Eileen Chan, the creator of Bottlemania, returns to New Gallery on Old Bailey with her second solo exhibition. Ideation . Life, organized by Breathe Life Arts and Culture.

Throughout her career, Eileen Chan’s artistic creation has evolved from traditional Chinese ink paintings to her pop art-inspired bottle art known as Bottlemania. Chan continues her prior exploration into the ideology of Bottlemania through different artistic approaches. In the series of Time Gala paintings, Chan turns bottles into colorful abstract forms. Traces of different strokes are drawn on the neck of the bottles, the artist calls them ‘Time Signatures', as if time capsules were created to preserve the artist’s precious moments.

Each painting is a recollection of the artist’s past. Chan uses lines as tools to illustrate her meticulous chain of memories. Seamless lines flow through every inch of the canvas, but masterfully invoke an elegant balance; woven into swirling paths of the artist’s thoughts. Some of the works are almost hypnotic in their density and intricateness, enticing viewers to navigate the artist’s mind.

Eileen Chan is a Hong Kong artist with a cosmopolitan sense. She has collaborated with international luxury brands, including Tumi and Frank Muller, and local renowned fashion designer Noel Chu, to create products and fashion items with an artistic touch. Fusing art and life; embracing the concept of ‘art as a lifestyle’.

This exhibition will continue to exhibit Chan’s distinct artistic creation: bottle arts. For Chan, each and every bottle is filled with emotion and stories. She transforms used bottles into canvases and gives them second lives, which aligns with the vision of Breathe Life Arts and Culture, using art as a platform to promote environmental awareness. 

Exhibited widely throughout Asia, Europe and the United States, Chan’s works increasingly capture international audiences. Chan was invited to participate the Florence Art Biennale in 2009 and the upcoming London Art Biennale in 2015. One of her Time Gala paintings was selected to be exhibited in Nanjing International Art Festival 2014. Her works can be found in private collections in Hong Kong and abroad.

-New Gallery on Old Bailey

Image: © Eileen Chan
Courtesy of the artist and New Gallery on Old Bailey