你有试过在一个不熟悉的群体中感到局促不安吗？”社交恐懼”这个词汇近些年来常见于年轻一代，这大多都是慢热或内向的人用来自嘲自己不擅长，甚至害怕交际。中国艺术家王金博经常用创作抒发自身面对外界时所面临的不安和缺乏安全感的内在情感，近期SENS Gallery与上海言午画廊 XU Gallery 合作，将这位艺术家的作品带来香港！
今次展览名为「奇想安全屋」，主题围绕着王金博打造的内在奇幻世界，体现了他在其中所感受到的平静和安稳。王金博作品的画面经常布满了闪烁的星光，这也是他个人独特的艺术语言。画中人物的手经常被外物或身体阻挡，艺术家说：“纠结不安的手势被隐藏在闪耀的光芒里，我在内心无数次排演，只为藏匿心中的忐忑与不安。”其中掺杂了现代人茫然的心灵，尽管生活在群体当中，个体其实经历着孤寂的情感。
右：Anonymous Light (2022) Wang Jinbo Oil on Canvas 150 x 120 cm
In addition to self-exploration, the process of creation is like self-reconciliation for Wang Jinbo. The pandemic has provided him with a great space for contemplation and an opportunity for self-exploration. He hopes that through his creations, he can also help the audience find inner peace and achieve self-reconciliation. When Wang Jinbo becomes aware of his inner unease and social fears, he simply faces them with a calm attitude and immerses himself in the world he has created.
王金博将这种舒适感和求稳的思维延展到创作里面，专注地将其内在情绪投射到作品的人物和景象之中。除此之外，创作也是他面对社交问题时的一种回应方式。在某些社交场合之下，他以侃侃而谈的一面来修饰掩盖掉真实的自我、内心的纠结和抗拒的心态，如此表现对他而言委实背迹违心。这种个体的孤独以及疏离感在作品里透过旁观者的角度深刻地体现出来，并且打造了一个空间让人思考应该如何面对孤单、焦虑以及人际交往的问题。
The artist focuses on the present, and indeed, painting is a process that allows Wang Jinbo to think and digest information. His works emphasize color and delicately depict the contours of the characters. The shining texture has always been a part of his creative history, from depicting twinkling starlight in the past to the dazzling flashes now, as if constantly expanding an extraordinary and transcendent cosmic scene, where he finds his own place of comfort.
「奇想安全屋」
日期：2022年11月24日至12月10日（星期日及公众假期除外）
时间：上午11时至晚上7时
地点：黄竹坑Landmark South 19楼08室
图源及了解更多：SENS Gallery
