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Art Basel Hong Kong

26th - 30th March

Booth 3D10

Naotaka Hiro

Cary Kwok

Cole Lu

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Naotaka Hiro’s work is concerned above all with the unknowability of the body and its physical and psychological depths. Among other influences, he marries the vanguard experiments in movement and matter of the historic Gutai group from his native Osaka with the West Coast performance scene he discovered upon moving to Los Angeles. Stemming from his background in filmmaking, Hiro’s process involves a constant back-and-forth between instinctive gestures and careful mark-making, which he likens to the dichotomies of actor/director, subconscious/conscious, filming/editing, and dream/awake. Struggling with the notion that much of one’s body can only be perceived through a mediated form such as a camera or mirror, Hiro places himself as both the artist and subject, working intensely between the two states until their boundaries blur and he reaches ‘a complete void’.

Naotaka Hiro的作品最為關注身體的不可知性及其肉体和心理的深度。他將故鄉大阪過去的先鋒團體Gutai在運動和物質的實驗與他移居洛杉磯後發現的西海岸表演場景相結合。源於他的電影製作背景，Hiro的創作過程在本能手勢和細心標記之間持續來回，他將其比作演員/導演、潛意識/意識、攝影/編輯以及夢/醒的二元對立。一個人身體的大部分只能通過相機或鏡子等媒介形式來感知，在與這概念的抗爭中，廣岡將自己置於藝術家和主體之間，努力在兩種狀態中進行深入探索，直至其界限模糊並達到“完全虛無”。

Originally from Hong Kong, Cary Kwok moved to London in 1995 to study fashion at Central Saint Martins and has been based in the city ever since. Kwok’s tender paintings, carefully encased in artist’s frames, depict quiet moments charged with anticipation. Still lifes of everyday items, enigmatic silhouettes, and evocative settings are rendered in a dreamlike realism, marking a change in mood while continuing the imagined narratives of wonder and desire which have pervaded his practice. The intimate vignettes unfold like cinematic scenes: storytelling lies at the heart of Kwok’s work, sparked by his passion for period and contemporary film. Even when devoid of characters, the softly palpable objects and lighting show small signs of life, hinting at events unravelled and actions to come. In this most recent body of work, the artist looked to vintage fashion magazine editorial shoots and movie stills, with geometric interventions nodding to their zingy graphics. These paintings sit somewhere between fantasy and autobiography, grounded in his own memories and revelling in tangible and emotive details.

Cary Kwok精心裝裱在畫框中的溫柔畫作，描繪著充滿期待的寧靜時刻。畫中日常靜物、神秘的輪廓和富詩意的場景以夢幻般的現實主義呈現，標誌著情感的變化，同時延續他長期以來實踐中對於奇想和慾望的想像敘述。這些親密的小景像如同電影場景般展開：故事敘述是Kwok作品的核心，靈感源自他對時代劇和當代電影的熱愛。即使沒有人物出現，畫作中柔和可感知的物件和燈光也透露出微弱的生機跡象，暗示著即將展開的事件與行動。在這次最新的作品系列中，藝術家參考了舊時尚雜誌的特輯照片以及電影劇照,，並通過幾何干預來致敬其生動的圖形設計。這些畫作介於幻想與自傳之間, 紮根在藝術家本人的回憶中, 並沈醉於細緻而富情感的細節描繪。

Merging historical and literary references with poignant personal experiences, Cole Lu’s work tells stories of dissonance and longing through epic journeys anchored by overlooked characters of ancient mythology. His practice encompasses sculpture as well as ‘paintings’ made of burnt wood panels, linen, engraved metal, and concrete. Fused with poetic vision, extensive and flowing titles give life to his minutely detailed mark-making. Lu’s output ranges in scale from intimate to enveloping, and the laborious repetition of burning captures a deeply physical and meditative process. He returns to the origin of storytelling by writing with fire – a prehistoric act that is free from an established hierarchy.

Cole Lu的作品將歷史和文學參考與沈痛的個人經歷融為一體，透過古代神話中被忽視的人物所講述的史詩般的旅程，講述了不和諧與渴望的故事。他的創作包括雕塑以及由燒焦的木板、亞麻布、雕刻金屬和混凝土製成的「繪畫」。與詩意的視覺融為一體，廣闊而流暢的標題為他細緻入微的標記賦予了生命。Lu的作品規模從親密到包容，費力的重複燃燒紀錄著深刻的身體和冥想過程。他透過用火寫作，回到了講故事的起源——一種不受既定等級制度約束的史前行為。