Blank – Solo exhibition of Juan Ford
Visual Arts
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Galerie du Monde is proud to present a solo exhibition of renowned Australian artist, Juan Ford, who solidified his reputation with his hyperrealist paintings that explore the elements of nature, science, metaphysics and trompe-l’œil. Entitled Blank, this is Ford’s first solo exhibition in Greater China. As the gallery’s GDM Project in 2019, this program is designed to support emerging artists to exhibit their works beyond their locale. At the crux of this exhibition is the premiere of a series of new paintings created specifically for this occasion, which collectively survey Ford’s preoccupation with the effect of global population growth on nature and habitats as well as an investigation into the infinite possibilities of contemporary realism.
After many years of finessing realist still-life and portrait genre paintings, much of Ford’s works ponder a reconciliation between the natural and the constructed through drawing references from elements in the Australian art canon and landscape. A consistent impetus in his work centers around observation and inquiry into humanity’s relationship with its surrounding natural environment. By virtue of his acute dexterity, Ford relies on hyperrealist paintings to transpose the viewers into the scenarios/environments depicted, which are semblances of a post-apocalyptic and dystopic realm. Natural motifs pervade Ford’s works, profoundly reinforcing the mystic sentiment that he strives to evoke. Subversive in his artistic ethos and intellectual in his rigor, Ford’s paintings on show activate a hallucinatory function, thereby unleashing the uniquely persuasive visual cues to drive his viewers into a disoriented world.
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2019" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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