Karin Weber Gallery is excited to announce, \u2018Day Or Night,\u2019 a presentation of new works by established Hong Kong painter Tsang Chui Mei, who continues her journey of fusing traditional Chinese painting principles with more \u2018Western\u2019 expressionist techniques to arrive at her distinct semi-abstract style. <\/p>\n
The exploration of time and space in Tsang\u2019s works is already implied in the exhibition title \u2018Day Or Night, an ancient Chinese expression rooted in Confucian philosophy, suggesting oblivion to the passage of time. For the artist, this applies to a time interpretation within her works \u2013 they are created within a particular time frame, with a yet to be determined life span \u2013 but also constitutes an invitation to the viewer to forget about the constraints of time and let their imagination roam freely. <\/p>\n
The invitation to explore equally extends to meandering through space in Tsang\u2019s paintings. Flat surfaces and multiple perspectives draw directly from Chinese painting traditions and add an additional meditative component to the works. She observes, \u201cForgetting our dimension through a depiction of the chaotic imagining of time and space lets our minds wander afar.\u201d <\/p>\n
Against their dreamy backdrops, recognisable subjects such as mountains, skylines, rocks and trees are interspersed with repetitive, geometric shapes, inspired by the glass shards and debris the artist encounters on the daily journey to her studio. Nature is the essence of Tsang Chui Mei\u2019s artistic practice. The increasing use of fragments and patterns in her work pay tribute to the dynamism of nature and its energy flows, but also manifest her concerns around the increasing strain the human population is imposing on its natural environment. Says the artist, \u201dPaintings provide a resting place for my emotions towards nature and a medium for deep concern.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","location_type":[350136],"event_category":[373317,373498],"area_type":[350138],"event_language":[],"series":[],"event_category_other":[],"class_list":["post-1334676","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","location_type-indoor-en","event_category-visual-arts-en","event_category-visual-arts-painting-en","area_type-local","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1334676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_type?post=1334676"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1334676"},{"taxonomy":"area_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_type?post=1334676"},{"taxonomy":"event_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_language?post=1334676"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1334676"},{"taxonomy":"event_category_other","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category_other?post=1334676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}