We are taught from childhood that it is honorable to fight fair, be it in games, sports, love or business. But life is not fair. Advantage and advancement over others becomes desirable and honor often goes out the window in the daily grind to make it. Amidst the the rapid development in China the vast majority of people deal with these conditions on a daily basis. Another consequence of rapid change is the constant challenge on one's sense of self. To define who we are is a universal human need, but with the benchmarks constantly changing and shifting, we're left a little off-kilter and maybe not quite so comfortable in our own skins. Maybe that's why we grasp at things like astrology, or perhaps a totem animal. In this much anticipated third solo exhibition in Hong Kong, Yang Shewei documents these internal struggles in exquisite ink, color and rice paper creations.

In this series, Yang’s works have even taken up surreal quality, and while his brushstroke has become more gongbi, or refined, it has retained the expressive quality which is his trademark.

About the artist: Yang Shewei was born in Hunan province in China in 1971 and received his Master degree in Fine Arts in 2008 from Xu Beihong Art College of Renmin University. His works have been shown at Art Asia Miami and Art Singapore. The Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Guan Shanyue Art Museum and Lingnan Museum of Fine Art are among his institutional art collectors.

The artist will be present at the Opening Reception 7:00 -9:00 pm, Thursday 16th June, 2011