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3-2-1 Solstice Exhibition
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 6:30PM
Sunday, Jan 3, 2010 10:00PM
Location:Adapta Gallery I
View mapAddress:21 Old Bailey St, MidlevelsRegion:Hong KongContact:Adapta GalleryCategory:Exhibit

3-2-1 Solstice
Vernissage: 6:30pm – 8:30pm, 19 November 2009
Exhibition: 20 November 2009 – 3 January 2010
Venue: Main Gallery, 21 – 31 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong
Adapta proudly presents its third exhibition, 3-2-1 Solstice, opening on 19 November 2009 at Schoeni Art Gallery on Old Bailey Street. Once again Adapta has gathered a group of renowned contemporary urban artists – including the much anticipated female street art legend, Swoon – bringing their works and a wide diversity of styles to Hong Kong’s doorstep. The exhibition will feature 10 of the finest urban and graphic artists from UK, USA and Hong Kong, who will be showcasing a selection of originals and prints. 3-2-1 Solstice offers a magical opportunity for ‘early bird’ affordable gift sourcing, starting from the 321st day of the calendar year – with a freestyle live art performance at our branch gallery – leading up to the exhibition opening and winter solstice celebrations!
One of Adapta’s principal missions is to create a dialogue between the Western and Asian street art scene, and therefore, we have specifically invited local artist duo, Graphic Airlines, together with French street artist, L1ES ONE, to participate in “live art performance” sessions, to demonstrate their skills at our branch gallery on Hollywood Road and main galley on Old Bailey Street. Live art performances by these phenomenal artists will take place on the Tuesday (17 December, aka the 321st day of year 2009) before the exhibition opening, as well as during the opening night.
Another noteworthy characteristic of the exhibition, is that in conjunction with the Hong Kong showing, Adapta will also be hosting another exhibition in Tokyo, entitled Close Encounters, opening on 12 November 2009. The expansion into Japan demonstrates the overwhelming success, which Adapta has received since its launch in 2008, along with the keen acceptance of its audience. Close Encounters will take place at the Time Out Gallery in Shibuya, and participating artists include: Cyclops, Matt Small, Sickboy, D*Face, Vesna Parchet, David Bray, Word To Mother, Best Ever and Jeff Soto.
Participating Artists
Considered as one of UK’s most skilled graffiti artists, Bill London’s works are influenced by an eclectic mix of architectural line, bold colour, traditional tattoo and oriental art. He often employs ‘wild style’ graffiti with delicate aesthetic elements and complex layering to create mesmerising artworks that transcend the ordinary graffiti form. Bill London recently held a solo exhibition, They Seek Him Here, at London’s Rarekind Gallery in July 2009.
With pieces appearing extensively on the streets of East London, Cept began exploring graffiti in 1986. His works are instantly recognisable, given his choice of colours, letter techniques and Lichtenstein-esque approach. According to the artist, the message Cept conveys is: “CEPT, life, love, mystery, time, space, ownership, temporality, sick, venial, overwhelming joy.”
A Graphic Design graduate from Central St. Martins in 1992, David Bray has been a freelance illustrator since 1996 where he has developed an extensive portfolio of clients, including Harvey Nichols, MTV, Various Production, Puma, H&M, Vodafone, BBC Television, etc... His works reveal his lifetime love of drawing and an active imagination. Taking mainly women and animals as his motif, Bray creates elaborated and precise illustrations that explore sensations, utopia and a world of fantasy. David Bray participated in Adapta’s launch exhibition, Attention Spam, in 2008 and has created a print exclusively for Adapta based on his Hong Kong experience last year.
A Hong Kong artist, with background in Graphic & Media Design, Friendly Liu spreads her message through canvases, graphics, walls, photos etc… with the intention of sharing her love, passion and positive energy with her audience. Friendly claims her main influence being her father, who enthusiastically shared his love for art, Chinese calligraphy and photography with her since an early age. She held her first solo exhibition in August 2009, at Artist Unlimited in Germany.
Up and coming Hong Kong design duo, Graphic Airlines consists of two members, Tat and Vi, who joined forces in 2002 and have since become devoted advocates of the local street art scene. They profess to uphold the “aesthetics of ugly” through their “not-so-cute” characters. Graphic Airlines has exhibited extensively worldwide, including 2 short animations selected for theKinofest Competition in 2008 at The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest.
Jon Burgerman studied fine art at Nottingham Trent University, and started out doing stickers in college to pass time, pasting his drawings all over campus and beyond. He is now one of England’s most admired doodlers, and has worked on a variety of commercial projects, including artwork for a PlayStation Portable video game and several books; designs for exhibition at the Science Museum in London and plush toys for a Hong Kong toy company, Flying Cat.
French artist living in Hong Kong, L1ES ONE has been active in the city for several years now. His style is rooted in graffiti, yet he often ventures into other territories and disciplines. At his previous exhibition, LE GRAFF1T1 C’EST CH1C, held at M1NT in 2008, he virtually transformed the private club into something that resembled a heavily bombed building.
A graduate from Central St. Martin’s, Phil Ashcroft is now an artist based in London. He produces paintings, light boxes and prints, combining influences from abstract expressionism, British landscape painting, Japanese woodcuts, and graphic street art. Ashcroft integrates varied visual styles to generate a crossover between space, object and environment. As a selected artist for Deptford X 2009, Phil Ashcroft will be producing a new graphic work for a 48-sheet billboard located on the junction of New Cross and Lewisham Way. Ashcroft was a Finalist in the Celeste Art Prize in 2007 and selected for Contemporary Art Society’s ARTfutures in 2007, 2005 and 2004. His lightbox work, The Skid Stops At This Point People, was also collected by New Art Gallery, Walsall in 2007. One of his light boxes that will be featured is based on his interpretation of the Hong Kong Skyscape.
Swoon is the renowned street artist from New York City, who specialises in life-size wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of figures. Swoon studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and began doing street art around 1999, inspired by artists such Matta-Clark and Shepard Fairey. Her work often feature realistically rendered cut-out street people, pasted up against the gray walls and doors of the city, using them as her canvas. Elements of historical art and folk sources transpire through her work, and her art embraces a conceptual exploration of the ultimate street experience.
Vesna Parchet was the only female artist participating in Adapta’s launch exhibition, Attention Spam. Being of German origin, she was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan until the age of ten. Cultural diversities and social backgrounds have always fascinated Parchet, and “art” to her “is a reflection of life observations”. Many of Vesna’s pieces express an almost abstract futuristic sensation because of her intention to portray the changes in society and surroundings in relationship to humans, their nature and their behaviour.
About Adapta
Adapta is Schoeni Art Gallery’s satellite project in collaboration with UKAdapta, based in London. Adapta aims to bridge the gap between the understanding of this Urban Art movement in the European and Asian art markets, creating a dialogue which, until now, has been relatively unobserved. We believe that the talent-pool that Urban Art offers is extraordinary and hand-picking each artist specifically for each show will demonstrate, educate and provide a wealth of inspiration for the youth of today.
For interview arrangements with the artist or the gallery director, or further information please contact Daniela Cavero at prmarketing@schoeni.com.hk
3-2-1 Solstice
Exhibition venue : Main Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong
Opening Date : 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 19 November, 2009
Exhibition runs : 20 November 2009 – 3 January, 2010
Contact Details : Tel +852-28698802 Fax: +852-25221528
www.schoeniartgallery.com ww
w.adaptagallery.com Close Encounters
Exhibition venue : Time Out Gallery, Liquidroom 2/F, 3-16-6, Higashi, Shubiya-ku,Tokyo
Opening Date : 12 November, 2009
Exhibition runs : 13 November 2009 – 3 December, 2009
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- PAL WONG (パル・ウォン)...PAL WONG (パル・ウォン)
由1998年開始創作 PAZO ART / PAL WONG 系列之
ACTION FIGURE,早期曾參與多個玩具展覽。 而角式
的創作慨念由身邊的好友為主題,至其後以經典電
影角式為藍本的作品。 作品中時常嘗試加入
"P"eace "A"nd "L"ove (和平與愛)之原素!
Pazo Art was founded since 1998. It became a famous toy label that took part in the various toys exhibitions.
Pazo Art / Pal Wong figure collections holding a message "Peace and Love", which is aiming to against the war and bring people a peaceful life. Pal tries to explore his messages with different design combinations and character types. His figures are usually describing his friends and the famous 60's HK actors with wearing in urban fashion style. The figures of Pazo Art have a personality, and Pal Wong is intense interest on integrate a lifelike-character into the figures.
2002年 4月 : 發售與美日品牌PROJECT SRS 及HOT TOYS
首次合作的製品GROWSTER & FUTURISM。
2002年 8月 : BABE-STEIN 及設計給ANOTHER TOYCONcept
的 MU-STEIN。
2003年 9月 : 首次在日本中野的TOYS AIRMAIL舉行首次
個人展覽(PREVIEW SHOW)。
2002年 12月 : ANGRY 及 PEACEKEEPER 正式發售,另外
為紀念參與TOYCON 一週年,發售以自家HAND-MADE
製作的JAMES JAY 12"ACTION FIGURE 及與日本時裝店
GGPX / ON BOARD 合作的 D-ROCKER。
2003年2月 :與日本原宿的GGPX / 0101 舉行個人第二次的展
覽會。 (PAZO ART MEETS GGPX)
2003年4月:發售與PROJECT SRS 第二度合作的LOVER
BOX SET (DREWY & SAMUEL) 與GOWSTER KID。
2003年9月 : 與日本時裝品牌291295=HOMME 合作的
HERBERT 正式發售。
2003年12月 : 慶祝PAZO ART兩週年, 推出James Jay的
限量生產12" action figure。
2004年4月 : 與美/日啤酒品牌ZIMA合作一套八款的
Club Zima的迷你figure。
2004年7月 : 與香港Fanta "芬達" (香港"可口可樂"
公司)和便利店 7-eleven一起合作推出一套六款以生
果為主題的書籤!
2004年9月 : 與香港年青人手錶品牌o.d.m.展出香港
滑浪風帆運動員 / 2004雅典奧運香港男子組滑浪風
帆代表運動員"何志豪"(HO Chi Ho) 的12"action figure。
2004年12月 : 由12月12 - 31日於香港藝術中心內舉行P.A.L. Exhibition 3的個人展覽會。
2004年12月 : 推出與灣岸合作的森林精靈(Forest Wizard)布公仔。
2005年 3月 :為Samsung設計 Silver Nano Health System 的 Silver Nano 情侶角式
2005年 4月 :於澳門文化中心舉行P.A.L . Exhibition 3 (Part 2)
2005年 5月 : 與美/日啤酒品牌ZIMA再度合作一套八款的Club Zima的迷你figure (Series 2)。
2005年 7月 : 為真証傳播的"向生命致敬"劇場四齣電視電影設計及制作 ~ "向生命Bear Bear"
2005年 8月 : 參加台灣的 Taipei Toys Festival 2005。
並推出 Be@rbrick - Goodtimes,Qee - Moody,Urso (Funny
Bear)
2006年 7月 : 與 Reni Wong 合作 i2 狗搪膠公仔 - Occupation: Graphic Designer , Toy/Figure Designer , Sculptor
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