inoutside

Contemporary by Angela Li is pleased to present

group exhibition inoutside

[Hong Kong, August 2024]  Entrance and exit are relative and interconnected concepts. When you leave one space, you simultaneously arrive in another, like how university graduates transition from the campus environment into society, embarking on a new chapter. Creativity also embodies a sense of direction, whether toward worldly detachment or engagement. Traditional literati paintings often convey a detached sensibility, yet whether the artist seeks utopia in seclusion or embraces worldly concerns, the root lies in their perception of the mundane world, differing only in the direction of that perception. During the pandemic, local art graduates' works tended to express a pensive melancholy. The graduates from this year focus seems to have shifted towards a more pronounced engagement with community.

Contemporary By Angela Li is proud to present group exhibition curated by Leung Shiu Kee Eric "inoutside" exhibition from 15 August to 7 September 2024, showcasing works by eight young artists who recently graduated, exploring the various facets of human existence. The exhibiting artists include Chau Tsz Ching Kathy, Cheung Ching Ling Oychir, Chow Hoi Yung Jennifer, Chung Chun Kau, Ho Wing Wa Ernest, Lo Wai Ching Rachel, To Yan King Jenny and Yeung Nga Fei Alice, who express reflections on subjects from different perspectives through their distinct artistic styles.

Cheung Ching Ling Oychir, from Hong Kong Art School uses colourful ceramics to satirize the social dilemmas faced by graduates. Ho Wing Wa Ernest from the Chinese University of Hong Kong portrays the entanglement between the powerful and the dominated in his oil painting "Meat Shop", reflecting the current state of human existence. Chau Tsz Ching Kathy from Hong Kong Baptist University's School of Visual Arts attempts to explore social relationships through the interaction of half-human, half-beast figures in her horse-headed human body series of painting. Chung Chun Kau, also from Hong Kong Baptist University, subverts conventional notions by depicting endearing ceramic cats with gangster tattoos.

The exhibition also features works using scenic depictions to express transcendent ideas. Lo Wai Ching Rachel from the Chinese University of Hong Kong paints human traces in the absence of people, constructing an “escape space” within tense living environments. To Yan King Jenny from Hong Kong Baptist University expresses a contradictory attitude towards the sky - both loving and fearing it - through the perspective of observing the sky from within a building in her large painting "Haven". "Daily Romance" a mineral pigment painting series by Yeung Nga Fei Alice, also from Hong Kong Baptist University, portrays common place objects in various settings, creating a sense of personal, everyday romance. And Chow Hoi Yung Jennifer from Hong Kong Art School, her painting "Wonderland" depicts her two cats leisurely living in a pure land, reflecting a yearning for tranquility with our society.