Emerging
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- Location: Hong Kong
- Date: 2018-03-29
- Gallery: Oui.Gallery
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“EMERGING” BY OUI.GALLERY HONG KONG LAUNCHES WITH MATT HOPE, AARON OWENS, HAYDEN MOLINAROLO ART
Hong Kong — Monday, March 26, 2018 — Oui.Gallery announced the first art show of Oui.Gallery Hong Kong, displaying 9 artworks from 3 artists. British artist Matt Hope’s recent ink drawings exploring noise, computation and human production along with two emerging American artist’s, Aaron Owens and Hayden Molinarolo’s digital photography work will be shown for the first time outside of the USA.
Matt Hope’s recent ink drawing series represents a new era in the artists career. Known for big art sculptures scaled-up from Richard Serra, more grounded than Damien Hirst, and more real than Ai Weiwei, Matt Hope not only dreams big, he can make his own artwork. After living 10 years in Beijing, he now commands the complete pallet of options of the aforementioned with something fresh: vision + plan. His drawings are plans for creation of larger works and investment in these drawings are a path to create entire series of productions worldwide.
“I am an artist. That is my day job,” said artist Matt Hope from his studio. “I work everyday at the Beijing studio I control. I am a sculptor by UCSD MFA studies with Jennifer Pastor, John Welchman, Haim Steinbach, and Barbara Kruger. I worked before this all as a welder in stadiums in London. And, out of necessity, I’m self taught, CAD-certified designer. All my ideas start as ink drawings before I take them into the computer to design real working projects. Depending upon the goal, I then make or buy necessary components to realize my vision. In china, the real 3d printers are people. I’ve been there 10 years, I know the words to make dreams reality. And, my sketches and drawings are battle plans for entire pieces from paper scaled up to 3d reality.”
Also “Emerging”, are artist’s Aaron Owens and Hayden Molinarolo artwork from Saint Louis, USA. Artist Aaron Owens is a trained cartographer. His recent drone aerial photography at Oui.Gallery Saint Louis is extended with further use of the technique to highlight nature from above. Evocative of a master plan beyond people, the works investigate natural emergence. Artist Hayden Molinarolo series is called “X X STRETCH THE FUCK OUT.” Coming from the UGLY Russell crew in St Louis, Hayden is a multi-talented artist, producer, designer, and musician in his own right. For this show, Hayden’s work is extended natural processing with warping and twisting people into various shapes all printed with ink pigment as digital photography.
“Oui.Gallery is an emerging artist portal between Hong Kong and Saint Louis. We are bringing young creatives to Hong Kong from abroad and artists from Hong Kong to Saint Louis. The idea is a simple exchange of culture and ideas through projects and action,” said Redelle Lee, Co-Founder of Oui.Gallery. “This is Oui.Gallery’s second in an ongoing series of art shows in Hong Kong and Saint Louis.”
Show information: “Emerging”, Thur, Mar 29, 2018, 6 - 10 PM, Oui.Gallery @ Selvage Basement, 36 Pottinger Street, Central.
About Matt Hope
Matt Hope (born 1976, Hammersmith, London) is a British artist who lives and works in Caochangdi, an arts district in Beijing, China. He is known for elaborate kinetic art and sound art constructions made in large-scale fabrication factories in Mainland China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_HopeMatt Hope (born 1976, Hammersmith, London) is a British artist who lives and works in Caochangdi, an arts district in Beijing, China. He is known for elaborate kinetic art and sound art constructions made in large-scale fabrication factories in Mainland China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hope
About Aaron Owens
Aaron Owens (born 1986, Saint Louis) is a cartographer making art from marginal landscapes that intersect human and natural forms. His work explores surveillance, themes of human versus nature and holistic approaches to modern ecology. Owens’s most recent series, Order (2018), utilizes new advances in drone technology to photograph birds-eye images of the Saint Louis region. He lives and works in Saint Louis. Follow him https://www.instagram.com/owensaaronAaron Owens (born 1986, Saint Louis) is a cartographer making art from marginal landscapes that intersect human and natural forms. His work explores surveillance, themes of human versus nature and holistic approaches to modern ecology. Owens’s most recent series, Order (2018), utilizes new advances in drone technology to photograph birds-eye images of the Saint Louis region. He lives and works in Saint Louis. Follow him https://www.instagram.com/owensaaron
About Hayden Molinarolo
Hayden Molinarolo (born 1991, Harrisburg) is a photographer and digital artist based in St Louis, MO. Taking cues from commercial photography, his work plunges into the uncanny valley through digitally manipulated images that challenge mainstream notions of beauty and normalcy. Follow him https://www.instagram.com/deth_bbHayden Molinarolo (born 1991, Harrisburg) is a photographer and digital artist based in St Louis, MO. Taking cues from commercial photography, his work plunges into the uncanny valley through digitally manipulated images that challenge mainstream notions of beauty and normalcy. Follow him https://www.instagram.com/deth_bb
About Oui.Gallery
Oui.Gallery is an international contemporary art gallery featuring emerging artists and making innovative shows in Hong Kong and the USA. http://oui.gallery