‘Collectors as Artists’ is the gallery’s first exhibition featuring contemporary Chinese art by artist who are also renowned collectors. The Master of Water, Pine and Stone Retreat brings a unique connoisseurship to his recent artistic practice, emphasizing process over outcome. Zeng Xiaojun, a noted painter and collector of Ming furniture, creates work of remarkable technical mastery, notably his 2010 contribution to Boston MFA’s Fresh Ink. Daniel Eskenazi of Eskenazi Ltd. reveals nature’s power through his photography. Zhao Meng’s ceramic sculptures, while from a different kind of collector, embody the literati spirit. This exhibition celebrates the enduring link between classical and modern traditions—bound by nature, refinement, and connoisseurship.
Art Central, Hong Kong, 14–16 March 2015
The Great Iron-wood Staff of the Three in One Hermit, 2008, by The Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat, Ink and colour on cloud-dragon paper, 76 x 131 cm
Malachite Gorge, 2014, by the Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat, Ink on cloud-dragon paper, 97.5 x 188 cm
Wild Spirit Screen, 2015, by Zeng Xiaojun, Ink and color on paper, 136 x 216 cm
Yellow Mountain No.3, 2014, by Zeng Xiaojun, Ink and colour on paper, 186 x 133 cm
Untitled III, from his ‘Pictures of You’ series 2013, by Daniel Eskenazi, Inkjet print on photo rag 58 x 43 cm, Edition of 6 + 2AP 111 x 83 cm, Edition of 3 + 2AP
Desert Rose I, 2014, by Daniel Eskenazi, Inkjet print on photo rag 82 x 61 cm, Edition of 6 + 2AP 111 x 83 cm, Edition of 3 + 2AP
Ice Stone, 2015, by Zhao Meng, Porcelain, 21 x 10 x 8 cm
Beyond Stone, 2015, by Zhao Meng, Porcelain, 50 x 35 x 25 cm