Black artist Alexandria Smith from New York is holding her first solo exhibition in Asia, titled “Blossoming in Diverse Forms,” at Gao Gu Xuan Hong Kong. She presents a series of new combined oil paintings and collages, showcasing her exploration of self and identity.
Alexandria creates a series of boldly colored oil paintings based on her exploratory drawings, using specially framed paper works. These paintings incorporate painted wooden shapes and raised elements that extend beyond the frame, resulting in a unique visual effect.
The new works revolve around symbols of origin, light, and growth, inspired by her love for autobiography, novels, and collective memories. She creates various hybrid forms of creatures that have different colors, gender ambiguity, and emphasize features such as eyes, limbs, nipples, knees, and nails. These creatures stretch, split, and reproduce, embodying the painter’s use of different elements as metaphors for physical, mental, and spiritual growth.
The exhibition takes viewers into a fascinating and ever-changing universe, exploring themes of origin, light, and growth through Alexandria’s unique artistic style and imagery. The works in the exhibition echo the various forms and changes of life, and provoke viewers to contemplate their physical, mental, and spiritual growth.
Alexandria Smith “Fusion of Diverse Forms of Blossoming” Exhibition
Date: Now until January 13, 2024
Address: 7th Floor, Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Closed on Mondays and Sundays)
Inquiries: 2151 0555
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