Since its opening in 2011, 3812 Gallery sees itself as a catalyst for the contemporary expression of the uniqueness of Eastern culture. In the last nine years, the gallery has evolved into an art enterprise owing to its diverse approach to the promotion of Chinese contemporary art, its close relationship with artists, scholars and collectors, and most importantly, the understanding that art development and heritage preservation take more than a few white walls in the age of globalisation.
3812 Gallery has published three issues of Collect since 2017, an art journal aiming to provide a captivating and informative channel to art appreciation, a continuation of profound discussions that often take place within gallery walls and less often outside of them.
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Here you can read articles selected from Collect, from art history and artwork analysis to exhibition reviews and insights into the art market, to continually inspire you along your journey of art collection.
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Raymond Fung, Tolo Harbour, 2012, Ink and colour on paper, 60 x 240 cmARTicle 08: We hope this article will walk you into the ink world of Hong Kong artist Raymond Fung.
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We have enjoyed an exciting week for our 85-year-old master artist, Hsiao Chin. Starting with the opening of his major retrospective exhibition In my beginning is my end: the art of Hsiao Chin at the Mark Rothko Art Centre on 31st July, through to a number of exciting articles published this week due to the wonderful global reception of the exhibition.
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Huang Guanyu, Silhouette, 2007, Oil and mixed media on canvas, 200 cm x 414 cmARTicle 07: We hope you will enjoy studying Beijing artist Huang Guanyu's lotus in this week's ARTicle, through an essay from his Lotus in Haze exhibition catalogue.
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Hsiao Chin, The Cycles (Il Cicli), 1963, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 76 cmARTpiece #6: this week we have chosen to highlight another exemplary artwork from Hsiao Chin's Punto period, The Cycles (1963), to inspire you to add this outstanding painting to your collection.
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Hsiao Chin, Contemplation, 1962, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 90 cmARTicle 06: This week, we are presenting an essay from the exhibition catalogue Hsiao Chin - Infinite Universe by Sotheby's Hong Kong, to walk you through his extraordinary journey.
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Hsiao Chin, Power of the Light, 1965, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 130 cmARTpiece #5: this week we have chosen to highlight an exemplary artwork from Hsiao Chin's Punto period, Power of the Light, 1965, as we study his premise of adopting abstract painting into Asian philosophy.
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ARTicle | Hsiao Chin's Beginnings and Endings
by Philip Dodd
Hsiao Chin, Vibrazione Universe, 1965, Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 290 cmARTicle 05: This week we are delighted to present the exhibition foreword written by curator Philip Dodd for Hsiao Chin's retrospective In my beginning is my end: the art of Hsiao Chin at Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia.
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Raymond Fung, Breathing (1), 2020, Ink on paper, 90 x 360 cmThis week, we have chosen Raymond Fung's beautiful painting series Breathing, with which the artist hopes to inspire reflection and action on the climate emergency.
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ARTicle | Liu Guofu's Surfacing Colour
by Dr. Andrew Benjamin
Liu Guofu, Pervasion No. 21, 2016, Oil on canvas, 90 cm x 120 cmIn the fourth edition of ARTicle, we hope you will enjoy the study of Liu Guofu's colour through an essay written by world-renowned philosopher Dr. Andrew Benjamin.
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Zheng Lu, Water in Dripping - Silent Narratives, 2019 Stainless Steel, Site-installation, Variable size Exhibited in Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, Ningxia, ChinaIn the biweekly series ARTpiece, we are highlighting one artwork from 3812 Gallery's collection, to inspire you to add it to yours. For the third edition, we have chosen Zheng Lu's gravity-defying sculpture series Water in Dripping, inspired by Chinese calligraphy, a beautiful example of Eastern Origin and Contemporary Expression. Huang Du shares with us his study of Zheng's work in his essay On the Form and Formlessness of Water.
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ARTicle | Wang Jieyin's Grand Landscapes
by Dr. Xia Kejun
Wang Jieyin, Song of Dawn, Acrylic on canvas, 3900mm x 2200mm, 2017ARTicle 03: This week we are presenting an essay written by art critic Dr. Xia Kejun, to immerse you in Shanghai artist Wang Jieyin's grand landscapes.
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Liu Zhuoquan, Story of Insects, 2011, Glass Bottle, Mineral Colour, Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Wooden Frame, 122 x 64 x 8 cm x 8In the biweekly series ARTpiece, we are highlighting one artwork from 3812 Gallery's collection, to inspire you to add it to yours. For the second edition, we have selected Liu Zhuoquan's Story of Insects. Liu draws upon the traditional craft of Chinese snuff bottle painting, painting on the inside of glass bottles known as "neihua" or "inner painting", and has transformed it into a contemporary art form.
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ARTicle | Yu Yang & Cold Ink
by R. A. Suri
Yu Yang, Disorder and in Order, 2014, Ink on paper & wood, 130 x 500 cmARTicle 02: For the second edition of this new feature curated by 3812 Gallery, we selected a piece for Beijing-based artist Yu Yang written by art critic R. A. Suri for your weekend digest.
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Hsiao Chin shared his six-decade artistic journey from Taiwan to Europe and the United States with 3812 Gallery co-founder Calvin Hui.
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Chloe Ho, Ink Eruption, 2017 Chinese ink, coffee and acrylic on rice paper, 159 x 131 cmIn the biweekly series ARTpiece, we are highlighting one artwork from 3812 Gallery's collection, to inspire you to add it to yours. For the first edition, we have selected Chloe Ho's Ink Eruption. Painted in Chloe's beautiful Aberdeen studio in Hong Kong in 2017, this work is an uplifting explosion of colour.
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ARTicle | Lifelines: The Visual Poetics of Wang Huangsheng
by Dr. Katie Hill
Wang Huangsheng, Metaphor Vision 2014, 2014, Colour rubbing on paper, 180 cm x 99 cm (x2)ARTicle 01: For the first edition of this new feature curated by 3812 Gallery, we selected a curator's monograph for Chinese renowned artist Wang Huangsheng written by Dr. Katie Hill for your weekend digest.
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Chloe Ho, X-Ray Fish, Chinese ink and acrylic on paper (Details) (Courtesy of the artist and 3812 Gallery)Look into the development of Contemporary Ink Art through the decades.
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Liu Dan, Airy Mountains, Rushy Glens after Li Tang, 2004, Ink on paper (Courtesy of Sotheby's)For all contemporary art, there are many aspects that attract collectors, such as history, rarity, provenance, size, subject matter, quality, or even fashion.