About the Exhibition Potpourri in dictionary is “a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually used for scent, or a miscellaneous collection, or medley.” Potpourri for Sin Sin Man is complex; a mixture of colours, fragrances, textures, and tastes. Beautiful things grow in unsuspected fields. It is a theme that echoes alternative ways we each view, create and combine our positions and art within our community and society to create a visual narrative of shared experience. Sin Sin Man explores the pockets of abundance of her “secret garden”, interpreting her ideas through the materiality of paint, brush, hand and the use of different senses. Past and future are important, as is preserving the moment. Sin likes to juxtapose old with new, people with objects, and nature to marry different eras and ambiguities into her wabi-sabi ‘dreamscapes’. Sin’s works engage with the past to re-establish her place in the present. The year long “Sin Sin Living Celebration” opens with “Potpourri”, a sensory-immersive art exhibition featuring the latest works by Sin Sin Man. The artist’s tactile sensibility transforms crunched paper, ink, wood, textile and scent into works that dare viewers to reach deep into their sensorial memories and to conjure their very own meaning and understanding. Take a deep breath, inhale into Sin Sin's Potpourri...
Potpourri II Ink, Wood 104 x 44 x 5 cm each, 2018
Potpourri II Ink, wood 104 x 44 x 5 cm each, 2018
Potpourri II Ink, wood 104 x 44 x 5 cm each, 2018
Potpourri I Metal, Lava stone 21 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm, 21 x 11.50 cm, 17 x 21 x 10 cm, 2018
Potpourri I: Steps Metal, Lava stone 21 x 11.50 cm, 2018
Potpourri I: Laughing Metal, Lava stone 17 x 21 x 10 cm, 2018
Potpourri I: Celebration Metal, Lava stone 21 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm, 2018
Secret Garden I Ink on paper 43 x 49 cm, 2018
Secret Garden II Ink on paper 42 x 56 cm, 2018
Secret Garden III Ink on paper 40 x 107 cm, 2018
Secret Garden III - Side View Ink on paper 40 x 107 cm, 2018
Dreamscape I Ink on paper 76 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape II Ink on paper 76 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape III Ink on paper 76 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape IV Ink on paper 76 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape V Ink on paper 76 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape VI Ink on paper 56 x 76 cm, 2018
Dreamscape VII Ink on paper 56 x 38 cm, 2018
Dreamscape VIII Ink on paper 38 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape IX Ink on paper 38 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape X Ink on paper 38 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape XI Ink on paper 38 x 56 cm, 2018
Dreamscape XII Ink on paper 38 x 56 cm, 2018
Layers I Mixed media on canvas 100 x 100 cm, 2018
Layers II Mixed media on canvas 100 x 120 cm, 2018
Layers III Mixed media on canvas 120 x 100 cm, 2018
Other Exhibitions
SPARKS
Sin Sin Man Solo Exhibition at Sin Sin Man Fine Art Nov 21, 2017 - Jan 15, 2018
空不空 Kōng bù kōng Handcarved teakwood with nails 28 x 220 cm x 9 panels, 2017
旋 Xuán Handcarved teakwood 28 x 220 cm x 9 panels, 2017
äş• JÇ?ng Handcarved teakwood & mirror Variable size depends on space, 2017
任性 Rèn xìng Handcarved teakwood, mesh and light 80 x 220 x 13 cm, 2017
外有 Wài yǒu Handcarved Teakwood 156 x 15x 3 cm x 3 pcs, 2017
day2day
Double Exhibition 24 March - 24 May, 2016
Nurture Handmade demin tapestry 550 x 80 cm, 2016
Nurture (Details) Handmade demin tapestry 550 x 80 cm, 2016
day2day Mirror, Teakwood Approx. 300 x 250 cm, 2016
Artwork List No.
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2
3
4
Artwork
Caption Potpourri II Path - Messenger Steps - Laughing Ink and wood 104 cm x 44 cm 2018 SSM-19-019-1
Potpourri I Steps - LaughingCelebration Metal, Lava Stone 21 cm x 11.5 cm 2018 (Limited Edition 1,2,3, 4 of 5) SSM -19-020
Secret Garden I Ink on Paper 43 cm x 49 cm 2018 SSM-19-016
Secret Garden II Ink on Paper 42 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM-19-017
Gallery Price
HKD $250,000/set
HKD $43,000/set
HKD $75,000
HKD $75,000
No.
5
Artwork
Caption
Secret Garden III Ink on Paper 40 cm x 107 cm 2018 SSM-19-018
Gallery Price
HKD $120,000
6
Dreamscape I Ink on Paper 76 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM-19-001
HKD $55,000
7
Dreamscape II Ink on Paper 76 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-002
HKD $55,000
Dreamscape III Ink on Paper 76 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-003
HKD $55,000
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No.
9
10
11
12
Artwork
Caption
Dreamscape IV Ink on Paper 76 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-004
Dreamscape V Ink on Paper 76 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-005
Dreamscape VI Ink on Paper 56 cm x 76 cm 2018 SSM -19-006
Dreamscape VII Ink on Paper 56 cm x 38 cm 2018 SSM -19-007
Gallery Price
HKD $55,000
HKD $55,000
HKD $55,000
HKD $38,000
No.
Artwork
Caption
13
Dreamscape VIII Ink on Paper 38 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-008
14
Dreamscape IX Ink on Paper 38 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-009
15
16
Gallery Price
HKD$38,000
HKD $38,000
Dreamscape X Ink on Paper 38 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-010
HKD $38,000
Dreamscape XI Ink on Paper 38 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-011
HKD $38,000
No.
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18
19
20
Artwork
Caption
Dreamscape XII Ink on Paper 38 cm x 56 cm 2018 SSM -19-012
Layers I Mixed Media on Canvas 100 cm x 100 cm 2018 SSM-19-013
Layers II Mixed Media on Canvas 100 cm x 120 cm 2018 SSM-19-014
Layers III Mixed Media on Canvas 120 cm x 100 cm 2018 SSM-19-015
Gallery Price
HKD $38,000
HKD $70,000
HKD $80,000
HKD $80,000
No.
21
22
23
24
Artwork
Caption
空不空 Kōng bù kōng Handcarved teakwood with nails 28 x 220 cm x 9 panels, 2017 SSM-17-020
Gallery Price
HKD $360,000
旋 Xuán Handcarved teakwood 28 x 220 cm x 9 panels, 2017 SSM-17-021
HKD $300,000
井 Jǐng Handcarved teakwood & mirror Variable size depends on space, 2017 SSM-17-023
HKD $270,000
任性 Rèn xìng Handcarved teakwood, mesh and light 80 x 220 x 13 cm, 2017 SSM-17-022
HKD $300,000
Other Exhibitions No.
25
26
Artwork
Caption 外有 Wài yǒu Handcarved Teakwood 156 x 15x 3 cm x 3 pcs, 2017 SSM-17-024
day2day Mirror, Teakwood Approx. 300 x 250 cm, 2016
Gallery Price
HKD $200,000
HKD $150,000
About the Artist
Sin Sin Man’s passion is to transform raw materials into beautiful things, elevating them into art that we should surround ourselves with in our daily life. Art, for her, is a way to live; to communicate without words in expressing our authentic selves. Over the past decades, Sin Sin Man has created many things as her inspiration knows no boundaries. Her particular love for textile and three-dimensional shapes results in elegant silhouettes with unexpected details that make up her signature style.. In the early 80’s, after China opened its doors, Sin Sin Man traveled to Shantau in Guangdong Province and discovered many hidden gems. The beauty of indigenous crafts and culture there enthralled her. Inspired by the skilfull craftspeople and their handiworks, Sin Sin Man explored and collaborated with them in their home-workshops to create artefacts. This lead her to begin designing bags in 1984. Later she branched out to accessories and jewellery. By 1999, she was an internationally successful designer and developer for products of well-known multinational corporations, top brands and licenses such as: MTV, Star TV, Warner Brothers, Disney, Billabong, Fossil, Guess, Stussy, Quicksilver, and more... A free-spirited and hands-on artist, Sin Sin Man frequently travels across the globe. She loves to explore, collaborate with and contribute to the local traditional crafts, art and culture. She explored many parts of Asia, where she continues to work alongside traditional craftspeople in remote studios in Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal and Mongolia. These experiences she incorporates in her own design by using traditional textile, paintings and craft techniques – with a contemporary twist. Sin Sin Man has also collaborated with contemporary visual artists on textiles, jewellery and environments.
About the Artist
In 1998, Sin Sin Man fell in love with a four-storey building from the 1930’s in On Lan Street, Central, Hong Kong, where set up her own atelier. A new chapter of her life has begun where she started to create purely to express her very own vision of reaching balance through art and beauty. Apart from showcasing her own work, which takes shape in the form of wearable art, Sin Sin Atelier became also a platform for creative minds from all over the world. The Atelier is an art and design environment where Sin Sin Man develops and communicates her belief that art should be present in every aspect of our lives, from things we wear to spaces we inhabit. At the same time, Sin Sin Man built three state of the art villas in Bali to create a well-balanced life between the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, and the contemplative quiet in Bali. The villas are set amongst the lush paddy fields and given meticulous attention to aesthetic details: from breathtaking architecture and gardens with swimming pools, to the eclectic choice of furniture, inspiring artworks, flower arrangements and meals. During her frequent visits to Indonesia, Sin Sin Man came to know the work of Indonesian contemporary artists - which inspired her to establish Sin Sin Fine Art in 2003. Since then, she has worked with more than 40 artists and curated more than a hundred art exhibitions - showing artworks from many parts of Asia, Europe and the US. Her opening night events are legendary. After over a decade of committing herself to settle down in Hong Kong, Sin Sin Man is now ready to start the next chapter: to go out and explore new challenges. Lately, Sin Sin Man has also conceived sculptures and installations using natural materials, incorporating traditional techniques that she blends with her unique sensibility. In her hands, tradition becomes sensuous and intimate within a contemporary framework whereas the transformative capacity of the materials enchants a life caught in transition. Sin Sin Man just lets the sources of her creative life unfold in front of the viewers’ eyes and hopes they will be captivated as she always has been.
Selected Exhibition 2019 “Potpourri - 20th Living Celebration”, a solo show, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong 2018 “Inhale”, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
“Sin Sin Social Club II”, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong “Sin Sin Forward”, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong “New Horizon for Thinking” speech at “New Economy Development Forum”, Chengdu, China “6”, Sin SIn Fine Art, Hong Kong
2017 “Sparks”, a solo show, Sin SIn Fine Art, Hong Kong 2016 “day2day”, Sin SIn Fine Art, Hong Kong “CABINET”, JOYCE | Cabinet, Hong Kong 2015 “The Sin Sin Show”, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
“ START” Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK “HIDDEN/VERSTECKT”, NG39 Art Space, Raiding, Austria “SURVIVORS”, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2013 “10 Years After” Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Artist Residency 2017 “ALLEGRA PROJECTS “, Engadin, Switzerland
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