David Clarke: Colour in Space
The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), The University of Hong Kong is thrilled to present David Clarke: Colour in Space, an exhibition displaying gicl茅e prints of the artist鈥檚 own watercolour paintings. By presenting one medium as another, Clarke develops an abstract art that plays with scale and explores different materialities. The images capture both the translucency and opacity of the carefully applied watercolours, while the digital printing technology helps to represent or transfer the design into a scalable print form.
Beyond the multifaceted visual qualities of these works, Clarke is interested in the relation and transfer of words into images and vice versa. Where abstract art is less confined to representing definable subject matter, the ability of visual compositions to represent verbal content offers a tangible or readable dimension. Clarke, who has previously collaborated with composers and writers in response to his photographs, now invites a composer and visual artist to draw inspiration from the paintings central to his current project.
The group of images is complemented by a piece of music composed by Chan Hing-yan. Clarke and Chan have worked together on several projects, including a past exhibition at UMAG. This collaboration further demonstrates Clarke鈥檚 cross-disciplinary approach, using his visual displays as a stimulus and starting point for responses from artists in other fields.
The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), The University of Hong Kong is thrilled to present David Clarke: Colour in Space, an exhibition displaying gicl茅e prints of the artist鈥檚 own watercolour paintings. By presenting one medium as another, Clarke develops an abstract art that plays with scale and explores different materialities. The images capture both the translucency and opacity of the carefully applied watercolours, while the digital printing technology helps to represent or transfer the design into a scalable print form.
Beyond the multifaceted visual qualities of these works, Clarke is interested in the relation and transfer of words into images and vice versa. Where abstract art is less confined to representing definable subject matter, the ability of visual compositions to represent verbal content offers a tangible or readable dimension. Clarke, who has previously collaborated with composers and writers in response to his photographs, now invites a composer and visual artist to draw inspiration from the paintings central to his current project.
The group of images is complemented by a piece of music composed by Chan Hing-yan. Clarke and Chan have worked together on several projects, including a past exhibition at UMAG. This collaboration further demonstrates Clarke鈥檚 cross-disciplinary approach, using his visual displays as a stimulus and starting point for responses from artists in other fields.
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