Art Projects Gallery announces Ariane Monod’s inaugural solo exhibition in Hong Kong opening in April

TEXT:Sue Wang    DATE: 2015.3.13

featured image of Ariane Monod’s inaugural solo exhibition “Sublime Landscapes”

Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present “Sublime Landscapes” by Ariane Monod. The solo exhibition, which is the Swiss artist’s first in Hong Kong, features her latest series of abstract landscape paintings. Ariane will also have a live painting performance on-site at Art Projects Gallery on the 2nd and 3rd April prior to the opening reception of her solo exhibition on 4th April.

Ariane’s visually stunning landscapes convey an ephemeral quality that slowly unfolds and evolves as the viewer traverses along the paintings’ scroll-like panoramic format. They are abstracted visual assemblages of the artist’s dreams and memories, portraying an inner landscape in which the viewers can enter to form new interpretations based on their personal experiences and imagination.

Art Projects Gallery, Ariane Monod, Untitled #1; Oil on Aluminum, 40 x 100cm, 2015

Art Projects Gallery, Ariane Monod, Untitled #1; Oil on Aluminum, 40 x 100cm, 2015

Ariane paints with natural color pigments with various mixed media in successive layers on aluminum plates, skillfully manipulating the material densities, textures and color saturations, to create a sense of fluidity and atmospheric subtleties that visually reveal the transformative passage of time within the evanescent landscapes.

Born in 1975, Ariane is based in Geneva, Switzerland. She has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Switzerland and Japan. Apart from her paintings, she is also well known for her on-site temporary mural painting performances that further exemplify the concept of impermanence in her work.

Art Projects Gallery, Ariane Monod, Untitled #3,  Oil on Aluminum, 40 x 100cm, 2015

Art Projects Gallery, Ariane Monod, Untitled #3, Oil on Aluminum, 40 x 100cm, 2015

About Art Projects Gallery

Art Projects Gallery is a Hong Kong-based art gallery established in March 2010 that specializes in contemporary fine arts. Founded by two architects, Anng Tan and Rayvees Goh, Art Projects Gallery represents established artists as well as emerging artists, with the aim to promote and encourage artistic innovation in content, technique and medium.

Exhibition Details

Live painting performance by artist Ariane Monod @ Art Projects Gallery

2 - 3 April 2015, Thursday & Friday, 11.00am - 8.00pm

Opening Reception with artist Ariane Monod

4 April 2015, Saturday, 4.00-6.00pm

Exhibition Duration: 2 – 19 April 2015, Tue – Sat: 11am – 8pm, Sun: 12nn – 6pm, Closed on Monday

Venue: Art Projects Gallery

Address: Unit S510, 5/F, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong

Courtesy of the artist and Art Projects Gallery.