“Children’s rhymes, myths, fables, legends. They all once filled our heads with ideas only we never seem to know what they were. This series is the reaction. An object of reverence to any and every fairy tale. Wonder tale. Magic tale. A nod to the gift of anticipation. A gleaming dive into fanaticism. A leeway in which we too become children, again. A return to that world, to recreate."
Exhibition statement
selected00, an exhibition of recent works by Henry Hu. Bringing together diverse media — paintings, works on glass, digital prints and video installations —these projects provide an overview of his emerging creative practice. To be presented in dialogue with one another, the show will feature selections drawn from multiple interlocking bodies of work.
Sea Sore Honey Lock, a series of multimedia paintings, will set the conceptual stage for the exhibition. From paints to prints, threads to fabrics. The works distill the loss of childhood splendor, ruminating on the time before adulthood, back when everything was brand new, glaring, often exciting.In an excerpt from the series statement, Henry Hu shares:
“Children’s rhymes, myths, fables, legends. They all once filled our heads with ideas only we never seem to know what they were. This series is the reaction. An object of reverence to any and every fairy tale. Wonder tale. Magic tale. A nod to the gift of anticipation. A gleaming dive into fanaticism. A leeway in which we too become children, again. A return to that world, to recreate.
Nine sets of visuals. Originated from retrieving, assembling the lost flights of childhood fancies, however foolish, frivolous, however fragmented, fractured. The eleven pieces are reminiscent of a child’s preschool arts and crafts projects. An organic experience built on the fact everything will age, nothing lasts — considering how all thoughts mature, evolve, eventually flushed outwith time.
If childhood is, after all, an echo of time, every now and then, rings in a memory.
Then, with our decades of growth. In our dearest of feelings. We smile at those memories.”
Also on view are mixed-media works from series free corn ban_wih_bi_lg and @@@@capcap!!!. Conceived alongside Sea Sore Honey Lock, these pieces are the skeletal keys that unlocked the progress, the self-reflections that advanced the growth.
Lights to dim, on display: 2x,HOLEG. A collection of computer animations. Dazzling studies of shapes and sounds. Video accompaniment to the static works.
Artist bio
Exercising through various media, Henry Hu’s (b. 1995 Hong Kong) emerging practice commits to an infusion. An exchange. An immediacy. A link between the interior and the exterior — of a self, a being, an identity, a consciousness. Each individual series offers an overarching narrative, steps away from the present for aspell: tasked with casting new perspectives, fresh air to breathe, a spiritual relief. Often juxtaposing the past with the future, differing forms of surrealistic fantasies unfold across his works; along with a recurring structure, the heart of all series rests in harmony.
Henry Hu arrived at his practice through modern technological tools and software. Easily accessible, the digital medium served as an immediate resource. His early works engage aspects of digital arts, computer animations and graphic designs. The years followed, in an attempt to shift toward a more physical manner. Hu took on new materials, working between formats. To incorporate hisdigital creations into tangible forms. This ongoing exploration has manifested in multimedia paintings and assemblage.
henryhhu.com
@henryhhu
Exhibition statement
selected00, an exhibition of recent works by Henry Hu. Bringing together diverse media — paintings, works on glass, digital prints and video installations —these projects provide an overview of his emerging creative practice. To be presented in dialogue with one another, the show will feature selections drawn from multiple interlocking bodies of work.
Sea Sore Honey Lock, a series of multimedia paintings, will set the conceptual stage for the exhibition. From paints to prints, threads to fabrics. The works distill the loss of childhood splendor, ruminating on the time before adulthood, back when everything was brand new, glaring, often exciting.In an excerpt from the series statement, Henry Hu shares:
“Children’s rhymes, myths, fables, legends. They all once filled our heads with ideas only we never seem to know what they were. This series is the reaction. An object of reverence to any and every fairy tale. Wonder tale. Magic tale. A nod to the gift of anticipation. A gleaming dive into fanaticism. A leeway in which we too become children, again. A return to that world, to recreate.
Nine sets of visuals. Originated from retrieving, assembling the lost flights of childhood fancies, however foolish, frivolous, however fragmented, fractured. The eleven pieces are reminiscent of a child’s preschool arts and crafts projects. An organic experience built on the fact everything will age, nothing lasts — considering how all thoughts mature, evolve, eventually flushed outwith time.
If childhood is, after all, an echo of time, every now and then, rings in a memory.
Then, with our decades of growth. In our dearest of feelings. We smile at those memories.”
Also on view are mixed-media works from series free corn ban_wih_bi_lg and @@@@capcap!!!. Conceived alongside Sea Sore Honey Lock, these pieces are the skeletal keys that unlocked the progress, the self-reflections that advanced the growth.
Lights to dim, on display: 2x,HOLEG. A collection of computer animations. Dazzling studies of shapes and sounds. Video accompaniment to the static works.
Artist bio
Exercising through various media, Henry Hu’s (b. 1995 Hong Kong) emerging practice commits to an infusion. An exchange. An immediacy. A link between the interior and the exterior — of a self, a being, an identity, a consciousness. Each individual series offers an overarching narrative, steps away from the present for aspell: tasked with casting new perspectives, fresh air to breathe, a spiritual relief. Often juxtaposing the past with the future, differing forms of surrealistic fantasies unfold across his works; along with a recurring structure, the heart of all series rests in harmony.
Henry Hu arrived at his practice through modern technological tools and software. Easily accessible, the digital medium served as an immediate resource. His early works engage aspects of digital arts, computer animations and graphic designs. The years followed, in an attempt to shift toward a more physical manner. Hu took on new materials, working between formats. To incorporate hisdigital creations into tangible forms. This ongoing exploration has manifested in multimedia paintings and assemblage.
henryhhu.com
@henryhhu
