Alisan Fine Arts (Central)
Current and Past Events
Whispering Blossoms
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT The exhibition of the Chinese artist’s (b.1982) colourful paintings are filled with bold and striking colours. She harmoniously blends aspects of traditional paintings of daily objects, court maidens and natural elements, all while employing a sense of humour and a vibrant palette that reminds viewers of the natural sceneries in the south-eastern part of…
Inner Vision
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT Celebrating the 30th anniversary of French May, the gallery’s presentation is a first solo exhibition by the French-Chinese author since being awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour for the second time. The exhibition features works focused on landscape paintings; however, instead of portraying the reality and perspective of the scene, he pursues…
Ink Alchemy: Beyond Tradition
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT Featuring 15 Chinese artists of different generations, originating from Hong Kong, mainland China, and the US, the exhibition seeks to highlight the changes in Chinese ink painting over the last half-century. The presentation is divided into three sections: ‘Landscape Reinterpreted,’ ‘Bird & Flower,’ and ‘Abstraction’. Adopting innovative materials and ways of creation, the artists…
Awakening
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT Having studied at the Department of oil painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, the artist has had a very diverse academic background as she also obtained an MFA in new media and a PhD in calligraphy under the tutelage of the famed calligrapher, Wang Donglin. In this second solo exhibition at…
Journey Into Nature
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT This exhibition explores many of the Shanghai-born, New York-based artist’s most iconic works, put on display in Hong Kong for the first time. Transformed into a surreal garden, the gallery's diverse and immersive presentation showcases Fay’s artworks from the 1970s to the present day, and can be viewed as a mini retrospective. In addition…
Zao Wou-ki
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT Born in 1921 in Beijing into a scholarly family, Zao Wou-ki (1921-1913) studied under Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), the pioneer of modern Chinese painting. In 1948, he left for Paris where he spent most of his artistic career. Discovering the works of Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet, and Jackson Pollock, he turned to abstraction.…
Rediscovering Chao Chung-Hsiang
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT As a continuation of Alisan Fine Arts’ 40th anniversary celebration, the ninth solo exhibition at the gallery of renowned Chinese diaspora artist, Chao Chung-Hsiang (1919-1991), traces the development of artist’s works from classical Chinese paintings to powerful black and white abstract ink paintings and finally to the integration of the East & West to…
Hong Kong Landscapes
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT This is Lui Shou-Kwan (1919-1975)’s sixth solo exhibition at Alisan Fine Arts, where he first exhibited in 1984. It is also the third in a series of important shows the gallery has planned for its 40th Anniversary celebration this year. With a focus on his modern landscape paintings from the 1950s and 60s, the…
Celebrating a Friendship
Alisan Fine Arts (Central) 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralWHAT WE KNOW Born into artistic families in the 1920s, Walasse Ting and Sam Francis seemingly led parallel lives. In 1957, they crossed paths in New York, marking the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Just as Ting was influenced by Western thought, Francis was touched by Eastern religion. They furthermore bonded over their freedom from…
