2017年是香港踏入回归20周年及天趣国际艺术进入第10个年头的历史性重要时刻，天趣隆重推出香港着名艺术家王守清的彩墨艺术展 -《魅境》於3月10日在香港天趣当代艺术馆举行开幕仪式！本展览汇集了王守清2015年在俄罗斯秋季游览莫斯科、圣彼得堡等地域回港後进行创作的最新系列。其作品如同田园史诗般的交响乐，画面色彩绚丽带着朦胧；意境悠远带着神秘，充满了俄罗斯的异域风情。

现任中央美术学院院长范迪安就曾评价过王守清：「王守清先生毕业于英国的艺术学府，对西方现代抽象艺术深有研究，注重绘画形式的探索，在抽象的形式结构中融汇中国艺术的写意语言，作品既有强烈的视觉张力，又蕴含真切生动的生活体验，是一种相容中西、富有文化品质的意象形态。」

此次展览将可以看到王守清是一位游离行走在东西文化的香港当代艺术家，他从全球化-地域、观念-语言、社会图景-个人心性等多个角度和视角来剖析实验水墨的现象和问题，天趣希望通过展现王守清在香港水墨艺术领域中开放的这朵奇葩，从而表达他四十年来默默耕耘、不断探索多元开创所呈现出当代中国水墨的另一种精神景观，既是对水墨艺术传承发展的贡献，也是在实践学术成果的推进，再者对香港的文化艺术建设和学术层面提出了新的课题……

关於艺术家 ：

王守清1954年生於福建省。1992年毕业於英国伦敦温布顿艺术学院，两年後为香港视觉艺术中心担任导师，并於2001年任香港艺术公社董事主席及国际艺术村Res Artist中国区主席。

他曾参与多个中国以及海外的展览，包括法国巴黎市立博物馆主办的「2000年世界艺术大展」以及2010年中国上海世博会「承传与创造 - 水墨对水墨」展览等。他曾获邀参与香港艺术发展局和英国文化协会於1995年合办之「艺术家留驻计划」、香港芭蕾舞圑於同年主办之「多媒体艺术教育计划」以及香港艺术发展局和香港艺术中心於1997年合办的「艺术家留驻计划」。其公共艺术作品包括2000年获香港铁路有限公司委任创作的壁画及2008年获澳门四季酒店委任创作的十幅作品。

王氏在艺术界屡获殊荣，曾於1997年第一届「视艺奖助计划」获香港艺术发展局颁发「视艺发展奖」，其作品「香港日记」於2003年「第三届中国油画展」中获颁「油画奖」。许多艺术馆和博物馆也收藏了他的作品，及众多私人收藏和拍卖记录。

“Phantom Realm” Color Ink by Wong Sau Ching

2017 is a remarkable year in two aspects： the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Art of Nature International. Taken the momentous opportunity， we present to you the Phantom Realm - Color Ink by Wong Sau Ching. This exhibition gathers Wong Sau Ching (Ching) latest creation， after his visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg， Russia during fall 2015. These artworks are orchestra like - visually vivid yet nebulous； conceptually conspicuous yet mysterious.

The President of China Central Academy of Fine Arts， Fan Dian said， “Ching graduated from a Britain art academy with a profound understanding of western abstract arts. Focuses on the exploration of different forms of painting. Integration of Chinese ink painting’s free strokes into the structure of abstract arts. Thus his work is visually powerful and authentic. It is a result of the imagery construct by both the Chinese and Western culture.”

This exhibition of Wong Sau Ching entails his ability of understanding and questioning experimental ink in many aspects： globalization versus regional； perception versus language； society versus intuition. Ching has been working unanimously for over four decades， trying to unravel a different path and a more innovative way to present the new genre of Chinese ink painting through his genius works of art. More importantly， his contribution in ink art has raised new academic propositions as well as arts and culture progression in Hong Kong.

About the Artist

Wong Sau Ching was born in Fujian， China in 1954. In 1992， he graduated from Wimbledon School of Art， London. Two years later， he became a tutor of Hong Kong Visual Art Centre. In 2001， he was appointed as a board member of Artist Commune and the Chairperson of Res Artist (China).

He has participated in many exhibitions both in China and overseas， including L‘ Art Dans le Monde 2000 organized by Les Musees de la Ville de Paris and Legacy and Creations - Ink Art vs Ink Art in World Expo 2010 Shanghai China. He was invited to participate in the artist-in-residence program jointly organized by Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the British Council in 1995， Multimedia Dance Education Project of Hong Kong Ballet in 1995 and artist-in-residence program jointly organized by The Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Hong Kong Arts Centre in 1997. Public art commissions include two wall paintings at the MTR Central Station and Quarry Bay Station and ten paintings created in 2008 for Four Seasons Hotel， Macau.

Wong Sau Ching is well recognized for his achievements in art. He received Fellowship for Artistic Development award in the First Visual Arts Fellowship Award organized by Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2001 and received Oil Painting Award in the Third China National Oil Painting Exhibition with his artwork Hong Kong Diary in 2003. His works has been widely collected by museums， by private collectors and through auctions.