Cloud formations in the sky, wind blowing past moving around orderly, hanging high in the sky without earthly worries. Once seen, spectators are in a state of awe, and see cloud in dynamic changes. Works of gold and silver paper, Chinese ink and colourful artworks placed together.

The ocean and the land in front of the main building of Oi! were once connected at the beginning of the 20th century. Since the reclamation works started in 1930s, the shoreline has been ceaselessly moving outward, resulting in the expansion of Hong Kong Island. Fortress Hill was originally named “East Hill”. Its name dates back to when the British forces stationed there and built battery barracks in order to protect Victoria Harbour. Oi! thusly witnessed the centennial vicissitude of Hong Kong Island.

This installation Over the Ocean, Over the Mountain inhabited at the adjoining point of Oi! Phase 1 and 2, carrying the origin story of this land. Visitors on one hand could walk back and forth through the intertwining geometric space, as if it is a time tunnel that leads us to the past. On the other hand, the use of architectural material insinuated the amplification of Phase 2 Development of Oi!. While new art space was being created, Oi! looked into the past as well as all future possibilities.

To further encourage ingenuity of the community, Oi! invited Hong Kong Circus and sound artist Tim Chan along with his team respectively to intervene in the art installation Over the Ocean, Over the Mountain with contemporary circus acts and sound art creation.

Afterglow brings together three of the most talented mixed media artists working in Hong Kong today, KC Wong (RidiculouSneakers), Valeria Alexandra & Patrick Framel (collectively Sunstorm Studios).

For this collaboration, the artists have fused recycled materials with LED lights to breathe new life into discarded objects. The team sought to create a showcase which looks and feels dramatically different in the daytime and after dark. Viewers will be treated to two different displays; each playfully inviting the viewer to stop and consider the mass production of consumer waste.

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Illuminati Fine Art proudly presents a solo exhibition of the established contemporary ink artist Lam Tian Xing. Titled Anthem of Calamus, the exhibition showcases more than 30 new works created over the past two years. Lam Tian Xing is famous for his paintings of lotuses, yet for the first time ever, this exhibition will focus on works that take the calamus plant as a central theme. The artist’s focus on this plant, which represents a sign of strength, health and energy, acts as a blessing and support to Hong Kong people in view of the ongoing pandemic.

Illuminati Fine Art is delighted to present Wong Sau Ching’s solo exhibition “Beyond the Senses” at the gallery from 15 Dec 2020 to 31 Jan 2021. The exhibition features 24 pieces of oil paintings by the artist between 2018 and 2020 which demonstrates his new ways of artistic expression. This new body of work by Wong depicts the reality based on the disordered pictures in his memories as a way to reveal the inner world of his subconscious, which the two worlds may not necessarily have a logical connection. The works embody the artists’ attempt to interweave together the multiple layers of experience of one’s subconsciousness, instinct and dream, allowing the autonomous force to guide him. The audience will have the opportunity to witness the outcome through this exhibition.

Illuminati Fine Art is pleased to present “Close Encounter with Nature” solo exhibition by Eddie Lui from 11 May to 8 June 2021. The exhibition showcases over 30 pieces of works by different mediums, including ink and colour on paper, acrylic on canvas, ceramic and prints.

Eddie Lui has long been an active member of the modern art circle. His vigorous energy and enthusiasm in his endless artistic exploration are admirable. Since the beginning of his devoted study in art in the late 1960s, Lui has never stopped pursuing his passion for art-making. Lui’s artistic style epitomises a confluence of Chinese and Western characteristics with prolific imageries.

宀 Gallery programming is back and proud to present , Xin Li’s first-ever solo-exhibition, on Wednesday 3 June from 7 to 10 pm. brings you 10 limited edition photographs that compose visual poems with inanimate objects.
Xin Li is a self-taught photographer born and raised on the west coast of Norway. She is a freelance fashion/portrait photographer. Her clients include Eaton Workshop, eye_C Magazine, Avant Arte and Ponder.er. She is also the in-house photographer and Creative Partner at Club Kowloon.
Xin’s photographs have a distinctive style that balances analogue technique with bold contemporary aesthetics. She is well known amongst other emerging artists in Hong Kong and often takes portraits for up and coming artists/musicians.
Her talents are sort out for capturing the souls of her subjects. However, when the job is done, her practice turns inwards to explore her own identity using carefully composed inanimate objects.
Xin describes these works as “self-portraits”, the practice has developed over the years while following a clear style and structure. The result evokes a poem or even a haiku, telling short stories with symbolic imagery using limited elements and recurring rules.

When clay meets fire, a piece of ceramic is born. People say that the history of ceramics can be traced back to the moment fire was invented. Ceramics, is even more ahead than we thought in the timeline.

Japanese ceramic artist Ogata Kamio reinvented the technique of Nerikomi, which was firstly found in Tang Dynasty, and arrange patterns of layers and layers of clay in his own modern and illusional style. Over 70 years old now, Mr Kamio strives to create complete new forms of nerikomi art and we are proud to debut his latest sculptural works ‘floating in the space” in this exhibition. The new series of work does not only bring us to the imagination of the future, but also demonstrate the milestone of Mr Ogata’s dedication in his own art

On the other side of the timeline, we have another Japanese ceramic artist, Kazunori Ohnaka, who adds quaint touches to his works and creates a vintage, calm and peaceful atmosphere. Mr Ohnaka has to main series of creations which are the Rusting and Meting collections, representing his projection of ceramics after being buried in earth many years after, all the way to eternity.
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In this exhibition, Touch Ceramics stretches the timeline from the previous Song Dynasty to its two ends, to the past and future. We are also very honored to have award-winning florist M.dimension to have floral arrangement workshops on the two artists vase works.

Farewell to the cloudy weather, starting to be waken up by the sunlight in the morning. Nature always reminds us of the change between seasons.

Summer is said to be the most energetic season. Walking on the streets we can now easily find lush flowers. When we look up, we see the bright sunshine shining upon us, and the surface the sea and become sparkling.

In this early summer, we are pleased to invite artists from Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong to present their views of summer and nature through the medium they specialise. Japanese metal artist Sumii has dedicated to creating handcrafted tin sake ware. What is better to beat the scorching heat than having cold sake with a fine cold tin sake decanter and cup? Glass Artists from Taiwan, Lynn Lin and Din Youwei bring you. different styles of glass ware for sake and tea. Crystal clear glass contains different details and textures, bringing a fresh breath to the your table.

If you compare different kinds of pottery works with different seasons, then the most representative pottery style for summer must be the woodfired works, leaving traces of fire that looks like a fascinating nature scenery. We will show three modern sculptures from Tomonari Hashimoto, as well as Kuniko Kinoto’s works which are a mix of clay and the stones in lakes of Kyoto. You can see thousands of different colors and textures on their unique works. We also show Taiwanese ceramic artist Zhang Xiyuan’s woodfired tea ware. The surfaces of his works give people the impression of ocean, grassland, and rice fields.

In this early summer, we would like to come and take a look at the scenery prepared by artists for you, and enjoy the light and shadow from glass works to spend a peaceful moment of mind.