Top 5 new galleries at the Hong Kong fair

At Affordable Art Fair, it’s our mission support local galleries and artists and help art lovers and visitors to explore the beauty of the art world. We always welcome new participants and this year at the 9^th edition of Hong Kong fair, we will be welcoming more than 30% new galleries to the fair in the hope of helping art lovers and collectors to start and continue their art collection journey!

Check out our top five new galleries picks and don’t forget to visit them on 4 – 7 August at Hall 3C, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

a little Something

Curating a selection of artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan, a little Something is bringing a wide range of affordable artworks! Ranging from prints to sculpture, a little Something has chosen some locally known names and small and adorable works to greet Hong Kong art lovers.

One of the highlights is be comic artist Siu Man Kam. His interesting take on the female figure is thought-provoking considers how one should portray and perceive the image of a woman: should they always be voluptuous and sexy, or they can also be fun and happy? The buck teeth of the characters is Kam’s signature and it cannot be mistaken.

Art6 Gallery

Art6 Gallery is one of the very few galleries which is bringing digital works, photography, embroidery, sculptures and paintings! Such diversified range of mediums will surely help you to find something you’d like to decorate your home with.

We love artist June Mung’s works as her sculptures bring all of us back to our childhood. They might not be hyper realistic, but the human touch of the sculptures gives us warmth and carry us back to the good ol’ times.

Aurum

Affordable Art Fair first-timer Aurum joins the fair with the core message and value of “authenticity”. The four artists they are bringing to the fair this year explores emotions, moods, and self-discovery through different styles of art, such as abstract and human body photography. They will also be bringing a small performance to the fair daily, make sure you don’t miss out!

Audrey Lu, a self-taught artist that is represented Aurum has brought us a series of artworks that touches our hearts. The sense of lost and loneliness of the protagonist in the artworks echoes with people who are experiencing different stages of their lives. “This painting is perhaps the closest to my current stage, and I feel that I have reached an age where I can almost understand the world, but not entirely,” explained Audrey.

Odds and Ends

Newly opened gallery Odds and Ends is operated by Hong Kong art veterans Fiona Ho and Natalie Ng. They have started the gallery with their vision of nurturing new talents through a rigorous exhibition programme and promote cross-disciplinary collaborations.

On top of representing Corn Ho, one of our Young Talents last year, Odds and Ends will bring us artist Nasim G. Pachi’s works. Nasim grew up in Iran and her education, marriage and career have moved her around Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. As a true global citizen, Nasim’s works are fuelled by social, cultural and political paradoxes she has experienced. She also places the character(s) in her artworks against bold patterns without having their faces and location shown to the public, as she wants audience to observe.

Touch Gallery

Founded by Enders Wong, Hong Kong award-winning ceramic, kintsugi artist and collector, it is not difficult to guess the general curatorial angle of Touch Gallery. Not only promoting local artists, but the gallery also provides a platform to exhibit international artists and audience to have cultural exchange and show works of different aesthetics.

Japanese artist Sayaka Shingu’s sculpture is breath-taking. You can’t help but lean in and see its delicate details. Unlike other artworks themed on flowers, her sculptures use mostly black, white and grey clay as she wants to radiate the cold and fierce beauty of everlasting flowers, which contrasts strongly to the very nature of botanical creatures in real-life.

There are a lot more to explore at the fair, don’t miss out and book a slow now in order to find your love on 4 – 7 August! All galleries and us will be looking forward to welcoming you. Check out the exhibiting galleries and book your tickets below.