艺  术  家：夏小万，陈卉

　　开幕时间：2017年8月31日，6：00-8：00pm

　　展览日期：2017年8月31日—9月27日

　　展览地点：当代唐人艺术中心，香港中环安兰街18号19楼

　　当代唐人艺术中心香港很荣幸地宣布，将于2017年8月31日至9月27日举办夏小万、陈卉的双人展“灵气”。参展的作品涵盖了两位艺术家从2011年至今创作的11件作品，包括布面油画、纸上水彩两种形式。这也是夏小万创作于2017年的3件新作的首次亮相。

　　展览以“灵气”为主题，意指作品自身的本真性和独特性。“灵气”与当代生活中日益增长的大众审美相对。当代人意图从心理上和艺术消除距离感，达到普遍性与共性，但艺术作品中“灵气”的存在正需要距离感。当距离消退，“灵气”也将随之凋萎。“灵气”如同从作品中散发出来的呼吸，它冲破作品自身而出，又将自身包围，赋予作品存在的此时此刻与独一无二。

夏小万《斯芬克斯》，布面油画，181x181cm，2017

Xia Xiaowan，Sphinx，Oil on canvas，181x181cm，2017

　　夏小万的艺术灵气，始终来自于他对人性的审视。夏小万1959年生于中国北京，成名于上世纪80年代“新潮美术”时期，以“浪漫”、“灵魂”、“生命”、“个体”等名目被载入中国现代艺术史。在不同的创作阶段中，夏小万始终以异乎寻常的执着不断地制造着各种异常的“生灵”——这些负重的、被挤压甚至变形的生命形态，以超乎想象的生命力，栖息于夏小万的创作主题之中。本次展出的夏小万的3件新作《斯芬克斯》、《美杜莎》和《全面回忆手稿》，则用一种相对沉穆的方式，构造出艺术家对复杂的生命层次的理解，及亘古如新的生命力量的思考。

夏小万《美杜莎》，布面油画，180x130cm，2017

Xia Xiaowan，Medusa，Oil on canvas，180x130cm，2017

　　与夏小万的创作相对，陈卉的作品则呈现出另一种闪亮世界的奇观。她惯以发掘在当今消费主义时代里，被现代特征的光耀外表围裹下的真实状态，用写实而充满戏剧化的手法，将事物的表面外在性与内在实质性合二为一。本次展出的“你的肖像”系列作品中，艺术家以极为细致敏感的笔触，对肖像绘画这一普世题材进行深入的探讨和尝试，刻画出在日常生活经验表象的遮蔽下，人们的内在精神和心理状态的蛛丝马迹。

陈卉《你的肖像之三十》，布面油画，100 x 80cm，2016

Chen Hui， A Portrait of You No。 30，Oil on canvas，100 x 80cm，2016

　　本次展览体现出两位艺术家对人文的深刻关注与探索，在社会多重结构背景下，映射出时代又反映出作品自身的独特性。在当下智能科技和消费主义相互迭加的时代中，睿者的目光总会投向艺术中时隐时现的“灵气”，而夏小万和陈卉作品中所充盈的，正是这种“灵气”。

　　AURA

　　XIA XIAOWAN · CHEN HUI   l  DUO EXHIBITION

　　Artists： Xia Xiaowan， Chen Hui

　　Exhibition Dates： August 31 – September 27， 2017

　　Location： Tang Contemporary， 19th Floor， 18 On Lan St， Central， Hong Kong

　　Opening Reception： Thursday， August 31， 2017， 6 – 8pm

　　Tang Contemporary Art Hong Kong is proud to announce that “Aura”， a duo exhibition for Xia Xiaowan and Chen Hui， will be on view from August 31 to September 27， 2017。 The exhibition will showcase eleven works from two artists since 2011， including oil and watercolor paintings。 Xia Xiaowan will show three new works created this year for the very first time。

陈卉《猜猜我是谁》，布面油画，50 x 60 cm，2011

Chenhui，Guess who I am，Oil on canvas，50 x 60 cm，2011

　　The title of the exhibition， “Aura”， reflects the authenticity and uniqueness of the art creation。 The idea of an aura is diametrically opposed to the popularized aesthetic that is commonly found in contemporary life。 People today attempt to get close to art and make it consumable with a sense of universality， but the presence of the aura in an artwork conveys a distant feeling。 An aura is like the ‘breath’ of an artwork； it breaks through the surface and brings out a sense of life and uniqueness in it。

陈卉《你的肖像之七》，板上丙烯，50 x 60cm，2014

Chen Hui， A Portrait of You No。 7，Propylene on board，50 x 60 cm， 2014

　　Xia Xiaowan’s artistic aura has always come from his observations of human nature。 Xia was born in 1959 in Beijing， and he made a name for himself during the “85 New Wave movement” of the 1980s； his interests in romance， soul， life， and individuality have already become part of the history of modern Chinese art。 Across different creative periods， Xia has been persistent in his creation of various strange creatures。 These heavy， repressed， and sometimes distorted living forms have found a place in Xia’s creative world through unimaginable living power。 The exhibition presents three of Xia’s new works： “Sphinx”， “Medusa”， and “Sketch of Memories”。 In these pieces， he solemnly constructs his understanding of the complex layers of life and his thoughts about lasting living power。

《你的肖像之二十八》，布面油画，50 x 40cm，2016

Chen Hui，Portrait of You No.28，Oil on canvas，50 x 40 cm， 2016

　　Compared to Xia Xiaowan’s pieces， Chen Hui’s work presents the spectacle of another glittering world。 The artist excavates the present consumerist era for real states that have been obscured by the shiny exteriors of modernity； using realistic yet highly dramatic methods， she merges the external surfaces of her subjects with their internal substances。 In her Your Portrait series， Chen uses extremely fine， delicate brushstrokes to explore and probe the universal theme of portrait painting， depicting what is hidden beneath the surface of everyday life and giving clues to her subjects’ spiritual and psychological states。  

　　This exhibition reflects the two artists’ deep interests and explorations in humanity。 Set against the multiple structures of society， these works map out the present era and highlight their own uniqueness。 At a time in which smart technologies and consumerism interact， the farsighted will always look for a gleam of aura in the art， which one can feel its presence in the works of Xia Xiaowan and Chen Hui。