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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Dynasties 千秋, 2019 Ink and colour on paper 水墨設色紙本 137 x 828 cmFor this week's ARTicle, we are delighted to present extracts from the art curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist's interview with Raymond Fung.
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Chloe Ho painting in Wei Ligang's studioWe are delighted to present the renowned contemporary Chinese ink painter Wei Ligang's musings on Chloe Ho's contemporary ink works. Extracted from two essays, the first written in 2014 following Chloe's apprenticeship at Wei's studio in Beijing during the winter of 2013, and the second published in the 2017 exhibition catalogue Ascendence, Wei Ligang reflects on particular paintings by Chloe as well as on her painting style and presence.
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Hsiao Chin, Light of Divinity-16, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 180cmARTicle 11: We are delighted to present the essay Hsiao Chin: A Fundamental Sense of Hope written by British award-winning art critic Richard Cork for the exhibition catalogue of Hsiao Chin's retrospective In my beginning is my end: the art of Hsiao Chin, which takes place at the Mark Rothko Art Centre in Latvia from 31st July to 25th October 2020, as part of the celebratory programme for the artist's 85th year. In the essay, Richard Cork develops from Hsiao's early works from the 50s and walks you through the extraordinary sixty-year oeuvre of the post-war abstract master of the East.
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Zheng Lu, Shiosai, 2015, Stainless Steel, Lacquer, 384 x 200 x 200 cmARTicle 10: We hope you enjoy studying Zheng Lu's essay through an essay written by the renowned art critic and curator Wu Hong.
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Li Lei, Calm Contemplation 6 - The Greenish River in Spring like Dyed by Bluegrass - Calm Contemplation 26, 2015-2019, Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 450 cmARTicle 09: We hope you enjoy studying Li Lei's abstract painting through an essay written by Zhou Xian, Professor at the Art Institute of Nanjing University.
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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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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, 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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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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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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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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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.
