I visited Chris Huen Sin Kan’s solo exhibition being held at OTA FINE ARTS, a gallery in Roppongi.
Chris Huen Sin Kan “A Sunny Day of Daily Life”
Chris Huen Sin Kan is a Hong Kong-born artist, a young painter in his twenties, born in 1991. This is his first solo exhibition in Japan.
Installation view
Having studied both Western painting and ink painting at university, Chris Huen Sin Kan is known for a brushwork that shows the influence of ink painting.
Using poppy-seed oil to reduce the viscosity of oil paint, he depicts his subjects with an ink-painting-like touch.
Chris Huen Sin Kan, Doodood, Balltsz, MuiMui and Joel, 2018, oil on canvas, 200×320cm
His motifs are drawn from scenes around himself and his family, and every work features a dog.
Chris Huen Sin Kan Left: Doodood, 2018 Right: Balltsz and Joel, 2018
Within the works one also notices variations in luminosity, which are said to express the flow of time and memory through color.
Chris Huen Sin Kan, MuiMui and Haze, 2018, oil on canvas, 200×240cm
Only five large-scale works were on view. All of them had already sold out.
Chris Huen Sin Kan, Balltsz, MuiMui and Doodood, 2018, oil on canvas, 160×200cm
The large works, with their gentle colors, displayed in the white-cube gallery space, made for a very comfortable viewing experience.
Installation view
Despite being oil paintings, they have the freshness of watercolors, and the motifs convey a sense of gentleness.
This young painter has begun to attract attention around the world — Shanghai, London, New York — and I look forward to following his work.
Chris Huen Sin Kan “A Sunny Day of Daily Life”
我造访了在六本木的画廊OTA FINE ARTS举办的Chris Huen Sin Kan个展。
Chris Huen Sin Kan “A Sunny Day of Daily Life”
Chris Huen Sin Kan是出生于香港的艺术家,1991年生的二十多岁年轻作家。此次是他首次在日本举办个展。
展览现场
在大学里学习过西洋画与水墨画的Chris Huen Sin Kan,其笔触极具水墨画的影响。
他使用罂粟籽油降低油画颜料的黏度,以水墨画般的笔触作画。
Chris Huen Sin Kan《Doodood, Balltsz, MuiMui and Joel》2018年 油彩、画布 200×320cm
此外,他描绘的都是自己与家人身边的风景,所有作品中都出现了狗。
Chris Huen Sin Kan 左：《Doodood》2018年 右：《Balltsz and Joel》2018年
作品中还可以看到明度变化的表现,据说是以色彩表现时间与记忆的流转。
Chris Huen Sin Kan《MuiMui and Haze》2018年 油彩、画布 200×240cm
作品仅5件大作,全部已售罄。
Chris Huen Sin Kan《Balltsz, MuiMui and Doodood》2018年 油彩、画布 160×200cm
