繼台北和新加坡成功舉辦展會後，WHATZ Art Fair即將於10月18日至20日在香港JW萬豪酒店隆重舉行首屆WHATZ Art Curators Fair，同時帶來多位極具人氣的台灣藝術家。

Following the success of the fair in Taipei and Singapore, WHATZ Art Fair expands into Hong Kong, the inaugural WHATZ Art Curators Fair will take place at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong from the 18th to the 20th of October, showcasing works of a number of acclaimed Taiwanese artists.

5 Highlight artists:

張壁蘭我將身體作為擷取的對象，局部化並搭配上自然植物，植物是路邊雜草或觀賞花，而身體覆蓋上裝飾性的花磚紋路，使之成為物件、盆器、花器等…身體成為中性、中立的物件。

Bilan Chang extracted partial images of human bodies, paired them with plants such as roadside weeds and ornamental flowers, then covered the bodies with decorative tile textures that transformed them into objects, pots, planters, and such. The bodies have become neutral items.

黃俊嘉將書畫藝術帶入當代視覺場域，其中以臺北藝博會、臺北喜來登國際藝術博會及新加坡藝博會等內外經驗，探尋書畫藝術創新之可能。

Chun-Chia Huang brings the art of painting and calligraphy into the contemporary visual realm, exploring the possibility of innovation in the art of painting and calligraphy through the experiences of the Taipei Art Fair, the Sheraton Taipei International Art Fair and the Singapore Art Fair, among others.

張婷雅的作品以「水印木刻」版畫技法製作，不同於日本浮世繪飽滿多彩的江戶景緻，改以恬淡的墨色透過層層印製交疊的木版紋理，表現出水墨筆墨所無法取代的版面與線條特質，

Ting-Ya Chang‘s works are made with the techniques of watermark woodcut. A much quieter ink color is repetitively printed on the wood plate to create multiple layers for the texture, highlighting the unique quality of its material surface and use of lines.

宮敬婷透過整理編譯的記聞，重溯山海經神獸的原⽣地，試圖在閱讀⼀段⽂字或語⾔時，轉化成⾃身符號與圖像，疊加、勾勒、藏匿，在亡佚中引出不同於認知上的幻境。

By sorting out the tales of Shan Hai Jing, Ching-Ting Kung followed the sacred beasts into their origins, and transformed them into symbols and images. Through sketching, superimposing and concealing, she manages to bring back the mythical realm with the help of the beasts.

曾怡馨在貌似美麗的糖衣下，不知不覺地建立一個「grotesque（怪誕）」風格的美學，干擾的、誘惑的、有點不舒服但又是幽默的新容貌。這種野獸般的形象意外地成為藝術家自我認同的代言人，也展現了作者對外在社會的批判或提醒。

Under the colorful icing, Yi-Hsin Tzeng unknowingly builds a “grotesque” style of aesthetics, which is intrusive, seductive, and uncomfortable but humorous. This monster-look image unexpectedly becomes the representation of the author’s self-identity and shows her criticism or reminder about the heterosexual society.

WHATZ Art Curators Fair
Date:
2024.10.18 – 10.20
Venue:
香港JW萬豪酒店
JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong

Courtesy of WHATZ Art Curators Fair and the artist