Blanc Art at YIA Art Fair Brussels | Metaphysical
The YIA Art Fair #09 will be held in Brussels, Belgium at the Square Meeting Centre from 20th to 23rd of April, 2017. Blanc Art is honored to present four uprising artists: Choi Su Weng, Yang Kai, Omar Saadoune and Silvère Jarrosson. Four artists with different interpretation of the Metaphysical in the art world; Inviting the audience to explore the unknown through their work.
Born in the 50’s, Macanese artist Choi Su Weng has been engaging in oil painting throughout the years, from early figurative still life to the later abstract landscape, Choi is an artist with his peculiar language; rooted in the combination of modern Western painting concept and oriental art aesthetic, his exploration rewards him the unique beautifully infusion of traditional Chinese ink poetic charm and picturesque grace. The distinctive colour arrangement scheme draws from Chinese seal engraving and calligraphy, which creates base on traditional Chinese painting aesthetic. Choi’s subtle works implicitly contain the artist’s broad worldview and in-depth reflects of the reality.
Using the fluidity of the Chinese traditional ink drawings and the contemporary influenced composition, Yang Kai seeks an individualized manner to define and present his judgments and emotions toward culture. In this ever-changing digital age, a lot of traditions and heritage are fading; using traditional Chinese Ink paintings, Kai examines the relationship between the old and new; emphasizing on the idea of heritage, Kai’s work promotes the traditional Art. Being educated in the U.K., western influences are clearly traceable in Kai’s work, and it is precisely that unique combination of diversity that gave Kai’s work the charisma.
Omar Saadoune is an Artist from Larache, Morocco. Saadoune produced work in a variety of media includes painting, multi-media, performance and installation art. Born in Morocco, a country with dizzily vibrant culture, Saadoune developed a great interest for art and its different forms of expression; his work employs a unique combination of spots and line; using drip-paint technique, everything is given a new forms and definitions. His critically acclaimed short film “Silent Dreams” took the Art circles by storm and has won numerous awards, such as the jury prize at the International Amateur Film Festival of Kelibia (FIFAK) in 2009. In November 2016, one of his pieces was collected by The Tetouan Centre of Modern Art.
Silvère Jarrosson graduated from the Paris Opera Ballet School and studied directly with the great painter Wilmer Herrison. His ballet root heavily influenced his later artworks, the physical movement of dancing became one of the main inspirations of his acrylic works. Through the dripping technique he has developed, the artist creates a unique and abstract scenery on the canvas. Akin to action-painting, his works are based on the precise knowledge of the physical reactions of the paint, his magnificent pieces have been exhibited and collected not only in France but internationally.
Blanc Art proudly presents the finely selected artworks of four artists: Choi Su Weng, Yang Kai, Omar Saadoune and Silvère Jarrosson. Coming from different parts of the globe and artistic backgrounds, the artists’ works all revolved around a common theme – Metaphysical. Using different media, the artists demonstrate a hyper-physical view, whether by reinventing the existing kind or exploring the unknown. The four artists interpret the Metaphysical in their own way, all leaving the audiences with a wide space for imagination. Their works provoke the audiences’ point of view on the current world; encouraging the audiences to break free from the habit of inertial thinking, leading them to another spiritual level.
Cryptic Fragment
Silvère Jarrosson graduated from the Paris Opera Ballet School and studied directly with the great painter Willmer Herrison. Influence by his ballet backgrounds, dance becomes one of the main inspirations of his acrylic abstract works.
He has been experimenting movements and effects of the movement with the paint, while his style, unique and recognizable, through the dripping technique he has developed. Akin to action-painting, his work based on the precise knowledge of the physical reactions of the paint, his magnificent pieces have been exhibited and collected not in France but internationally.
Silvère Jarrosson works by series. Each series has an abstract theme, an idea and a particular painting technique that he explores canvas by canvas, giving them both a unity of style and particular singularity.
During this exhibition, several great artworks are chosen from ‘Comas’, ‘Creature’ and ‘No Man’s Land’ these three series. At the same time, some recent work are also exhibited. The dreamlike visions of ‘Comas’ explore the hazy mental state of consciousness that animates us; the state of our minds and also that of our bodies. In tribute to a friend that was struck by illness, his works are an invitation to reflect on internal struggles, our emotions and ourselves. They grow, mingle and blur like nascent ideas. The ‘Comas’, between the suffering over obsession and the fulfilment of dreams.
His ‘Creatures’ are abstract beings that evolve, move, twist and transform within his canvas. They have the freedom of our imagination. These paintings echo with our fascination and our innate fear of the living world. We are confronted with strangeness.
The series ‘No Man’s Land’ descend from the evolution of cold, viscous and mineral materials question our place as living beings in a wider cosmos, where the eternal stands alongside the instantaneous. Life, like the universe, exists only in the present, whilst developing, changing or unchanging, in a space of time close to the eternal. These works give way to contemplative meditation, each of us faced for a moment with the emptiness of astronomical time and the apparent immobility of an ever-changing landscape. The series represents the wandering of a lonely man, lost in his own world; an exploration of the desert.
BLANC ART “VITALITY” EXHIBITION AT ART SANYA BEACH 2017
From 12th to 15th January of 2017, ART SANYA BEACH 2017 will be held at The St. Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort. During the fair, BLANC ART will exhibit a selection of artworks from various artists, including Choi Su Weng, Justin Y and Silvère Jarrosson. BLANC ART will take this chance to popularize Macanese contemporary art and increase the awareness of Macau art collection of the attend collectors.
ART SANYA BEACH 2017 is an independent part of the 2017 INTERNATIONAL TOURISM TRADE EXPO. More than 30 leading galleries from all over the world is going to participate. As a contemporary art exhibiting platform, the aim of ART SANYA BEACH is to build an interactive art fair which will provide comprehensive art appreciation experience to their visitors at this exotic venue. To provide a relaxing environment for visitors to share, exchange their views of their favourite artists’ wonderful creations and enjoy all the amazing art pieces on show.
BLANC ART chose ‘Vitality’ as the skeleton theme to contemplating the surge creativity of the exciting art pieces from the exhibiting artists.
While Choi Su Weng’s abstract oil paintings are rigorously delicate, with the east meet west ideology and contrasting expressive colour palette, Choi incorporates Chinese Ink style in his oil painting. His works correlate to the nature and lead one into in-depth pondering.
On the other hands, Justin Y, a Singaporean finger painter, his works are happy-endings of his beloved bright and energic colours. Through his works, a colourful and passionate summer-time fantasy is visualized. Bold and reserved emotions exhibited vividly and implicitly through his fingertips by firm and precise powerful movements.
Contrastingly, the works of Silvère Jarrosson are exquisite and elegant, as if in exposure to waltz. The graceful strokes are admiringly vigorous which energetically drifting towards the miracle.
However, regardless the styles and medium, one can surely experience the powerful vivacity of the exhibiting pieces.
While participating in this exposition, BLANC ART aims to popularize Macanese contemporary art, promote in-depth understanding of Macau art proposition to the participate visitors.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during office hours or email to info@blancart.co, more information please visit www.blancart.co
“2016 ART MO Art Exhibition at BLANC ART Macau – YANGKAI ART PROJECT”
“2016 ART MO Art Exhibition in Macao – YANGKAI ART PROJECT” will be held from November 30 to January 5 2017 by Blanc Art Co, organized by the Macau Art and Culture Industry Association and Friends of Art Association. The exhibition will show seven works of contemporary artist Yang Kai from the period of 2012 to 2013. The media is ink on paper, and the series name is (Ceremonial), The opening of the exhibition will be held on December 18th at 4pm in Blanc Art exhibition room.
Yang Kai’s participation of art begins with the concept of “things”, and in this concept clearly shows the inherent contradictions and contradictions. He acknowledges that the general “thing-oriented” ontology emphasizes that there is no essential difference between “things and spirit” and the “halo” that art distributes. Therefore, his creation is not so much given to the subjective status of things equal to people, rather than in his creation – that is, in the design and manufacture of a “work” to dilute and digest people to “material” put on transcendence on the outfit.
But Yang Kai is not satisfied with the average boredom. He set a very contemporary restriction on his work of “de-enchantment”, and retained the sense of merchandise of the works, and gave them the mystical character of the commodity which Marx called “the magic of commodity”
When describing a table, Marx described it as “flaunting the crowd to the side, not only with its feet on the ground … with the head upside down, it gives birth through its head, it extracts from its wooden head a whole lineage of fantastic or prodigious creatures”Thus in the mood of consumer goods, material is given the soul. For Marx, this is the tricks of capitalism. Yang Kai has this intrigue as intrusion, and challenge the current effective mechanism for the review of the rules, the rules applied to the creation.
Rites No.14
Chinese Ink on Paper
70 x 50 cm
2013
6/20
Yang Kai graduated from the University for Creative Arts in UK, Fine Art Degree (UK Kent Institute of Art & Design) is now working in Beijing and London. In his world of artistic creation, he has attempted to define and present his judgment and feelings of culture by seeking a style with a strong personal flavor. In his eyes, the media is to ensure that the form and meaning of the key generation. Having received the college-style traditional training while he study in China, as well as western education in the UK. Yang Kai’s media exploration evoluted to multi-dimensional divergence with a balance. After many attempts, he finally chose ink as his media, to tell the culture of a nation in the present of existence and significance.
In addition to the organizers and co-organizers, the exhibition is supported by the Macao Special Administrative Region Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macau Foundation, the Macau Special Administrative Region Tourist Office, the Macau Museum of Art, the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center, the Lotus Art Museum, Blanc Art Co, Lotus Macau, Macao Chamber of Arts Commerce(MCAC). For more details of the exhibition, please call (853) 2850 1055 or email info@blancart.co .
Blanc Art curated 「Moment – Work by João Jorge Magalhães」 at The SECOND “6075 MACAU HOTEL ART FAIR” has successfully come to an end
「Moment – Work by João Jorge Magalhães」 curated by Blanc Art at The SECOND “6075 MACAU HOTEL ART FAIR” has come to an end on the 27th November 2016. The exhibition displays 15 pieces of artwork by João Jorge Magalhães. Including the latest works, the Harmonious Milky Way and Looking Through, both of which have been favored by local collectors. Great thanks to our friends, the exhibition was very successful, icing on the cake, scenes lively warm.
The purpose of this exposition is to deepen the understanding of art of our visitors, especially the local contemporary art, and to increase their understanding of local artists so that art collection can be closer to and integrated into the life of our visitors.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during office hours or email to info@blancart.co , more information please visit www.blancart.co
Harmonious milky way
29 x 41 cm
Mixed Media
2016
Looking through
44 x 44 cm
Mixed Media
2016
Blanc Art will showcase new series of artworks of João Jorge Magalhães at The SECOND “6075 MACAU HOTEL ART FAIR”
Moment – Works by João Jorge Magalhães curated by Blanc Art will be at The SECOND “6075 MACAU HOTEL ART FAIR” from 12:00 to 20:00 on the 24th November 2016 to 27th November 2016. The opening ceremony will be held on 24th November 2016 at 16:00. The show will be hosted at Room 422 and consisted of João Jorge Magalhães paintings including his recent unreleased works. Blanc Art aims to provide an environment for the visitors of the exhibition to gain a more in-depth knowledge about the artist creative concepts and increase public awareness of art collection in Macau.
“Under the contagious vibrant shower of colors is the hidden remark of the current, the balance behind the bustling is tipping, Oops.”
João Jorge Magalhães has once again challenge the audience with his humor reflects and observations.
Living in Macau since the age of four and graduated at Lisbon University. During his time in Macau, João is touched by the “East meet West” cultural impact. Macau naturally became an important creative element in his works. His style is clear, lively, colorful, bold, meticulous, with a very distinctive black and white pattern, vivid interpretation of the characteristics of Chinese and Western cultural blend of Macau. João’s works are visually attractive and truly reflect the present state of society, both humorous and serious, provide an airy space for audience to reflect remind themselves again of what the real life is. João Jorge Magalhães works have been exhibited in Macao, Taiwan, London, San Francisco and Italy and highly valued by private collectors.
The purpose of this exposition is to deepen the understanding of art, especially the local contemporary art scene in Macau. Through this exhibition, Blanc Art would like to increase the appreciation of local artists and make art collection closer into Macao urban lifestyle.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during office hours or email to info@blancart.co, more information please visit www.blancart.co
The Sunny Art Award 2017 Call for Entries
The Sunny Art Award 2017 Call for Entries
Deadline: 20th June, 2017
Regulation:
• The competition is open to all artists from around the world.
• Artists must be aged 18 years or over as of 10th April 2016.
• Paintings, drawings, original prints, photography and digitally produced artworks are accepted.
• The artworks, if shortlisted for judging, must be the same work previously submitted as a digital image and be available for the next stage of judging and if selected for the exhibition(s) including the whole exhibition period. We will not be able to allow collection within the exhibition period.
• Maximum size is 1 m x 1 m, including frame.
• The competition is limited to four entries per artist. All entries must be of original works that have been completed within three years prior to 10th April 2016.
• On receipt of the registration and entry fee, a confirmation email will be sent to the artist.
• All correspondence with artists will be via email unless specifically requested otherwise.
The Sunny Art Award Competition and Exhibition
The Sunny Art Award is hosted by the Sunny Art Centre in London, Britain.
The Award is aimed at encouraging both established and emerging artists to showcase their excellent works to the wider audience and art collectors in the United Kingdom and Asia, in order to promote art and cultural diversity by engaging with the most prominent art communities in China.
Art Prizes
first prize of £3,000, solo public exhibition in central London and art residency in a city of your choices of cities including Beijing or Guangzhou in China for a month.
Second prize including £2,000 and art residency in a city of your choice including Beijing or Guangzhou in China for a month.
Third price including £1,000 and art residency in a city of your choice including Beijing or Guangzhou in China for a month.
30 shortlisted artists’ works will be exhibited during the summer time in the Sunny Art Centre in the heart of Central London, where the artworks can be seen and purchased by thousands of art collectors during the exhibition.
Professional Judgement
Selection is made by a panel of visual arts professional judges, including art academics, art gallery directors and art critics, appointed by the Sunny Art Centre. The entrants who are successful in this round will be invited to deliver their work to a venue in London for the final round of judging and the exhibition selection. All entries will be judged on an equal and anonymous basis by professional judges.
Exhibition
The Sunny Art Award 2017 exhibition will run at the Sunny Art Centre in the United Kingdom (neighborhood of British Museum, St Paul’s Cathedral and Museum of London) from 1st August to 31th August 2017.
Also, a series of touring exhibitions will be staged over the course of the closure period at partner venues across the UK and China (among the others Haidian District Beijing Center, Guangzhou AIP Gallery, Blanc Art Gallery in Macau).
More information: www.sunnyartcentre.co.uk/artprize
Online submission: www.sunnyartcentre.co.uk/artprize/submission
“Silver spoon” pop up store at Play Hub Expo
For some of us in Macau, throwing away food is as thoughtless as the act of breathing. But some people this planet who lose the chance to take their next breath because of starvation. According to the most recent data from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization, hunger or undernourishment is still a problem that affects 795 million people. Macau artist João Jorge Magalhães created a spectacular installation – Tsunami two which is composed of over five hundred “silver spoons”. While admiring his beautiful installation, immerse in the meaningful wake up call about the global food insecurity problem behind the scene
Historically, silver is synonymous with wealth. Someone born into a wealthy family is said to have been “born with a silver spoon in his mouth” – they will never experience hunger. For most of us living in Macau, hunger is something we seldom encounter. We do not know the feeling of having zero or limited access to daily essentials, but it is the reality for almost a billion people on earth. Through this exhibition and volunteering kindness, we can make a small difference. As the proverb goes, “It is better to give than to receive.”
For two days beginning on the 8th of July, 2016, Blanc Art will open a pop-up store in Expo Hall D at the The Venetian Macao (booths M49-M54). In addition to showing work from artists from Macau, Singapore and France, Blanc Art will continue to give the public an opportunity to act charitably in owning a piece of João Jorge Magalhães’ art installation, “Silver Spoon”. Alternatively, if you are unable to join us at The Venetian Macao Cotai and would still like to own a piece of this art piece, orders may be placed via our online store, www.blancartpopup.com.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during our office hours or email to info@blancart.co
CAFFEINE – Works by João Jorge Magalhães
From left to right:
Ms Wong Keng Chao, secretary-general of the committee of cultural industries, Macau SAR
Macao artist João Jorge Magalhães
Ms.Davina Chu, director of board of administration of cultural industries fund, government of Macao
special administrative region of people’s republic of China;
Mr. Pedro Ip, director of Blanc Art.co
Ms.Emilia Tang, Managing director of Blanc Art.co
Mr.Mattew Ng, Fundraising office (Macau) of OXFAM Hong Kong
Mr.Felix Se, South China CEO of TOM N TOMS COFFEE
The preview evening of our exhibition “Caffeine – Work by João Jorge Magalhães” is a great prologue of the show. The night was ended with all the warm regards from our dear audiences.
Surrounded by our friends and honorable guests including Ms.Davina Chu, director of board of administration of cultural industries fund, government of Macao special administrative region of people’s republic of China; Ms Wong Keng Chao, secretary-general of the committee of cultural industries, Macau SAR; Mr.Liang Baijin, committee of talents development committee od Macao SPECIA ADMINSTRATIVE region government and life honorary president of Macao Jingmen communal society; the veil of the exhibition “Caffeine – Work by João Jorge Magalhães” is officially lifted.
Mr. Pedro Ip, director of Blanc Art is having the speech
As the welcoming speech, Mr. Pedro Ip, director of Blanc Art said, “ I would like to thank TOM N TOMS COFFEE for supporting Macao’s art industry. This is a milestone for us, for Blanc Art and Macao’s art industry to combine art, commercial and charity purpose into an artistic occasion which marks the next chapter of Macao’s art scene.” In addition to recognising great Macanese artists, we hope to encourage a stronger awareness of the relationship between art, business and good cause through this exhibition.
“TSUNAMI TWO” works by João Jorge Magalhães
João Jorge Magalhães lives in Macau since the age of four. Facing the over development in Macau, he feels the frustration. The nostalgic fragments of an “Old Macau” continue to inspire his artwork. His installation piece, Tsunami two, is representing a tsunami (in this case, in the form of two waves that look like hurricanes) which composed by over five hundred of interlined spoons. That is remarkably meaningful as historically “Silver Spoon” is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have “been born with a silver spoon in his mouth”, they never know what is hunger. Living in Macau, hunger is never close to us, we do not know or care much about the food crisis around the world. But we can absolutely change that. Becoming a giver can be a first step, well goes the proverb, “It’s more blessed to give than to receive!”
“Silver Spoon” for charity sales
Pieces of the “Sliver Spoon” can be ordered through the Blanc Art Facebook page, via our online store www.blancartpopup.com or visit Blanc Art at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo Hall D “Play Hub Expo”, booth no. M49- M54. The charity sales will be continuing until the last spoon is sold. Members of the public are invited to collect spoons from this installation in exchange for a charitable donation.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during our office hours or email us at info@blancart.co
Income of Tsunami Two will be used for charitable purposes
Caffeine – Work by João Jorge Magalhães is curated by Blanc Art. The opening will be held on July 1st, 2016 at Tom N Toms’ Coffee. Twelve pieces comprising of paintings and installation work will be exhibited until the 30th of September, 2016. “Tsunami Two – Installation by João Jorge Magalhães” must be the highlight of this exhibition.
According to the most recent data from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization, hunger or undernourishment is still a problem that affects 795 million people. Although, the statistic reflects improvement, it is still unacceptable.
The choice of representing a tsunami (in this case, in the form of two waves that look like hurricanes) – composed by over five hundred of interlined spoons. Western expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have “been born with a silver spoon in his mouth”, they never know what is hunger. Living in Macau, hunger never happen to us, we do not care about the food crisis of the world. While experiencing his installation, think about the global food insecurity problem.
Blanc Art and João Jorge Magalhães decided to donate fifty percent of the installation’s income to Oxfam, supporting the “Oxfam and Development (General Funding)” and “Oxfam in Africa” projects. Single spoons are available for charity sale. Limited at 100 pieces, each spoon is signed by the artist at the opening. After the opening, pieces of the installation may be ordered through the Blanc Art facebook page, or by visiting Blanc art at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo Hall D “Play Hub Expo”, booth no. M49- M54. The charity sales will be done until the last spoon is sold. Members of the public are invited to collect spoons from this installation in exchange for a charitable donation.
For enquiries, please call (853) 2850 1055 during office hours or email info@blancart.co
Opening: 1 July 2016 | 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm
Exhibition period: 2 July 2016 till 30 September 2016
Location: TOM N TOMS COFFEE
Address: Avenida Do Conselheiro Ferreira De Almeida 20B,
Regent Court, Rés-do-chão A, Macau