Thu, July 02, 2009
The Opposite House in partnership with F2 Gallery will exhibit work by artist Feng Shu in the hotel’s atrium from July 2 to September 27, 2009
The pieces on display are from his POST PERIOD INSECT series and include a larger than "insect" life praying mantis, mosquito, beetle, scorpion, dragonfly, bee and spider. Also part of the exhibition is a motorbike, made of 20,000 small plastic squares. This piece stands in obvious stark contrast to the almost romantic and fairy tale like insects, yet it perfectly blends into the scene with its delicate structure.
The young artist employs both traditional Chinese ceramic art and modern industries as a tool and inspiration for his work. The former represents the royal class' ideology, which is still influential to the contemporary Chinese aesthetic, while the latter, influenced by artistic movements in Japan and North America, speaks of humanity.
The detailed and refined painted surfaces of Feng Shu's pieces combined with steel limbs, may give a science fiction like impression. Some of the colors and patterns he uses remind of ceramics dated to the Ming-Qing dynasty. Surfaces of the objects are hand painted in blue and white or pastel floral patterns, abstract geometric triangles or contemporary irregular blobs.
When
Jul 3rd
Starts Jul 2nd
daily
Where
The Opposite House
Contact
6417 6688
