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➤ Zdenek Konvalina, Split at The Fold, 70×120cm, Oil and Ink on Canvas, 2025
Roam the Limitless Colorways
ART CENTRAL HK 2025｜Rich Art Gallery｜Booth C10
Rich Art Gallery will participate in ART CENTRAL Hong Kong in March 2025, presenting Roam the Limitless Colorways at Booth C10 as its curatorial theme.
➤ Ditto, 26.5×60cm, Oil on Canvas, 2023
➤ Grace, 26.5×60cm, Oil on Canvas, 2024
As Henri Matisse once said, “Color helps to express light—not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist's brain.” Matisse viewed color as a vehicle for emotional and intellectual expression, a sentiment echoed by other artists such as Edvard Munch, who famously remarked, “I sense a scream passing through nature. I painted... the clouds as actual blood. The color shrieked.” Munch’s use of vivid colors in "The Scream" evokes an auditory sensation, demonstrating color’s power to convey emotional intensity. Similarly, Vincent Van Gogh said, “Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of color to express myself more forcefully.” These artistic statements underscore how color functions as a dynamic language, conveying emotions and relationships beyond literal representation.
➤ Burnt Summer, 69×97cm, Oil and Oil Stick on Canvas, 2025
➤ Mirror, mirror, 34x37cm, Oil and oil stick on canvas, 2025
This exhibition presents a captivating array of six artists—Chun-Pin Lin, Hakuta Yoshuya, Zdenek Konvalina, Hannah Carrick, Tzu-Yun Yen and Wei-Cheng Tsai—each bringing a distinctive approach to color. Their collective works demonstrate how color can be manipulated to create various narratives, atmospheres, and emotional responses. Through the multi-faceted lenses of six artists, a rich tapestry of color and form emerges, inviting viewers on a journey through the boundless potential of color. This shapes a new visual experience, reaffirming the profound impact of color in contemporary art. As Matisse noted, “With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.” Colors indeed carry a magical quality, capable of transforming any space with their vibrancy and life.
➤ Tsai Wei-Cheng, Perspective, 50x26x78cm, Bronze, 2024
➤ Lin Chun-Pin, 60x41x11 cm, Gundam model parts, mixed media, canvas, 2025
