BLINK Gallery ( I 02 ) Affordable Art Fair SEOUL 8 - 11 SEPT 2016 Private View on 8 SEPT 2016 Dongdaemun Design Plaza
GAL L ERY The Second Affordable Art Fair Seoul is going to take place in Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) showcasing over 70 local and international galleries on 09-11 September 2016. Artworks will be all priced between KWD 500,000 and KWD10,000,000. BLINK Gallery at Stand I 02 will feature TK CHAN, Simon YUNG, Mediha TING, Mark HAMMON among others. BLINK Gallery was founded in 2013. We have dedicated gallery space in Kwun Tong and Happy Valley. www.blinkgalleryhk.com
BLINK Gallery, 8/F, Rykadan Capital Tower, 135 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong Tel: +82 1098482046 | Whatsapp: +852 9646 6686 | Fax: +852 3956 4794 | blinkgalleryhk@gmail.com
Cover picture (previous page) - TK CHAN of BLINK Gallery at Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong in May 2016
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ARTISTS LIST
陳紫君 TK CHAN
page 05 - 09
容子敏 SIMON YUNG
page 10 - 11
定如
page 12 - 13
MEDIHA TING
MARK HAMMOND
page 14 - 15
ERICA HESTU WAHYUNI
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TK CHAN 陳紫君 B o r n
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Tsz Kwan CHAN was educated in Hong Kong until 2000 when she went to Scotland to live with relatives and continue her education. She graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2008 with a MDes in Interdisciplinary Design. She has been observing and drawing Scotland through her eyes since her time as a student there. TK lived and worked in Scotland for almost ten years, before returning to Hong Kong. She co-founded BLINK Gallery Hong Kong in 2013 and is a member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA), the Hong Kong St Andrew's Society and the Hong Kong Society for Education in Art (HKSEA). She has exhibited her works in Hong Kong, London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. In 2016, she will also exhibit in Singapore and Seoul. She hopes that her work in oils, of Scottish landscapes and natural phenomena, will help people appreciate the beauty of her adopted city. Her work has been collected by corporate and individual private collectors in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
C O L L E C T I O N S Grosvenor Maybury Casino, Edinburgh Müller Dairy (UK) Ltd, Birmingham Sidley Austin (an international law firm), Hong Kong Private Collectors
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- 2016 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Conrad Hong Kong (Sept) Affordable Art Fair, Seoul (Sept) BAZAAR Art Jakarta 2016 (Aug) “Aurora Revelation” Solo Exhibition, Grosvenor Maybury Casino Edinburgh, UK (Aug) Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong (May) - 2015 HONG KONG “Aurora Revelation” Solo Exhibition, BLINK Gallery The Gallery Floor - Floor of Love, Hotel sáv “Hong Kong International Cultural and Creative Industries Fair 2015”, Airport Expo Asia Contemporary Art Show, Conrad Hong Kong (Mar & Oct) - 2014 UNITED KINGDOM The Chinese Art Exhibition “The Bridge” – Scotland China Culture Exchange Ltd, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh “On My Mind” – University of South Wales, Cardiff “The Reality of My Scotland” – Solo Exhibition, Grosvenor Maybury Casino, Edinburgh “The Reality of My Scotland”– Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014, theSpace at Symposium Hall
TK CHAN 陳紫君 S C O T T I S H
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EDINBURGH CASTLE 愛丁堡城堡 Oil on Canvas 50 x 70cm 2015
WINTER TO SPRING 冬去春來 Oil on Canvas 40 x 50cm 2014
TK CHAN 陳紫君 S C O T T I S H
FLOWERS Oil on Canvas 31x 41 cm 2015 BUTTERCUPS HEATHER POPPIES BLUEBELLS
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TK CHAN 陳紫君 A U R O R A
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Green Reappear 踏青 46cm x 69cm 2016
AURORA BUTTERFLY Oil on Canvas 80 cm 2015
AURORA CURTAINS Oil on Canvas 60 cm 2015
TK CHAN 陳紫君 A U R O R A
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SKY RADIUS Oil on Canvas 40 cm 2016
極 光 啓 示
AURORA SOIL Oil on Canvas 40 cm 2016
AURORA RAINBOW Oil on Canvas 40 cm 2016
SIMON YUNG 容子敏 B o r n
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Simon YUNG grew up in Hong Kong. He obtained a Diploma in Chinese Painting from HKU SPACE (2006), and a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Humanities from OUHK (2011). He also studied Chinese calligraphy and seal engraving (2001-2003) under Master Ou Dawei, Chinese ink painting (2008-2010) under Master Hung Hoi. Simon has participated in numerous local and overseas art exhibitions, and has won numerous awards in different art competitions. His works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, corporate and private collectors. He is engaged in design and art education, and is a full member of the Hong Kong Designer Association, and a member of the Hong Kong Society for Education in Art. Simon focuses on ink painting. The creative concept behind his landscape painting is to hold together the classical philosophy of the ancient Chinese scholars' use of ink. He pursues the philosophy inspired by Du Fu's poetry : 水 流 心 不 競 ， 雲 在 意 遲 . His works integrate this invisible spirit into the landscape, turning the turmoil of real life into a world of quiet and serenity. In addition, he was inspired and influenced by Romantic English artist William Turner and Impressionist French artist Claude Monet. He uses Eastern and Western art materials and techniques to create his own rich colourful paintings imbued with a sense of Chinese fusion. His landscapes depict a fairy tale - like Chinese utopia based on natural scenes from his recalled memory. The other iconic symbol found in Simon's work is the waterfall. He feels that unlike trees and buildings which grow vertically upwards, water quietly flows downwards to nourish life on earth.
C O L L E C T I O N S Hong Kong Museum of Art Private Collectors
A W A R D S 2013 2010 2008 2006 2005
Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards 2012 - “Selected Entry” Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition in Commemorate of Xu Bei-hong 115 “Bronze” Beyond the Surface, Chinese Abstract Art 2008 - “Merit” Philippe Charriol Foundation 2006 Art Competition - “Merit” Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005 - “Selected Entry”
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- 2016 Asia Contemporary Art Show, BLINK Gallery, Conrad Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, Seoul BAZAAR Art Jakarta 2016 - 2014 “On My Mind”, BLINK Gallery, Cardiff, UK “The Reality of My Scotland” - Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK Hong Kong Visual Arts Education Festival
SIMON YUNG 容子敏 L A N D S C A P E
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OUTING IN SPRING 蹋春 Ink and colour on paper 44cm x 86cm 2016
SPRING SPRAY 3 春灑其三 Ink and colour on paper 33cm x 33cm 2016
踏上一片綠陰，競渡一潭長瀑， 雖一水隔兩崖， 麼遠那麼近； 借杜甫詩云：「江飛競渡日，草見蹋春心。」 ......致我們的青春從沒流逝。
是一張春日訪友圖。作畫時氣節於穀雨， 春耕已完，大地滋潤，流水急湍，山雨欲來。
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Mediha TING grew up in Hong Kong and was educated in the United States and in England. She comes from an artistic background and studied Fine Arts to postgraduate level. She initially pursued a career in banking before launching her career in art. She returned to live and work in Hong Kong in 2013. Her work has been described by one reviewer as embodying a powerful feminine spiritual energy. Mediha was brought up in a Taiwanese-Chinese-Muslim hosehold. This diverse upbringing along with her overseas experience have allowed her to investigate perceptions of cultural identity, relationships between the inner world and the urban built environment and, more importantly, the state of consciousness and the subconscious. ~ by Jefferson Mendoza dimsumnews.com
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E D U C A T I O N Oct 01 to Sep 03 Birkbeck College MA Arts Policy and Management (London) Oct 98 to May 00 University of the Arts London (Byam Shaw) BA (Hons) Fine Arts (London) California College of Arts and Crafts BA Fine Arts degree course (USA)
A W A R D S 2006 1998 1998 1995
PAD Scheme, Chinese Centre of Arts, Manchester Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, USA Dean’s Honor List, Diablo Valley College, USA All College award, Honorable mention (All Arts College in USA)
Bank of China London Head OffIce Royal Bank of Canada Hong Kong branch APG pension group Hong Kong branch Tiger Hu, TV presenter from Phoenix TV Private collectors from Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, USA, UK
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- 2016 Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong Asia Contemporary Art Show, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong “Reminiscent Hong Kong” Solo Exhibition, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, Seoul BAZAAR Art Jakarta 2016 - 2015 Stranger at Home Solo Exhibition, Jao Tsung I Academy, Hong Kong 饒 宗 頤 文 化 館 - 2012 Icon-Luminous Solo Exhibition, Asia Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong “Antevasin” - The One on the Border Solo Exhibition, Hua Gallery, Battersea, London
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Acrylic and chinese ink on canvas
BLUE WITH PINK REFLECTION 藍之粉紅幻影 36 x 26cm
BLUE PATH 藍之通道 36 x 26cm
MARK R. HAMMOND 馬克哈蒙德 B o r n
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Mark was brought up in the English countryside, thirty miles from where the famous English painter John Constable was born and where he painted “The Haywain”. At the age of 11 years old, Mark and his family moved to Aberdeen Scotland where Mark attended Grammar School. He enjoyed arts and crafts and his natural talent in drawing emerged as he began winning prizes from his school days onwards. His watercolours show a natural love for the countryside and all its wildlife and the ever changing seasons within a peaceful setting. Mark works as an engineer and pursues art as his passionate hobby. Mark has exhibited his art annually in Aberdeenshire and has sold his work at craft fairs and other events. He also does commissioned paintings, locally in Scotland and in London and Australia. Mark takes his inspiration from his imagined memory of the country side. He finds Scotland a lovely place to live and work. He is married with two children.
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- 2016 Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, (May) Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, BLINK Gallery, (Sep) Seoul Solo Exhibition at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui - 2015 Solo exhibition, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong Asia Contemporary Art Show, BLINK Gallery, Hong Kong - 2014 “The Reality of My Scotland”, Ediburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom
MARK R. HAMMOND 馬克哈蒙德
SUMMER MEADOW Watercolour 16cm x 16cm
PURPLE HUE Watercolour 22 x 27cm
ERICA HESTU WAHYUNI B o r n
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Graduating from Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Yogyakarta and Surikov Institute of Art, Russia, Erica Hestu Wahyuni hailed as one of the most promising artists from Indonesia. Selected group exhibitions: 2005 "Contemporary Art, Group Exhibition", Jakarta, "Balinese Feast: Group Exhibition" and "Celebration of South East Asian Paintings: Group Exhibition", Singapore; 2000 Group Exhibition at Linda Gallery and Sembilan Gallery, Indonesia; 1999 "Women Imaging: Women Group Exhibition", Philipines; 1997 "At Tresors: The International Fine Art Fair", Singapore; 1996 "A New Wave Group Exhibition", Jakarta, Indonesia; 1995 "Exhibition of Sixth Dimension ", Jakarta; 1994 "Exhibition of Indonesia Woman Painters at the Taman Mini", Jakarta, Indonesia; 1993 International Triennial Competition of Painting, Osaka 1993, Japan; 1991 "Painting Exhibition of the Cultural Festival of Yogyakarta (FKY) ", Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her Art is became favorite for art collector and always sold well in the auction house. Born in Yogyakarta, Java in 1971. Erica started painting in primary school, joining a children’s drawing club (Sanggar Katamsi), which was taught by Suharto PR and Herry Wibowo – both established painters. Erica is hailed as one of the most promising artists from Indonesia. She studied painting at the prestigious Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Surikov Institute of Art, Russia. Erica’s paintings are usually unpretentious expressions of herself and they reflect her experiences and interests. Her art may be childlike, but they are certainly not simplistic. Each work contains interesting narrative qualities, which reveal the worldview of the artist. Erica’s naive, playful renditions have ascertained her reputation as one of the most sought-after contemporary artists in South East Asia. Since she was a young girl, Erica had always loved to draw and paint; becoming depressed whenever she was not declared champion in a painting exhibition. "However, that ignited another energy inside of me. It made me stronger and mentally ready to acknowledge the superiority of my colleagues," claimed Erica. Later on in her life, with the support of her art teacher, she managed to enter the Indonesian Fine Art Academy. At the academy, among her instructors were Nyoman Gunarsa, Agus Burhan, and Wardoyo, and it seemed that Erica finally found her world. Despite being ridiculed by some of her instructors, bluntly telling Erica that her works were far below average, she persevered. In 1993, her work was selected for the International Triennale Competition of Painting in Osaka, Japan. Erica held her first solo exhibition at the Purna Budaya in 1995, officiated by the sultana of the Yogyakarta court, which turned out to be a successful event. Erica was invited to participate in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia, in 2000. Her experience in Russia would perhaps become her most significant one and one that would take her beyond her current limitations. In Erica's works, many subjects are presented on the canvas presenting a compact and crowded arrangement. Seldom does Erica feature a subject that has its own story; within the forms that she paints, there are other forms, within scenes there are other scenes. Although already filled with various scenes, her paintings still give the impression that only a fragmented of the complete story can be seen on the canvas. Art critic, M. Dwi Marianto, observes that Erica tends to deform her subjects by exaggerating their physical characters or traits, to a point that they become like caricatures. She positions them radically or imaginatively on the canvas, defying perspective. Typically, Erica depicts her own experiences in scenes that feature main characters within extremely busy environments. She takes interest in the scenes' surroundings, painting them with great detail. Erica animates the objects in the surroundings to make them become part and parcel of the subject matter of the work. She uses simple deformed shapes and brilliant primary colors to further enhance the sense of animation, and as a result her paintings appear to be fun and enjoyable.
ERICA HESTU WAHYUNI
Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 80cm
Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 80cm
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