Rossi and Rossi is delighted to announce a group exhibition featuring contemporary artists from Hong Kong. Entitled 'Hong Kong Masters', the exhibition celebrates the art of seven eminent painters：Luis Chan, Irene Chou, Gaylord Chan, Liu Kuo-Sung, Chu Hing-Wah, Wucius Wong, Leung Kui-Ting (by order of birth). Each in his or her own way, has defined the artistic development of Hong Kong, and offers alternative entry points into the amorphous history of art of this city.
Luis Chan was a champion of modern painting throughout his long career. His art is inspired by the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong life with his fantasies reaching into the deep recesses of the subconscious mind. The surprise and wonder of his art also serve as reminders of his important position in Chinese modern art history.
Irene Chou followed the famous Lingnan master, Zhao Xiaoang to learn Chinese ink painting. Nourished by the traditional style for a while she later developed a more original approach and is regarded as one of the great innovators of ink painting, endlessly inventive with technique and materials.
Oscillating between the figurative and the abstract, the art of Gaylord Chan is known for its deceptive simplicity and wit. Chan has been widely shown having participated in more than 100 major exhibitions around the world. His distinctive style employs dazzling colours and bold images bursting with life and vitality.
Liu Kuo-sung is a leading painter in Taiwan and who founded the “Fifth Moon Group”, one of the key groups in contemporary Chinese art. When Liu Kuo-sung first made his breakthrough into Abstract Expressionism, it was undeniably under the influence of modern Western art – the liberating force for so many Asian painters. His works are a fine synthesis of traditional Chinese ink paintings and Western art of the late 20th century.
The works of Chu Hing-wah, a self-taught artist, are mainly in the medium of Chinese ink and colour on paper. The world created by Chu's brush conveys his understanding of the human state of mind. His early creations have the tendency to illustrate the loneliness of urban life. Through his mix of extraordinary, saturated colours, clean and simple composition, he pieces together his memories of old Hong Kong and contemporary life.
An integration of design, geometry and majestic landscape characterises the work of Wucius Wong, who was amongst the first to bring Western Modernist ideals to Hong Kong, referencing Western design concepts, classical ink painting and calligraphy.
Leung Kui-Tin’s work evokes a dynamic feeling through two stylistic characteristics: textual pattern and spatial contrast. Leung has experimented with many different styles that synthesise classical ink painting with modern western art. However, the traditional motifs of rocks, trees, and mountains, subjects of the literati painters over the past 600 years, remain his principal interest.
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