DYNAMIC TRIO
Marc Payot, Manuela Wirth and Iwan Wirth (pictured) are the driving forces behind Hauser & Wirth, the Hong Kong outpost of which regularly exhibits 20th century and contemporary masterpieces.
緊密合作
左起：Marc Payot、Manuela Wirth和Iwan Wirth也是Hauser & Wirth背後的原動力，其香港分公司定期舉行20世紀和當代作品的展覽。
“I love artworks that bring positive vibes and perspectives to the viewer,” enthuses Rachel Lee, the co-founder of Soluna Fine Art, who injected a breath of fresh air into the local art scene when she brought the South Korea-based gallery to a quaint stretch on Sheung Wan’s Sai Street in 2018 for its first international outpost. “We already have so much socio-political turbulence all around the world, art can be an alternative pathway for human beings to seek solutions that can bring peace and joy to all of us.”
A look through the gallery’s curations reveal an artistic predilection for vigour and ebullience, from the recent solo exhibition of Kim YoungHun showcasing eight vibrantly coloured oil paintings inspired by digital screen glitches, to Obangsaek: Vermilion, a group show opening this month from a five-part series exploring works constructed with the five traditional Korean colour schemes. It centres around vermilion, a fiery red representing the energy of life. “Throughout this collection, the works of art embody the essence of the colour vermillion: creation, passion, and love,” says Rachel, who highlights the many blind spots and limitations of human beings that can be overcome through art. “By breaking boundaries and traversing judgements, art can be seen as a thinking tool for us to find solutions during difficult times.”
Soluna Fine Art合夥創辦人Rachel Lee興奮地說：「我喜歡能為觀眾帶來正面共鳴和觀點的藝術品。」她於2018年把南韓藝廊帶到上環西街，作為品牌首個海外分支，為本地藝術界注入一股清新氣息。「世界各地也充斥著政治動盪的問題和不安情緒，藝術可作為另一種替代途徑，為我們帶來和平與歡樂。」
從Kim Young-Hun的近期個人展覽(受電子螢幕故障啟發的八件彩色油畫)，以至本月開幕的聯展 《Obangsaek: Vermilion》(以韓國傳統的五種配色為題，帶來五個系列展覽，並將象徵生命力的朱紅色選作核心)，將藝廊策展的能力展露無遺，也彰顯對活力與才華的偏愛。「藏品展現出這種色彩的本質：創造、激情和愛。」Rachel指出，並強調人類的盲點和局限也可以藉由藝術克服。「通過突破界限與超越批判，藝術可被視為是我們在艱困時期尋找解決方案的思維工具。」