Echoes of Natureโ€”A Solo Exhibition by CHAN Kwan-lok
March 8 โ€“ April 12, 2025

Opening Reception: March 8, 2025 (Saturday), 2โ€“6pm
Book Launch: March 22, 2025 (Saturday), 2โ€“4pm
Venue: Grotto Fine Art | 2/F, East 17, No. 17 Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong

ใ€Šๅฑฑไน‹้Ÿณใ€‹โ€”โ€”้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅ€‹ไบบๅฑ•่ฆฝ
ๅฑ•ๆœŸ๏ผš2025ๅนด3ๆœˆ8ๆ—ฅ่‡ณ4ๆœˆ12ๆ—ฅ

้–‹ๅน•้…’ๆœƒ: 3ๆœˆ8ๆ—ฅ๏ผˆๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ…ญ๏ผ‰๏ผŒไธ‹ๅˆ2่‡ณ6ๆ™‚
ๆ–ฐๆ›ธ็™ผๅธƒๆœƒ: 3ๆœˆ22ๆ—ฅ๏ผˆๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ…ญ๏ผ‰๏ผŒไธ‹ๅˆ2่‡ณ4ๆ™‚
ๅฑ•่ฆฝๅœฐ้ปž๏ผšๅ˜‰ๅœ–็พไปฃ่—่ก“ | ้ฆ™ๆธฏ็ญฒ็ฎ•็ฃๆฑๅคง่ก—17่™Ÿ ๆˆๆ˜Œๆจ“2ๆจ“


 

๐™€๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š โ€“ A Solo Exhibition by CHAN Kwan-lok

Grotto Fine Art is delighted to present ๐™€๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š, a solo exhibition by Hong Kong artist ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก ๐—ž๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ, running from March 8 to April 12, 2025. The exhibition focuses on CHAN's latest series of works, created using the traditional biamiao (fine brush painting) technique. Through delicate and refined lines, the artist explores the interplay between permanence and impermanence in nature, showcasing the rhythm of life and profound emotions within the landscapes.

The exhibition title, ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, draws inspiration from the novel of the same name by Yasunari Kawabata. In the novel, the fleeting sound of the mountain evokes a deep reflection on impermanence. Similarly, CHAN Kwan-lok turns to nature as a source of solace amidst personal experiences of loss, observing the cycles of life and decay in insects and plants. Using the biamiao technique, CHAN captures these subtle transformations, reinterpreting mountains as ever-changing living entities, revealing the interconnectedness and continuous flow of life in the natural world. As an essential form of traditional Chinese art, Biamiao emphasizes the use of line work to depict both form and spirit. In ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ , CHAN skillfully integrates this classical technique into a contemporary context, capturing the unspoken language of nature and the beauty of life's transitions.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฝ๐—บ.  Additionally, a book launch for CHAN's latest publication, ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 2 to 4 pm. The book offers a comprehensive look into the artist's creative journey and philosophy from 2019 to the present, providing an opportunity for audiences to gain deeper insight into CHAN's artistic practice.

ใ€Šๅฑฑไน‹้Ÿณใ€‹โ€”โ€” ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅ€‹ไบบๅฑ•่ฆฝ

ๅ˜‰ๅœ–็พไปฃ่—่ก“่ช ๆ„ๅ‘ˆ็ป้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅ€‹ๅฑ•ใ€Šๅฑฑไน‹้Ÿณใ€‹๏ผŒๅฑ•ๆœŸ็‚บ2025ๅนด3ๆœˆ8ๆ—ฅ่‡ณ4ๆœˆ12ๆ—ฅใ€‚ๆ˜ฏๆฌกๅฑ•่ฆฝ่š็„ฆๆ–ผ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ไปฅ็™ฝๆๆŠ€ๆณ•ๅ‰ตไฝœ็š„ๅ…จๆ–ฐ็ณปๅˆ—ไฝœๅ“๏ผŒ้€้Ž็ดฐ่†ฉ็š„็ทšๆข๏ผŒ่ฉฎ้‡‹ๅฑฑๅท่‡ช็„ถไธญๆ†ๅธธ่ˆ‡็„กๅธธ็š„ไบค็น”๏ผŒๅฑ•็พ็”Ÿๅ‘ฝ็š„ๆตๅ‹•่ˆ‡ๆทฑๅฑคๆƒ…ๆ„Ÿใ€‚

ๅฑ•่ฆฝๅ็จฑใ€Šๅฑฑไน‹้Ÿณใ€‹้ˆๆ„Ÿๆบ่‡ชๅท็ซฏๅบทๆˆ็š„ๅŒๅๅฐ่ชชใ€‚ๅฐ่ชชไธญๆๅˆฐ็š„็จ็ธฑๅณ้€็š„ๅฑฑ็š„่ฒ้Ÿณ๏ผŒๅ–š่ตทไบ†ๅฐ็„กๅธธ็š„ๆทฑๅˆปๆ€่€ƒใ€‚้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅœจๅ€‹ไบบ็ถ“ๆญทไธญ๏ผŒๆ–ผๅคง่‡ช็„ถไธญๅฐ‹ๆฑ‚ๆƒ…ๆ„Ÿๅฏ„่จ—๏ผŒ่ง€ๅฏŸๆ˜†่Ÿฒ็š„็”Ÿๆป…่ˆ‡ๆค็‰ฉ็š„ๆžฏๆฆฎ๏ผŒไธฆไปฅ็™ฝๆๆŠ€ๅทง่จ˜้Œ„ไธ‹้€™ไบ›ๅพฎๅฆ™่ฎŠๅŒ–ใ€‚ไป–็š„ไฝœๅ“้‡ๆ–ฐ่ฉฎ้‡‹ๅฑฑ่„ˆ็š„ๅฝข่ฑก๏ผŒๅฐ‡ๅฑฑๅณฐๆ็นช็‚บไธ€ๅ€‹ไธๆ–ท่ฎŠๅŒ–็š„็”Ÿๅ‘ฝ้ซ”๏ผŒๆญ็คบ่‡ช็„ถ็•Œไธญ่ฌ็‰ฉ็š„็›ธไบ’ไพๅญ˜่ˆ‡ๆต่ฝ‰ไน‹็พŽใ€‚็™ฝๆไฝœ็‚บไธญๅœ‹ๅ‚ณ็ตฑ่—่ก“็š„้‡่ฆ่กจ็พๅฝขๅผ๏ผŒไปฅ็ทšๆข็‚บไธป๏ผŒๆณจ้‡็ฅž้Ÿป็š„ๅˆป็•ซใ€‚ๅœจใ€Šๅฑฑไน‹้Ÿณใ€‹ไธญ๏ผŒ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅทงๅฆ™ๅœฐๅฐ‡้€™ไธ€ๆŠ€ๆณ•่žๅ…ฅ็พไปฃ่ชžๅขƒ๏ผŒๆ•ๆ‰่‡ช็„ถ็š„็„ก่ฒ่ชž่จ€่ˆ‡็”Ÿๅ‘ฝ็š„่ฎŠ้ทไน‹็พŽใ€‚

้–‹ๅน•้…’ๆœƒๅฐ‡ๆ–ผ2025ๅนด3ๆœˆ8ๆ—ฅ๏ผˆๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ…ญ๏ผ‰ไธ‹ๅˆ2ๆ™‚่‡ณ6ๆ™‚่ˆ‰่กŒใ€‚ๆญคๅค–๏ผŒ3ๆœˆ22ๆ—ฅ๏ผˆๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ…ญ๏ผ‰ไธ‹ๅˆ2ๆ™‚่‡ณ4ๆ™‚ๅฐ‡่ˆ‰่กŒๆ–ฐๆ›ธใ€Šไบบๅฑฑไบบๆตทใ€‹็™ผๅธƒๆœƒ๏ผŒ่ฉฒๆ›ธๅ…จ้ข่จ˜้Œ„ไบ†่—่ก“ๅฎถ่‡ช2019ๅนด่‡ณไปŠ็š„ๅ‰ตไฝœๆญท็จ‹่ˆ‡็†ๅฟต๏ผŒ่ฎ“่ง€็œพๅฏๆทฑๅ…ฅไบ†่งฃ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚่—่ก“ๅฏฆ่ธใ€‚


About the Artist

Chan Kwan Lok(b.1992) is keen on exploring the feasibility of lines through depictions of the motions of human and nature. Using rhythmic lines to construct a rigorous yet subtle framework, Chan portrays ordinary objects, people, and marine animals to create a whimsical fantasy. His works are part of the collection at the Hong Kong Museum of Art and are also held in private collections.

่—่ก“ๅฎถ็ฐกไป‹

้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚ๅฐˆๆณจ็ ”็ฉถๆ็นช็ทšๆข็š„ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€ง๏ผŒๅฐคๅ–œๆ„›ๆ็นชไบบ็พคๅ’Œๅคง่‡ช็„ถๆ™ฏ่ฑก็š„ๅ‹•ๆ…‹๏ผŒๅ–ๆ่‡ชๆ—ฅๅธธไบ‹็‰ฉ็š„้šจๆ„่ฏๆƒณ๏ผŒๆท‹ๆผ“ๆˆ–้Šไบบใ€ๆตทๆตช่ˆ‡ๆธธ้ญš๏ผŒๅ‡ๆ˜ฏๅ…ถๅ‰ตไฝœๅฐ่ฑกใ€‚ไป–ๅ–„็”จๅฏŒๆœ‰็ฏ€ๅฅๆ„Ÿ็š„็ทšๆขๅปบๆง‹็ดฐ็ทปๅšด่ฌน็š„็•ซ้ข๏ผŒๅ‘ˆ็พ่žๅ‘ณ็›Ž็„ถ็š„็•ฐๆƒณไธ–็•Œใ€‚ไฝœๅ“็ฒ้ฆ™ๆธฏ่—่ก“้คจๅŠ็งไบบๆ”ถ่—ใ€‚

Selected Works

Song of the Wanderers (2)

  • CHAN Kwan-lok ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚
    Song of the Wanderers (2)
    ๆตๆตช่€…ไน‹ๆญŒ๏ผˆไบŒ๏ผ‰
    2022
    Ink on paper
    123 x 435 cm (a set of 5)

Song of the Wanderers (4)

  • CHAN Kwan-lok ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚
    Song of the Wanderers (4)
    ๆตๆตช่€…ไน‹ๆญŒ๏ผˆๅ››๏ผ‰
    2022
    Ink on paper
    123 x 435 cm (a set of 5)

Queen of the Mountains

  • CHAN Kwan-lok ้™ณ้ˆžๆจ‚
    Queen of the Mountains
    ๅฑฑไธญๅŽ
    2024
    Ink and colour on paper
    220.5 x 122 cm