Art Projects Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Ng Lung Wai (b. 1971) featuring the latest works with his unique paint folding techniques.
Ng is always fascinated about art media and materials and he finds they all have different characters and properties which fall into two sides, obvious and hidden. As he said, “It is to expose the hidden side to all of us; it will sharpen our sense of life, that is one of the purposes of art.” What Ng feels about paint, he sees paint has shadows. He then began the art journey to fold acrylic paint to make paintings. Challenging the status quo of painting, he succeeds to make paint as forms defining space.
In this new series “Every Colour is Blessed”, it is composed of thousands of folded paint shirts with a huge diversity of colours. Ng began this series through the contemplative process of his practice; he questions about colour preferences. He asked “Since when I don’t wear pink clothes?” This question leads to, from personally to globally, discovery of the complexity and contradictions of social inclusiveness. It involves issues of cultural discrimination, social injustice and prejudices from the long past to the present.
Folded paint shirt symbolises different cultures, set of mental values, backgrounds, ways of living, as well as philosophies and beliefs. Ng binds those shirts together with his best wishes and blessings with a written ancient Chinese symbol from the eight trigrams, dui which means happiness. The works are abstract and figurative at once, and intriguing with profound implications. As he said, “Everything between light and shadow will sublime; so will those wishes and blessings.”
Ng Lung Wai (b. 1971, Hong Kong) holds a master degree in architecture from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was an award-winning architect with a decade of architectural practice before becoming a professional artist and fully dedicated himself to making art. Since then, he has held many successful group and solo art exhibitions in galleries and museum shows.
The exhibition will be held at Art Projects Gallery from 15 May – 3 Jul 2021.
藝途畫廊將帶來伍龍威的個人展覽《眾色皆蒙福》，伍氏獨創出以摺疊顏料的個人風格，是次展覽將展出伍氏的全新作品。
伍氏的創作關注於藝術媒介和物料的二元個性，通過感受和冥想發現物質的顯性特質和隱性特質。伍氏認為藝術的本質就是通過觀察, 使人對於生命的感官知覺更敏鋭。伍氏從顏料中觀察出光影；並揉合摺紙與繪畫，進而發展出顏料摺疊的技法。並挑戰繪畫的二維和三維性，並透過把顏料的模造探討空間關係。
系列《眾色皆蒙福》以大量和不同顏色的塑膠彩摺疉襯衣拼湊而成。伍氏通過這種冥想式的創作方法，重新反思自身對顏色的詮釋，並反問為何自己作為男性而不穿著粉紅色衣服 。這個問題並從個人引申至社會，從社會引申至全球性的議題。當中涉及文化的相異，後殖民主義的議題以及上古至今的社會不公及偏見。
摺疊的襯衣指涉不同的文化，不同的心靈價值和，社會背景，生活方式及哲學信仰。伍氏透過在摺疊的襯衣的”兌”卦符號（八卦的兌卦，意指喜悅）為作品注入真誠的祝福。伍氏的作品既抽象又富於比喻性，同時具有深遠的意義；
正如伍氏所說：“光與影之間的一切都會昇華； 這些願望和祝福也會如此。”
伍龍威， 1971年生於香港。肆業於香港中文大學建築系，並取得建築碩士。在成為全職藝術家前曾多次獲得建築獎項。 伍氏之作品多於博物館及畫廊中展出，並被私人收藏。
《眾色皆蒙福》將於2021年5月15日至7月3日，在藝途畫廊展出，歡迎公眾前來參觀。
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