⽯家豪以細膩的⼯筆技藝⾒稱，將當代⽂化糅合中國傳統藝術，使他成為香港其中⼀位最具影響⼒的藝術家。「⽯家豪：雜碎 2008 – 2022」匯集藝術家在2008年⾄2022年間的作品，展示這段時期不同的繪畫風格。
Wilson Shieh’s unparalleled artisanal skills and ability to modernise the quintessence of traditional Chinese art makes him one of the most prominent artists in Hong Kong. Bringing together works from 2008 to 2022, this exhibition will provide an overview of Shieh’s evolution as an artist while he expands his practice by working with different mediums and integrating contemporary imagery inspired by Hong Kong’s local pop culture into his works.
Why it matters:
「雜碎」是⼀道美式的中國菜，將⾁、蛋和蔬菜等材料配以醬汁翻炒⽽成。豐富的食材正正體現了是次展覽的中⼼主題，刻畫⽯家豪在過去⼗四年藝術⽣涯所經歷的不同階段和重要時刻。他從1992年開始學習中國⼯筆畫，把這種傳統的細緻技術結合當代的⼈物題材⽽嶄露頭⾓。⾃2008年開始，他嘗試擴展創作媒介，從鉛筆及⽊顏⾊素描，到數碼打印的拼貼、油彩及壓克⼒於畫布，開拓更多融合⼤眾⽂化的題材。新系列保留他的獨有風格，以細膩的筆觸及幽默的⼿法描繪當代的⼈物和場景，⼀同⾒證香港的時代變遷。
“Chop Suey” refers to a dish in American Chinese cuisine consisting of meat, egg and vegetables stir-fried in corn-starch-thickened sauce. The diversity of ingredients in this dish manifests this
exhibition’s central theme, a visual testimony of all the phases and salient moments of Shieh’s artistic evolution over the past fourteen years. He began practising gongbi in 1992 and has since
become widely recognised for using this traditional fine-brush technique to paint contemporary figurative imageries. And in 2008, Shieh started to expand his practice by utilising various mediums.
Ranging from pencil drawings, digital print collages, oil and acrylic on canvas, the presented works continue to illustrate contemporary scenes in his signature style, allowing viewers to witness Hong Kong’s cultural background morph over time through the artist’s practice.
3 Highlights:
．《四季》系列源⾃⽯家豪的⼯筆畫創作，他把⼯筆墨線染⾊風格，發展成⽊顏⾊的無酸紙板作品。在《四季女⼈》（2015）和《四季男⼈》（2022）兩幅畫作，藝術家根據不同季節為相同外貌和⾝軀的畫中⼈物配上各種服裝、髮型和配飾，展示不論男女都以外在打扮來定義⾃⼰的性別。
．《更衣紙偶》（著衫公仔）系列結合懷舊玩具和流⾏⽂化偶像。以懷舊紙偶⼿法重塑《秋天的童話》的船頭尺、《上海灘》的許⽂强和《花樣年華》的蘇麗珍等經典⾓⾊，讓觀眾重拾昔⽇電影的難忘場景。
．除了熟悉的香港⽂化，《雜錦卡式帶》系列是他少年時代沉迷流⾏⾳樂的回憶。Billy Joel的《Uptown Girl》和Cyndi Lauper的《Girls Just Want To Have Fun》等都是⼋⼗年代風靡⼀時的樂曲。
．The Four Seasons series began as gongbi ink paintings, which Shieh developed into colour pencils on archival cardboard works where he renders his signature brushwork with colour pencils. Breaking
down a human figure into a limited number of visual elements — costume, hairstyle and accessory — Four Seasons Women 四季女⼈ (2015) and Four Seasons Men 四季男⼈ (2022) demonstrate how conscious dressing and simple details can construct an identity.
．Whilst his nostalgic Paper Doll series portrays Hong Kong’s pop and cultural icons, such as Samuel Pang in An Autumn’s Tale, Hui Man Keung in The Bund and Su Li Zhen in In the Mood for Love, allowing viewers to relive these unforgettable scenes from these classic movies.
．In addition, the Mix Tape series reflects Shieh’s addiction to pop music during his teenage years. Some of the greatest 1980’s hit songs include Uptown Girl by Billy Joel, and Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper.
Background – Wilson Shieh:
⽯家豪以傳統中國⼯筆技法為繪畫基礎，運⽤到⽔墨絹本、壓克⼒畫布和剪紙拼貼上。透過當代視⾓呈現傳統⽔墨藝術。⽯家豪以具象繪畫聞名，擅長⽤傳統筆觸技巧描繪東亞地區的流⾏⽂化，作品中亦不乏香港的成長經歷。以⼈體為敘事⺟題，通過風趣幽默的⽅式探討當代⼈世的⾝份議題。其中廣受好評的建築系列，他繪畫的⼈物穿上度⾝訂造的香港摩天⼤樓，令⼈留下深刻印象。⽯家豪於香港出⽣，在香港中⽂⼤學取得美術學⼠和碩⼠學位。曾於香港及世界各地參與多項展覽，包括1999年在澳洲布⾥斯本的「第三屆亞太當代藝術三年展」。其作品被世界各地的藝術機構收藏，包括香港藝術館、 香港⻄九M+視覺⽂化博物館、⽜津⼤學阿什莫林博物館及三藩市亞洲藝術博物館等。藝術家現於香港⽣活和⼯作。
Wilson Shieh transfers his intricate Chinese fine-brush, gongbi, painting technique to his various media of choice, ranging from ink on silk, acrylic on canvas to paper cutout collage, filtering the
traditional Chinese ink painting through a contemporary lens. Best known for his figurative paintings, Shieh uses traditional brushwork techniques to depict themes and narratives derived from the popular culture of East Asia and his immediate environment in Hong Kong. In his acclaimed Architectural Series, Shieh transforms the Hong Kong skyscrapers into figures donning tailor-made costumes. Through his narrative of human bodies, Shieh inquiries the issues of modern identity in an often humorous light.
Born in Hong Kong, Shieh earned a Fine Arts BA and MFA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1994 and 2001, respectively. He participated in numerous local and overseas exhibitions, including the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane in 1999. His works are featured in institutional collections worldwide, including Hong Kong Museum of Art; M+,
Hong Kong; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University; and Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. The artist lives and works in Hong Kong.
Final Tips:
由⽯家豪主講、專欄作家林靖風主持的藝術家分享會將於2022年11⽉5⽇下午3時⾄4時在香港JPS畫廊舉行，講座語⾔為廣東話。
An artist talk delivered by Wilson Shieh, hosted by Columnist Cyrus Lamprecht, in Cantonese, will be held on 5 November 2022, 3 – 4 pm, in JPS Gallery Hong Kong,
⽯家豪：雜碎 2008 – 2022
Wilson Shieh: Chop Suey 2008-2022
Date:
2022.10.28 – 11.27
Venue:
JPS Gallery
香港中環皇后⼤道中15號置地廣塲中庭2樓218-219號舖
Shops 218-219, 2/F, LANDMARK ATRIUM, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Courtesy to the gallery and the artist