Parallel Journeys in Space and Time

Li Wei Han Rosanna & Yeung Yuk Kan Joint Exhibition

平行時空•共遊天地

李慧嫻∣楊玉勤 雙人展

9.2.2023 – 21.5.2023

In the “Parallel Journeys in Space and Time” exhibition, Artspace K invited renowned artists Li Wei Han Rosanna and Yeung Yuk Kan to present their works. Living in two cities, with different time zones and lifestyles, they both focus on doing one thing, that is ceramic. Ceramic has become the common interest that bridged the two of them. On the path of ceramic creation, they demonstrated their distinctive characters and they both admired and cherished each other.

Li applies grogged clay to depict people going about their daily lives, for instance, a beach scene. The inspiration comes from the epidemic restrictions when there were very few people on the beach. Among them, the lone walkers attracted her attention. The ceramic figurines of plump women and men are all endowed with a nimble grace and carefree spirit. Their faces are filled with vivid expressions to exude the charm of a relaxed state of mind. While Yeung uses thin and translucent white porcelain and paints on the flowing and plain bisque. The transparent and thin layer of color and sparse lines create a sense of void and fullness, of seemingly far and yet close in contrast to the blankness on the white porcelain. Her works are in western forms, blended naturally with eastern ink techniques. The tranquility, serenity and vastness are the unique characteristics embedded in her works.

Works from the two ceramic artists carry their own strengths in terms of appearance and subject matter. While they are in different spaces and times, they connect the two worlds with their own creative imaginations. Li’s work “At a Twist of Fate – His Kite Has Gone Astray” and Yeung’s “Wishing Cloud” formed the theme of the exhibition and began a dialogue between time and space. The simple clay figurines versus the abstract space, between the sky and the land, leaving a message that although they are in different spaces making their own creations, they can always build a connection.

「平行時空 • 共遊天地」展覽，Artspace K邀請知名陶藝家李慧嫻及楊玉勤展出。住在不同城市、不同時區、過著不同生活，卻專注在做同一件事情，就是做陶。陶成為她們倆共同樂趣，在陶藝創作路上各展所長，也彼此欣賞相惜。

李慧嫻用厚實的陶土，展出生活中沙灘情境主題。靈感來自於因疫情限聚令下，沙灘人少，其中獨行者吸引她注意，作品無論胖女或胖男都在表現一個人悠然自得，心曠神怡的心境，而生動傳神的造型散發出一個人自在的魅力；楊玉勤用輕薄透亮的白瓷，在富流動感，造型簡潔的素坯上描繪著色，薄且透的釉色與線條疏落、糾結交織，產生既虛且實，似遠猶近的效果，與白瓷上大幅留白更形成對比。她的作品有著西方的造型，結合東方的筆墨，自然地揉合，恬靜、虛無遼闊的境界是她作品獨有的特色。

兩位陶藝家無論在造型或題材上都各有千秋，然而時空與天地間，她們運用創作想象力把兩個世界連結起來。李慧嫻《一個唔覺意–天地共遊》及楊玉勤《瑞彩祥雲》把展覽主題串連，成為一個時空的對話。樸實的陶偶面對抽象的空間，一天一地，藉此讓觀眾關注即使身處不同地方，運用不同的創作手法，仍可找到一個連繫與交流。

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