J 12 contemporary art by jason is pleased to announce New Beginnings: A New Chapter in Kan-Zan-Loc’s Art, a solo exhibition by Japanese painter Kan-Zan-Loc (10th December 2022 – 31st January 2023). Art Appreciation and Christmas Drinks will be held on Thursday, December 15th. from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The solo presentation will highlight works from 2017 and to his latest ‘TEN toh TUTI noh AIDAH - Between Heaven & Soil - All Things are Beautiful’ series as well as ‘Whispering Blue – Mirjanas’.

On view at the J 12 contemporary art by jason’s gallery space at PMQ, Central, Hong Kong, the exhibition explores the evolution of the artist’s works of the past six years as his research and experimentation with natural pigments and minerals used in centuries-old Asian painting which expand his practice from the monochromatic using Ganryo indigo to a wider palette incorporating lapis lazuli, malachite, azurite, marble, mica, gold and silver.

Lines and the color blue have always been an integral part of Kan-Zan-Loc’s artistic practice, one that not only plays homage to but is dedicated to the continuation of the Asian aesthetics. Lines reflect the flow state of mind, a state of Zen like calm, where art and movement fuse, when harmony is found and embraced. To create the lines, KanZan applies a traditional paste like substance onto the surface of his papers, before the pigment is applied. This substance acts like resist, holding back the pigment, leaving the lines white. The substance is then removed, and the painting is complete. The lines reflect the meditative experience of “Kuu” (emptiness or nothingness) in ZEN Buddhism.

Gallery address: S507, 5F, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central