔的色彩和有趣的紋理，安明南的每一件陶瓷作品都極具超凡脫俗的外觀，每一件作品都是獨一無二的。 作品獨特新奇的造型，給人一種神秘感，令人有更深層的情感反應。觀賞者可根據自己的情感、人生的經驗和體會，自制對作品的詮釋。安明南的作品不僅是藝術家的靈魂之窗，同時也提供觀賞者一個自我認知的新鮮角度。
安明南曾於世界各地的畫廊和藝博展出其作品，其中包括紐約、倫敦、香港和新加坡。
藝術家自述
藝術對我而言是一種生活方式。所有圍繞我或刺激我的事物都會經過處理而變形，成果便是所謂的“藝術品”。從現實生活到藝術，這之間的變化是很奧妙的。我的作品的本質都是來自人們和人們的日常生活。陶瓷對我來說是最富有彈性的材料，有助於表達我的想法。陶土的運用智慧尤其深奧，例如：哲學、技巧等等，也讓我尤其情有獨鍾。
在我的作品裡，我喜歡利用通用的符號來講述故事。每一件作品都試圖激發不同的情緒和情感，當你在觀賞我的作品時，你可以根據自己對作品的想像，講述你自己的故事。我從我們的文化，探索並挪用抽象圖像，融入我的作品當中。它們吸引我的地方在於它們像是提醒或暗示具體的理想。通過我的作品跟觀眾有深層的溝通一直是我的目標。
我的作品是邁向我持續發展個人獨特風格和對陶土別具一格的運用手法的一步。希望我的作品足以耐人尋味。材料的特性和限制對我來說，是一個根本性的問題。我的工作過程是根據經驗和分析。創作過程也較正式和從審美角度考量。這並不表示情感和感性都被擱置，反之，我的表達方式較傾向於冷漠的外表底下所隱藏的感性，從而加入了抽象、新形式主義運動的當代藝術領域。 |
