Artist Statement

In recent years I work with different media, often concerning personal experience, cultural heritage, and sometimes social and environmental changes as my inspirations and themes. I follow the changes of my personal life making adjestments and innovation, allowing matters in their natural forms of development. My various series of works aim to express my interest and contemplation regarding the process or the evolvement of “precipiation”, also my thoughts on “true vs untrue”and “illusion vs reality”. Although the forms and appearances of my work changes, the essence of my aimremains the same.

吳觀麟
近年我時常利用多種媒介進行創作，多以探索個人經驗、文化觀念、以致社會與環境的種種變化為創作主題。因應着個人際遇而作出不同的調節和轉化，不同系列的作品都是為了表達藝術家對「沉澱」過程的省思，和對「亦真亦假」、「虛幻與現實」的所思所想。雖作品的形態一直在轉變，然而本質不變。

Artist Biography

Ng earned his Master of Fine Art from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2011. He obtained a Diploma in Chinese ink painting from the Department of Extra-mural Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1986.

His works have been collected by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art and private collectors.

Ng’s art has been featured in more than 70 overseas and local exhibitions, including “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition” ( Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1983, 1989,1992, 1984 ), ‘The 10th National Art Exhibition’ (2004), “New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond” (Hong Kong Museum of Art).

Ng was invited to participate at the “1^st Land Art Biennial – Mongolia 360°” Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar (2010).

He has received many awards, including the ‘Hong Kong Urban Council Fine Arts Award’ (Painting, Chinese Media．1994) and ‘the Special Award’ by ‘the 10th National Art Exhibition’ (2004).

Ng’s public art creations can be seen in the VIP Room of Hong Kong International Airport, Wet-land Park, Hong Kong Health Department, Police Headquarters Building, TST Centenary Memorial Park, Sai Kung Visual Corridor, K11 Art Mall, etc.

吳觀麟 簡歷

生於香港，1986年於香港中文大學校外進修部，修畢中國水墨畫課程，並獲文憑， 2011年澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學藝術碩士。

吳氏曾參與超過七十個本地及海外展覽，包括： 「香港當代藝術雙年展」，1983．1989．1992．1994，「第七屆、第八屆、第十屆全國美術作品展」，北京中國美術館，1989．1994．2004， 「新水墨藝術：創新與超越」，香港藝術館，2008， 「承傳與創造—水墨對水墨」，上海當代藝術館，2010，「蒙古360°:第一屆地景藝術雙年展」，蒙古國立現代美術館，烏蘭巴托，2010。

吳氏曾獲「香港市政局藝術獎」(繪畫．國畫素材．1994）與 「第十屆全國美術作品特別獎」（2004）等獎項。

吳氏近年近年作品跨越不同媒體，由現代水墨作品轉化到裝置、攝影、公共藝術、雕塑，與及地景藝術，並參與設計及製作不少本地公共藝術項目，作品可見於香港國際機場、醫管局檢測中心、濕地公園、香港警察總部、西貢視覺走廊，尖沙咀百年紀念公園和香港K11藝術購物商場，等。

其作品為香港文化博物館，香港藝術館及私人收藏。

Education

2011                Master of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

1986                Diploma in Chinese Ink Painting, Extra-mural Studies Dept, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Solo Exhibition

2013                “Cultivation of Landscape” Artereal Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2013                “The Angels in Me”, The A Lift Gallery, Hong Kong

2004                “Works by Ng Kwun-lun, Tony” a solo exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

1999                “Un Peintre”, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Hong Kong

1997                “Self”, Trigram Gallery, Hong Kong

1997                “ Let Stone Takes Over! ” , John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong

1993                “An Image – Solo Exhibition”, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1989                “The April Exhibition of Galerie Du Monde – Tony Ng”, Galerie Du Monde

Group Exhibition

2014                “Chinese Painting Institute Hong Kong” Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhe

“Urbane”, Guardian Fine Art Asia, The A Lift Gallery, China National Convention Centre, Beijing China

2013                “Filter The Public”, Shanghai World Financial Center, 5^th Anniversary Art Project

“Imperceptible”, Fine Art Asia, The A Lift Gallery, HKCEC

2012                “The Hanging Garden: Contemporary Chinese landscape art” Art+ Shanghai Gallery, China

2011                 “Moving Mountain” Exhibition by Ng Kwun Lun & Yip Lap Wing

Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University

“Placemarks” Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University

2011                            Utopia Nowhere: Views of Progress and Nostalgia

Art+ Shanghai Gallery, China

                                    Surface: texture, materiality and conceptual plasticity

                                    RMIT School of Art, RMIT University, Australia

Legacy and Creations – “Ink Art vs Ink Art” and “Art vs Art”

Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

2010                The 7th International Ink Painting Biennale of Shenzhen – Hong Kong Ink Art

Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

“1^st Land Art Biennial – Mongolia 360° ” Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian

“Legacy and Creations – Ink Art vs Ink Art”, Shanghai Art Museum, China

“Forces of Nature”, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong

2009                “Ink Contemporary: ReXPERIMENT” Artist Commune, Hong Kong

2008                “Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue” Exhibition Series II

New Ink Art “Innovation and Beyond” Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK

2007                “Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Hong Kong Artists” Hong Kong City Hall

“The New Face of Ink Paintings” – Modern Ink Painting Group Exhibition and Symposium, Hong Kong Central Plaza

“Ink Contemporary- INK non INK” Museum 63 Artist Commune H.K.

2006                “Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting Exhibition 2006” Hong Kong Central Library

2004-2005       “Black and White”, Tina Newton Asian Art, Birmingham, AL U.S.A

2004                “Works by Ng Kwun-lun, Tony” – A solo exhibition Hong Kong Cultural Centre

“The 10th National Art Exhibition” China

“Works by Ng Kwun-lun, Tony”, CO1 School of Visual Arts

“Art of Modern Landscape Exhibition”, Museum 63 Artist Commune

“SPACE ArtEx2002” , Hong Kong Cultural Centre

“Artists In The Neighborhood Scheme II Launching Exhibition”Hong Kong Central Library

“Contemporary Hong Kong Art 2000”, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

1999                “Earth”, Span Galleries, Australia

“Traveling Around”, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong

1998                “Works on paper”, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong

“Painting Hong Kong”, 1A Space, Hong Kong

1997                “Build The Future Of Hong Kong With Action And Vision” Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

“A Better Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

“Visions of Hong Kong”, Tai Koo Place, Hong Kong

“Hong Kong Art 1997” China Tour hosted by Hong Kong Museum of Art, China

1996                “The Ink Momentum Charity Exhibition”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

“Out of Hong Kong”, Merging One Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

“Chinese Painting”, Shanghai, China

1995                “HKG-SYD-HKG”, Hong Kong

1995                “Contemporary Hong Kong Painting Exhibition”, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan

“Urban Council Fine Arts Award Winners Exhibition 1995” Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

1994                “Hong Kong Art Show In L. A.” Los Angeles, USA

“The Hong Kong Contemporary Artists Works Exhibition” Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, Hong Kong

“1st International Conference On Flow Interaction”, Hong Kong

“Ink Phenomenon”, Trigram Gallery Hong Kong

“The 8th National Art Exhibition”, China

“Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

“Hong Kong Art Exhibition, Reimeikan Kagoshima Perfectural” Museum of Culture, Japan

1993                “Ink Momentum‘93 Exhibition”, Hong Kong

“Where The Streams Became A River: Contemporary Works From Hong Kong     Museum of Art”, Canada

1992                “Ink Movement ‘92 Exhibition”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

“Ink, Colour, Brush, Shui-Mo Painting Exhibition”, Macau

“Arts in June”, Hong Kong

“International Exchange Exhibition of Seoul Artists Methods 1992”, Korea

“Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong

 

“International Chinese Ink and Wash Painting Competition”, Hainan, China

 

1991                “Best of Visual Arts Scheme Shui Mo – A New Spectrum”, Hong Kong

 

“Hong Kong Modern Chinese Ink Painting, Taipei Fine Art Museum”, Taiwan

 

 

“Ink Momentum, Fund Raising Painting Exhibition, Cancer Fund”,

Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

 

1990                “The New Generation of Chinese Ink – Painters in Hong Kong”

(The H. K. Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture), Hong Kong

 

“The New Look of Modern Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition from Hong Kong”, Taiwan

 

“Modern Chinese Ink Painting”, Nanjing, China

 

1989                “World Environment Day: Artists Responses, A Painting Exhibition

by Major Hong Kong Artists”, Hong Kong

 

“Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum

 

“New Spirit – Hong Kong Modern Ink Painting Exhibition”, Australia

 

“The 7th National Art Exhibition”, China

 

“The Ink Movement – Biennial Show”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

 

1988                “Art Group Now 1988 Joint Exhibition”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

 

“Philippe Charriol Foundation Modern Painting Competition”, Hong Kong

 

“International Ink Painting Festival”, Wu Han, China

 

“Living with Art Open Exhibition”, Hong Kong

 

“A Joint Exhibition of Works by Hong Kong Artists”, Hong Kong

 

1987                “Water-Ink Flow Exhibition of Chinese Painting at the Landmark”, HK

 

1986                “Chinese Painting Show at City Hall”

Chinese Ink Painting Certificate, (Extra-mural Dept. of Chinese University of Hong Kong), Hong Kong

 

 

1986                “Philippe Charriol Foundation Modern Painting Competition”,

Hong Kong and France

 

1983                “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong

 

Awards

 

2011                            Artist-in-residence, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

 

2004                Special Award , “Tenth National Exhibition of Arts”, China

 

2002                Awarded Artist, “Artists In The Neighborhood Scheme II”, Hong Kong

 

1994                “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”

Urban Council Fine Arts Award, Hong Kong

 

1994                “The 8th National Art Exhibition”, Entree

 

1992                “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Entree

 

“International Chinese Ink and Wash Painting Competition at Hainan Province”,

Cert. of Distinction

 

1990                “Modern Chinese Ink Painting – Nanjing”, Cert. of Distinction, China

 

1989                “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Entrée, Hong Kong

 

“The 7th National Art Exhibition”, Cert. of Distinction, China

 

1988                “Philippe Charriol Foundation Modern Painting Competition”

Cert. of Distinction, Hong Kong

 

1986                “Philippe Charriol Foundation Modern Painting Competition”, 4th-runner-up

 

1983                “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Entrée, Hong Kong

 

Collection

 

Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

Hong Kong Regional Council – Museum Section

 

Private Collection (Hong Kong and International)

 

Teaching, Lectures and Workshops

 

Fall 2011                                  Artist/Tutor, Visual Studies Dept, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

 

2006 – 2008                Course Coordinator,

Arts and Design Foundation, CO1 School of Visual Arts, Hong Kong

 

2002- 2008                  Part-time Tutor, CO1 School of Visual Arts, Hong Kong

 

2003 -2005                  Part-time teacher, “Ink Painting: Visual Creation”, Hong Kong Arts Centre

 

Present since 2001     Part-time Tutor, “Contemporary Chinese Painting”, HKU SPACE

 

2001-2003                   Part-time Tutor, Ching Ying Institute of Visual Arts, Hong Kong

 

2003                            “Demonstration Programme- Ink Painting”, Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

2002                            Artist/ Tutor “Chinese Ink Painting Course”,

St. Paul’s Co-Educational College Hong Kong

 

2000                            “Art Camp”, Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

1999                            “Art Camp”, Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

1996                            “Workshop on matting and framing of picture”,

Museum Section, Regional Council

 

1996                            Artist/Tutor “Introduction to Chinese Painting Course”,

St. Paul’s College, Hong Kong

 

 

1995                            “Chinese Painting”, 1995 Youth Summer Art Program,

Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

1995                        “Modern Chinese Painting, Painting Workshops for Primary & Secondary Schools

Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

1995                        “Why people create art?” , Lecture for Urban Council Fine Art Award Winners Exhibition 1995, Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

1994                            “Chinese Painting”, 1994 Youth Summer Art Program,

Hong Kong Museum of Art

1993                            “Chinese Painting”, 1993 Youth Summer Art Program,

Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

1992                            “Lecture – Chinese Painting Technique”, Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

“Lecture – Contemporary Chinese Painting”, Chan Nam Chong Memorial College

 

Public Space Art & Design Projects

 

2009                “Clouds’ Diary”, K11 Art Mall Public art commission

 

Art Director, Conceptualization of Project,

Design, production and installation of art works of

Exterior Sculptures and Special Display,

Wetland Park Phase II, Tin Sui Wai, NT, HK

 

2005                Art Director, Concept development, Design,

Production and installation of art works

Police Headquarters Building, Admiralty

 

Art Director, Concept development, Design,

Production and installation of art works

Project for Public Health Laboratory Centre, Shek Kip Mei, Kln, HK

.                                   Hong Kong Health Department

 

2000                Art Director, Concept development, Design,

Production and installation of art works

Wild Animal Sculptures, Outdoor (Metal sculptures)

Wetland Park Phase I, Tin Sui Wai, NT, HK

 

1997                Art Consultant, Concept development, Design,

Production and installation of art works

VIP Room, VIP Main Lobby (Bamboo Installation)

Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kwok, Lantau