Mayo Tsz Yan
Carys Mayo is a Hong Kong-based artist, who specialises in ink art. Influenced by Yin Yang aesthetic concepts and existential philosophical ideas, she explores the languages of traditional Chinese painting and its happenings in the contemporary context. Her practice eliminates the material boundary of traditional ink art, embracing multiple materials including linen, tissue paper, and silk stockings. Through her unique perspective, Mayo aims to unlock the hidden emotions and unspoken stories that lie beneath the surface of everyday objects. By shedding light on the depths of the human subconscious, she invites viewers into a world of introspection and self-discovery. Her works evoke a profound sensory and emotional resonance.
繆梓昕是一位在香港工作的藝術家，其創作專注於水墨藝術。受到陰陽美學觀念和存在主義哲學思想的影響，她在當代背景下探索傳統中國繪畫的語言及其偶發性。她的創作消除了傳統水墨藝術的材料界限，包括亞麻布、紙巾、絲襪等多種材料。透過獨特的視角，她揭開隱藏在日常物品表面之下的情感和不為人知的故事。通過揭示人類潛意識的深處，邀請觀眾進入一個自省和自我發現的世界，喚起深刻的感官和情感共鳴。
Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
水墨設色紙本立軸
241cm x 102cm
241厘米 x 102厘米
On a log chopping board, the head of a roast goose lies alongside a cleaver and towel, manifesting a grimace of pain. The form of a greasy, roasted goose carries a detestable male figure in the artist’s memory. This painting is an execution of the man, which was inspired by the episode of Judith Slaying Holofernes, recounting the assassination of the Assyrian general Holofernes by the Israelite heroine Judith.
在一塊原木砧板上，一個燒鵝的頭顱與菜刀和毛巾並排躺在一起，露出痛苦猙獰的面目。在藝術家的記憶中，油膩的烤鵝的外形承載著一個令人厭惡的男性形象。這幅畫是對該名男子的處決，而靈感來自《友第德割下何樂弗尼的頭顱》(Judith Slaying Holofernes)，一個講述了以色列女英雄朱迪斯刺殺亞述將軍霍洛弗涅斯的故事。
2023
Ink, Watercolour, Toilet Paper on Paper
84.1cm x 59.4cm
A rabbit stared at the white, flat, collage of milk sea behind him, and his face showed fear. The word “sea of milk” comes from "Blindness" by the Portuguese writer José Salamago, which is used to describe the feeling after blindness. The blindness in the book is contagious, so the patient is isolated in an abandoned mental hospital, which makes people in the city panic and restless.
一隻兔子凝視後方白色的，平面的，拼貼而成的牛奶海，面露懼色。「牛奶海」一詞出自葡萄牙作家若澤·薩拉馬戈的《失明症漫記》，用以形容失明後的感受。書中的失明症具有傳染性，所以患者被隔離於一家廢棄的精神病院，使得城市人心惶惶，躁動不安。
2023
Watercolour on Linen
60cm x 8cm
This painting records an eight-second eye contact. The order of occurrence is from right to left, describing the process of the disintegration of a piece of lace fabric, gradually decomposed from a complete pattern to a messy line.
這幅畫記載了一個長達八秒的對視。發生的順序從右至左，描繪了一塊蕾絲布分崩瓦解的過程，從完整規律的圖案，逐漸分解為凌亂的線。
2024
Ink, Watercolour, Toilet Paper on Paper
80cm x 60cm
A roast goose hangs in the middle of the picture, with a cutting board, dishes, and side dishes in the background, forming the prophecy of the roast goose. Upon closer inspection, the plate reflects the scene inside the train carriage, with handles and faint silhouettes, pointing to an unpleasant experience on the subway.
畫面中央懸掛著一隻燒鵝，背景有砧板、碟和配菜，組成燒鵝的讖語。仔細觀看，碟子反射出車廂內的場景，把手和隱約的人影，指向一次在地鐵上不愉快的經歷。