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“Grown-ups are odd
They complain about things that trouble them everyday, things that no one understands
They think that having a drink or two will take away all their sorrows
Yet they drink until they run around like crazy, blacking out, and crying
After a few more drinks, they then claim they will quit
There, thats's the grown-ups’ world”
— Joey Leung
Catalogue Essay
“What I like about Gongbi painting is the sense of tranquility, the repetitiveness or calmness needed during the creative process, it suits me very well.” — Joey Leung
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Joey Leung graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (BA in Fine Arts, 2000; MFA, 2007). In her seamless blending of tradition with modernity, East and West, Leung comments on the trials and tribulations of the urban city landscape, confronting conventional habits and beliefs to provoke a new interpretation of modern life. The juxtaposition of images and words in Leung’s paintings recall the Chinese art form of Lianhuanhua (picture story book) popular during the 1920s in China, as well as Japanese manga. In sequential structure, Leung provides a strong sense of narrative in her paintings, prompting interpretation through witty poems inscribed onto the paintings in Cantonese.
The current lot during the artist’s creative process (detail) Using pencil, needle pens, ink, and gouache, Leung explores cultural differences through her diverse choice of medium in addition to the form and content of her paintings, reviving the tradition of gongbi painting. Her iconic long haired girls carry an air of grace rivalling the ladies of ancient Song dynasty paintings, their melancholic expression juxtaposing the straightforward humour of the text and subject of the painting.
Filled with self deprecating humor, Leung’s accompanying texts are highly self aware, and were added by the artist with the intention of better communicating her thoughts: "I used to have no inscriptions in my paintings, and only included little hints in the title; but when I drew some more complicated stories, I was thinking about how I should express it to the audience, so I simply added text." These poems are hand written by the artist, purposely appearing as if they were printed on:"I want to make it look like it was printed on like the old days. What I find interesting is that the computer fonts are actually imitating our written characters. Then I imitate the computer fonts. When the viewer looks at them, they will be confused; the characters don't seem to be handwritten, but you also know it's handwritten; it’s a blurry inbetween state."i
Joey Leung’s works are in the collections of prestigious institutions such as the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Upon her graduation, Joey Leung won the prestigious Y.S. Hui Arts Award in 2000, with her first solo exhibition taking place in Galerie Martini, Hong Kong, the following year. She has since held several solo and joint exhibitions both in Hong Kong and overseas. Her most recent group exhibition will soon close at LACMA, Los Angeles on 12 December. Joey Leung is represented by Karin Weber Gallery and Grotto Fine Art in Hong Kong.
The artist's work included in the LACMA exhibitioni Yu Riyi, ‘Buddhist Paintings: Leung Ka Yin's "Self-destructive" Series in a Decade [Culturalist · Interview]’, The Culturist, 27 January 2020, online
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
Hong Kong, ARTboratory, One must look with the heart, 29 June - 12 July 2021
34
Land of Drunkards
signed 'Ka' lower left of the main image
Chinese ink, Chinese pigment, gouache, acrylic, acrylic gouache, Japanese gold pigment, drawing pen, coloured pencil on Washi paper and rice paper
main image 29.5 x 128 cm. (11 5/8 x 50 3/8 in.)
overall 31 x 305 cm. (12 1/4 x 120 1/8 in.)
Executed in 2021.
Estimate
HK$70,000 - 90,000
€7,900-10,200
$9,000-11,500
Sold for HK$88,200
Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com
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Hikari Shimoda
The Little Prince (Pain of Love and Loneliness)
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Model: Big Pilot's Watch "Le Petit Prince" edition
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Edgar Plans
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Thierry Noir
Three works: (i) MY OUTFIT IS A PART OF MY PERSONALITY AND IT IS APPARENT; (ii) THE TEMPERATURE IS RISING SO I AM LOOKING FOR SOME SHADE; (iii) MY HAPPINESS IS SO STRONG THAT YOU CAN SEE IT ON MY FACE
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Zeng Jianyong
The Little Prince
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Edgar Plans
Untitled (Landscape)
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Damien Hirst
Circle Spin Painting
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Ripple
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Xu Qu
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Joey Leung Ka Yin
The Gluttonous Snake
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Zhang Tianmu
Rose fox conch boys
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Dongi Lee
Flower Garden
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So Youn Lee
The Moon
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Home Earth
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Yoshitomo Nara and Hiroshi Sugito
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Joey Leung Ka Yin
Land of Drunkards
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Ebb and Flow
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Treasure
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Little Navy
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Hikari Shimoda
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The Doodler
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