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Seon1: Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting at Oil Street Art Space showcases contemporary art that draws on traditional Chinese culture
Jointly presented by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and co-organised by CUHK Art Museum and Oil Street Art Space (Oi!), the exhibition Seon1: Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting from the Archaic Curator Series is on display till 5 February 2023 at Oi! Glassie, showcasing contemporary art that draws on traditional Chinese culture. All members of the public are welcome. Admission is free.
Dr Phil Chan, Associate Curator of Painting and Calligraphy at the CUHK Art Museum, and also the guest curator of this exhibition, invited six local artists, Wong Hau-kwei, Ou Da-wei, Raymond Fung Wing-kee, Hung Hoi, Hung Fai and Yau Wing-fung, to recreate one or more masterpieces from the collection of the Art Museum, demonstrating the landscapes of their minds with the techniques they employ.
“Cun”, or “Seon1” in Cantonese romanisation, is a distinctive mode of expression in Chinese paintings. “Seon1”, meaning “textural stroke”, stems from painters’ observation of nature as they process what they see into brushwork that captures the construction, roughness and texture of a landscape, revealing the rendering of shadows and light. The terrains of various regions in different seasons and weather conditions at different times evoke distinct emotions in painters, who then create a fine range of textural strokes.
This exhibition will echo the theme of another exhibition, Majestic Vistas: Selected Landscape Paintings from the Collection of the Art Museum, CUHK, which runs till 5 February 2023, revealing the infinite possibilities of landscape painting in the present day. The audience can discover the charm that lingers forever in Chinese landscape paintings and enjoy a tranquil moment in front of them.
Details of the exhibition Seon1: Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting are as follows:
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Period: |
9 December 2022 – 5 February 2023 |
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Opening hours: |
Monday : 2pm – 8pm Tuesday to Sunday : 10am – 8pm Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year’s Eve : 10am – 5pm Closed on Mondays from 10am to 2pm (except public holidays), and the first 2 days of the Chinese New Year |
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Venue: |
Oil Street Art Space, 12 Oil Street, North Point (MTR Fortress Hill Station Exit A) |
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Visiting arrangement: |
For details, please refer to the website. All visitors must comply with the relevant Vaccine Pass requirements. Holders of a Red Code are not allowed to enter Oi!. Details on the Vaccine Pass arrangement can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/vaccine-pass.html. Oi! will review the situation and adjust relevant preventive measures as and when necessary. |
Co-organised by Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) and the CUHK Art Museum, exhibition Archaic CSCurator Series: Seon1— Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting will be open to the public until 5 February 2023 at Oi! Glassie.
Co-organised by Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) and the CUHK Art Museum, exhibition Archaic CSCurator Series: Seon1— Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting will be open to the public until 5 February 2023 at Oi! Glassie.
The artwork Clearwater Bay Sketch 2022. 06. 20 by Wong Hau-kwei
The artwork Moving Mountains by Ou Da-wei
The artwork Global Warming No.1 by Raymond Fung Wing-kee
The artwork Mount Huang by Huang by Hung Hoi
The artwork Mountain Shadows by Hung Fai
The artwork Transition Scene IV by Yau Wing-fung
