Wednesday, October 31, 2012

[Art Work] On Utopia (2011)

http://www.hosintung.com/statement.html

Statement
That was April when Goethe Institute and Deutsche Bank invited me to do a show for Hong Kong International Art Fair.
That was April when Japan was suffering from the radiation after the earthquake, when Ai Wei Wei "disappeared", and everybody talking about 2012.

When we were discussing about the ideas of the show, the authority gave the title "Urban Utopia", and carefully told me not to paint any nudity and violence images.
That was April when I lost the energy of thinking the world as peaceful and beautiful, and I thought why not, as Utopia is always about power and control.

For the seek of "harmony", I put pixelate on all sensitive objects to prevent disturbance.

It is just a wall. Things behind the it are always there.



Works


"The Hong Kong Map of Out of Sight, Out of Mind in Place"
Acrylic, ink and paper on canvas
153x122cm
May, 2011

The reversed map of hospitals, cemeteries, borders, landfills, theme parks and accident spot etc. in Hong Kong.  



Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)
"Octopus" Hanina Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (2011)
"CAFAM . FUTURE" China Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing (2012)


Private Collection











I Heard That He Has Been Taken Care of
postercolor, color pencil, pencil and ink on paper
55cm x 77.5cm
May, 2011

Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)

Private Collection







Eleven Thousand Chairs
color pencil, pencil and ink on paper
54.5cm x 74cm
May, 2011

Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)

Private Collection








Fire Faraway
pencil, acrylic and ink on paper
57cm x 76cm
May, 2011


Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)


Private Collection 








Aiya
color pencil, pencil and ink on paper
38.5cm x 54.5cm
2011


Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)


Private Collection








Land of Milk and Honey
color pencil, pencil and ink on paper
diameter 50 cm
2011


Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)



Private Collection








Notes on Smile
pencil, acrylic and ink on paper
57cm x 76cm
2011


Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)








White is Terrible: Coloring Exercise needed
ink on paper
30cm x 42cm (a set of 4)
May, 2011

Exhibited in 
"Urban Utopia" Goethe Institute, Hong Kong (2011)





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