State of Happiness
Exhibition Period
March 13 – May 29, 2020
Hanart TZ Gallery
401 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong
State of Happiness
Most artists would agree their work is about arriving at a state of happiness, however torturous the journey it is getting to the results. Dark visions are reconciled at the end of art labour, and strife finds resolution in the articulation of Form. There are of course many artworks that simply glow with happiness and infect viewers with optimism. At times of public distress we can turn to art, and consult these visionaries of happiness.
This selection of works by artists as varied as Emily Cheng, Ju Ming, Gaylord Chan (here is a happy name for you!), Luis Chan, Xu Longsen and others, present a diversity of States of Happiness. From new iconography of the spiritual like Emily Cheng, simple happiness of the living world like Ju Ming and Chu Hing-Wah, spicy humour like Gaylord Chan and Luis Chan, love of the natural world like Xu Longsen, Yeh Shih-Chiang and Chimeddorj, to escapes into magical realms like Luo Yin and Uurintuya. There are multiple ways to step beyond.
Let us get inspired and be happy!
Chu Hing Wah
Flowery Boots
1999
Ink and Colour on Paper
178.5 x 96 cm
Chu Hing Wah
A Drink of Beer
2016
Ink and Colour on Paper
180 x 97.5 cm
Chu Hing Wah
The Elegant Blue
2000
Ink and Colour on Paper
160 x 97 cm
Gaylord Chan
Green Screen
1976
Acrylic on Canvas
121 x 121 cm
Gaylord Chan
Three Red Holes
1989
Acrylic on Canvas
122 x 122 cm
Emily Cheng
Crown over Mount Everest
2014
Acrylic on Canvas
200 X 180 cm
Emily Cheng
Above and Below
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 28 cm
Emily Cheng
She Slight
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
28 x 36 cm
Emily Cheng
Diamond Eye World
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
28 x 36 cm
Emily Cheng
In Between (Ireland Studies)
2016
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 28 cm
Yeh Shih Chiang
Willows
2008
Oil on Canvas
60 x 71 cm
Yeh Shih Chiang
Reeds by the Water
2008
Ink on paper
138 x 351 cm
Yeh Shih Chiang
Cherry Blossom Field
2011
Oil on Canvas
60 x 72 cm
Yeh Shih Chiang
Window Shutters and Gladiolas
2010
Oil on Canvas
74 x 107 cm