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Shum sees art-making as a form of life documentation and emotional expression while she focuses on exploring the inner self and the effects of uncertainty. Aligning to the theory “Alienation”, Shum’s works are greatly inspired by the daily yet unfamiliar scenarios that she encounters.
About the artist
Shum Hok Kiu(b.2001)’s artistic practices are mainly paintings. Shum sees art-making as a form of life documentation and emotional expression while she focuses on exploring the inner self and the effects of uncertainty. Aligning to the theory “Alienation”, Shum’s works are greatly inspired by the daily yet unfamiliar scenarios that she encounters. She simplifies the scenes or objects from daily life into shapes and transforms them into abstract forms. Most of her paintings incorporate elements of night scenery as she was especially drawn to the contrast and relationship between darkness and light. Photos that she took are the foundation of her paintings, transforming real scenarios into a quiet and peaceful space from reality.
沈學翹(b.2001)的藝術實踐主要為繪畫。沈氏將藝術創作視為一種生活記錄和情感表達的形式,她的作品專注於探索內在自我和不確定性的影響。與“異化”理論契合,沈氏的作品深受她遇到的日常但陌生的場景啟發。她將日常生活中的場景或物件簡化成形狀,並將其轉化為抽象的形態。沈氏大部分畫作都融入了夜景元素,因她特別受到光與暗的對比和關係所吸引。照片是她繪畫的基礎,並將真實的場景從現實中轉化為一個安靜祥和的空間。
