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54 禤善勤 b.1991 Chris Huen Sin Kan

ض૱ၠЍٙӉ༸БԐ Walking Along a Pale Green Walkway
ذ੹ ೥̺ Oil on canvas
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ɚ㖼ɓʞϋЪ 160 × 200 cm. 63 × 78 /4 in.
Painted in 2015
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C. Huen 2015€೥̛̺ضұɝஈ Signed in English, and dated on the right of the
canvas edge ⯵ഛාͩዦ‘dذ੹೥̺d240Ò500 cmd2016 ϋ
࢝ᚎ EXHIBITED Ъdשርϓʹᄆ 1,890,000 ʩಥ࿆
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ઋІ್ή೯͛™dیऎᖵ఼d̨̏ Nanhai Gallery, Taipei
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Important Private Collection, Asia
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ᖦЪۜᗇࣣ This work is accompanied by a certificate of
authenticity signed by the artist and issued by
Galerie Ovo, Taipei
HKD 700,000 – 900,000 ⯵ഛාMuiMui, Doodood ձ Balltsz‘dذ੹೥̺d
USD 89,700 – 115,400 200Ò320 cmd2018 ϋЪd઄̵อی۾ဧɻߕஔ᎜
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highly sought after in auctions, with his piece Me in Tung Chau seamlessly connects different dimensions of space and scenes,
Street Park setting a record for the artist with a price of HKD 2.25 following the flow of colour and brushstrokes, and at the centre
million in the 2023 spring auction at China Guardian Auction. This of the composition, the protagonist – the artist himself – is seen
highlights his market appeal. His works have also been favoured checking his phone, taking a step forward, preparing to go for a
by numerous public institutions and are included in the collections walk. His frequent companions in the painting – the beloved dog
of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, the Kadist “Balltsz” and the puppy “Mui Mui”- leisurely follow alongside,
Art Foundation in Paris and San Francisco, the Yuz Museum in adding a taste of real-life. Walking out of the cool blue indoors,
Shanghai, and the K11 Foundation in Hong Kong. the protagonist is about to make a right turn at the intersection,
Vivid Brushstrokes: The Lively Scenery of a Blue Summer entering the pale green pedestrian path. There, rows of small
trees stand straight, vigorously sprouting green branches, with
Influenced by the traditional technique of ink painting, Chris lush grass surrounding them. The pavement on the side leads into
Huen often uses a technique of short, continuous brushstrokes the distance, symbolizing the path to the future, yet also seeming
to present the objects as he sees them. His brushwork is ordinary.
unrestrained, vivid, and possesses a light, flowing sense of
breath and vitality. The technique of staining and colouring with Through the narrative description of these scenes, the artist
brushstrokes shows a hazy transparency, allowing the colours firmly captures the fleeting moment of time and space, yet within
to express an oriental brushwork charm in the subtle changes it lies the ever- changing nature of light, shadow, and colours,
of light, also showing the artist’s dual capture of space and injecting a rich sense of three-dimensionality into these ordinary
time. The deliberately blank spaces in the composition seem moments, infusing them with a unique beauty of life. The viewer’s
to refer to those “fleeting moments” in memory. Completed gaze dances along with the rapid strokes, gradually recreating
in 2015, Walking Along a Pale Green Walkway goes against the the image from their own memories: tree shadows, streets,
typical indoor brown tones found in most of the artist’s works pedestrians, beloved pets. These seemingly plain landscapes
and uncommonly depicts the scenery of outdoor strolling and objects, in the artist’s highly grounded portrayal, give birth
with a refreshing blue-green colour scheme. It brings a subtle to the most moving resonance with the true essence of life. In
coolness that brushes against the skin in the gentle breeze of Chris Huen’s delicate brushstrokes, they don’t assume an air of
summer. high-mindedness, only emanating a richness and familiarity that
The Extraordinary Beauty in the Ordinary, The Remarkable comes from real-life. In this familiar everyday life, they exhibit a
Colours in the Ordinary treasure for the “here and now.”
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” In the bustling and fast-paced contemporary life of this vibrant
metropolis, Chris Huen brings us a feeling of lazy summer
{{ Vincent van Gogh
coolness. In that leisurely moment of ever-changing light and
In Walking Along a Pale Green Walkway, the artist skilfully creates shadow in his painting, he showcases the most genuine emotions,
a glass-like, translucent texture, creating an atmosphere of light perceptions, and appreciations for the seemingly ordinary but
and shadow both inside and outside the blue French windows. He precious people, things, and moments around us.

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