Voxfire Gallery is pleased to present a provocative show for the upcoming ‘month of love’.  Heat – an Exploration of Sex in Relationships is a multi-format art exhibition that pushes boundaries and challenges the creative output of 8 diverse emerging Hong Kong artists.  Their works of art will be showcased in mediums including paintings, drawings, digital artwork, photography and installation.  For the duration of the show, portions of proceeds from art sold will benefit the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation for work on HIV prevention.

The Heat exhibit explores sex a subject matter often idealized in today’s popular culture.  Films, television, and music have catapulted sex to a near holy-grail status in this society.  But have these fantasies and idealization of sex made us more open to the subject of sexuality in our personal lives?  Or have they actually made us become more self-conscious and timid about sex?  And how has this impacted the close interpersonal relationships we have with people in our lives?  These 8 diverse artists will explore the subject of sex through their unique perspectives and voices. From the humorous to the intimidating, from the romantic to the sensual, each artist boldly tackle the subject head on, getting the audience to think, feel, and most importantly, talk about sex.

Participating Hong Kong based Artists for Heat includes:

JJ Ngai: Artist curator for Heat.  City and Guilds of London Art School

No Matt’s Land (NML): Art Institute of California and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  Winner top “40 under 40” art award from Perspective Magazine

Yolanda Yeung: CUHK Fine Arts and past winner of Philippe Charriol Foundation award

Sonya Fu: Modernist digital artist inspired by dreams, psychology and emotions

Norm Yip: Fame photographer and abstract painter. Owner of Norm Yip photography and cofounder of Meli-Melo Artists Alliance (MMAA).  Celebrity photographer for Jennifer Lopez, Rain, and Zhang Yimou among others.

Lau Wai: Goldsmith College University of London fine arts.  First prize Small Pictures Exhibition, Salisbury Arts Centre, UK.

Florian Ma:  Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. LVMH Young Artist Award.  Solo exhibition “Gene” currently at K11 Art Space, Hong Kong.

Nicola Wat: Emerging fashion designer and artist

Opening reception for Heat: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:00pm – 9:00pm