Liz MO

“the narrative impressions from my works are often inspired by the hidden tension in daily lives”

As a visual artist, I see art as a way to overcome my inner fear and a process of self-healing. The narrative impressions from my works are often inspired by the hidden tension in daily lives or imaginative situation that are hinting a subtle danger before it transforms to violence or other disruptive outcome.

In my creation, I like to keep a certain rawness by using ordinary materials such as pencil, charcoals, ink and paper. I found that simple tones such as black and white correspond more to what I want to achieve in my art, and to reflect a stronger visual impact for the audience.

巫麗詩(Liz)作為一名視覺藝術家,將藝術視為克服內心恐懼的一種方式,也是一種自我修復的過程。我作品中的敘事印象常常受到日常生活中隱藏的張力或想像中的情境的啟發,這些張力在轉變為暴力或其他破壞性結果之前暗示了一種微妙的危險。

在我的創作中,我喜歡使用鉛筆、炭筆、墨水和紙張等普通材料來保持一定的原始性。我發現黑色和白色等簡單的色調更符合我想要在我的藝術中實現的目標,並為觀眾反映更強烈的視覺衝擊力。

Non-scape series《 非山 系列 》

Liz MO presents “non-scape” series in the Affordable Art Fair 2022 at Ubu Deco Gallery’s booth. This is the latest works Liz created in 2022.

“I have once covered my eyes,
Trying to forget that happiness found almost anywhere in the past.
When words become powerless,
I search and search spiritually for that utopian place of peace
…though it may have never existed.
And the landscape you see now,
Is an imagination of you and me,
Is the mingling of the past and present,
Is peppered with stories dwelling in our memories…”

“我曾經蒙蔽我的雙眼,忘記過去望著天空也能找到的樂趣。
當言語變得無力,我尋覓著精神裡那片沉默的田野,
即使桃花源或不曾存在。
而眼前你所看到的,是你我的想像,是過去和現在的交疊,
是散落在我們腦海的零星故事 …”

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape VI, 2021
非山 六, 2021
mixed media on paper
50cm x 70m

This series of artwork, inspired by societal observation, delineates the attitudinal divergence evolved from various stories and backgrounds, and the deep conflict triggered by the gaps and misconceptions amongst us that can’t be well explained by words. I hope to minimize the gaps by showing audiences my world in search of peace. Audience could possibly find emotional resonance, or get to know others’ thoughts, through observation — which is exactly the first step in understanding the universe.

“I first engraved some sky illustrations on a specially processed plastic matrix, and after the illustrations are printed and cut apart, they are reassembled into an entirely different picture. It is a monoprint in printmaking. Giving a hazy impression of Chinese paintings, these artworks emblematize my educational roots in western painting and printmaking, with all elements unintentionally coming together, defining a unique style of mine.”

非山此系列的作品源自於我在社會中觀察到不同人的經歷和背景所產生的不同理解,期間語言所不能填補的缺陷導致了深層次的交流決裂。我希望透過尋找自我世界裡的淨土,來縮小這條縫隙,觀眾或許在裡面也看到似曾相識的事物和風景,又或許能在圖像中展開對彼此的認識。「觀看」,恰恰便是人理解世界萬物的開端。

“我利用了獨幅版畫拼貼的方式,先在特製的膠板上描繪天空,印刷成畫後再剪成碎片,然後重新組合成陌生的風景。這些風景畫乍看之下像中國山水畫,裡面又滲透了我的西畫及版畫的學習背景,各種元素不經意地揉合,形成我的個人獨有的風格。”

Fictional Diaries series
《虛構日記本系列》

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

She Left Without a Goodbye, 2020
mixed media on paper
30cm x 40m

“The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become.” said Kundera.  As people gradually lose grip of the realness in life, their anchor to the reality loosens.  Yet, life always has its ways to weigh them down and drags them back to the ground again.  The two forces create a state one would experience in the Dead Sea, drifting one in and out of reality and fiction.  A question naturally comes to my mind – “Does reality ultimately lead us to the “truthfulness”?  Or is it only a collective speculation?” These thoughts have inspired me to create this series.  I associated my feelings with the promenade scenery I see every evening along Victoria Harbour: the strange faces shimmering in water reflection, and the distanced gaze making you feel uncomfortable are expressed and painted by engravings.

昆德拉:「負擔越重,我們的生命越貼近大地,它就越真切實在。」可是, 當生活上的真實感逐漸消,人便彷彿失去了重量一樣,而現實的沉重則時刻提醒人要回到地面,兩種拉力成全了如死海中漂 浮的處境,使我們游離於現實和虛構之間。這讓我不由得地考,現實終將帶我們往越「真」的方向,抑或只是一個集體的臆測?靈感啟發於此,我將自身的感受聯繫到每晚在維多利亞港海旁所見的風景: 一張張與水影重疊的陌生面龐、一個個帶距離感、讓人不適的凝視,並以版畫的方式演繹。

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

The Missing, 2020
mixed media on paper
22cm x 15m

I chose monoprints instead of the traditional method of plural printmaking, aiming to make each painting a unique existence. Mixing the techniques of wiping, brushing and hand painting, I brought the uniqueness while capturing memory flashbacks of what I saw and heard at the waterfront, retaining the most truthful feelings and to increase the randomness, fortuity and surprise. The scene, communicated in a way imitating illustration storytelling, creates a mysterious narrative atmosphere, in which images have woven an oceanic story that has never ended.

我選擇用獨幅版畫而非具有複數特性的傳統版畫方法,原因其一是讓每個圖像均為獨一無二的存在,通過抹、刷和畫筆繪畫給予每幅畫獨特性,同時捕捉一閃而過的記憶碎片,留住當刻最真切的感覺。其二是增加畫面之隨機性,減少自身可控性,讓創作本身就如我在海傍的見聞——有趣的意外。畫面模仿故事插圖的傳達方式,製造出似是而非的敘事氛圍,讓圖像之間交織成大海裡一個不曾完整的故事。

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

2021    Into a Dreamer’s Room, JCCAC, Hong Kong

2021    Table for 4 – Tea Talk, JCCAC, Hong Kong

2021    Pursuance, PMQ, Hong Kong

2021    It Should Be Coming, JCCAC, Hong Kong

2020    I AM An Artist, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2019    Blanks in the City, JCCAC, Hong Kong

2018    Inside Out, Outside In, JCCAC , Hong Kong

2018    Alumni Art Exhibition of the Fine Arts Department, CUHK 2018, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2016    Garden of the Artisans art festival, Youth Square, Hong Kong Garden of the Artisans

2016    MA Graduation Show, Chinese University of Hong Kong “Everything must go”

2014    Excellent work Exhibition, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou

2014    Silver Award, China Academy of Art Graduation Exhibition, Hangzhou

2014    Dreamers, Printmaking Exhibition, Hangzhou

2013    Yi · Jiangnan Hangzhou Art Fair, Hangzhou

2013    Hu Shang Ji Ying Ju Shi Printmaking Exhibition, City Printmaking, Hangzhou

2009    William Halsey Award, Charleston Artist Guild Art Exhibition, USA COLLABORATION AND PROJECT

2016    Collaboration with Ting Tong Chang in his artwork “The Colosseum” in Hong Kong Art Central where I performed by sketching in the exhibition hall

2016    “Refresh ”, a project that cooperated with The Jockey Club, Hong Chi Sun Chui Workshop, Sun Chui Lutheran Children Centre and Sha Tin District Community Fund to allow the elder group, the teenagers and members of Hong Chi Workshop to create art pieces and gift to society

 

展覽及獎項

2021    臥遊,賽⾺會創意藝術中⼼,⾹港

2021    四⼈雅座-茶聊,賽⾺會創意藝術中⼼,⾹港

2021    尋找屬於… ,元創⽅,⾹港

2021    ⾄⽽未⾄,賽⾺會創意藝術中⼼,⾹港

2020    I AM An Artist,藝穗會,⾹港

2019    城中留⽩,賽⾺會創意藝術中⼼,⾹港

2018    窗外·窗外,賽⾺會創意藝術中⼼,⾹港

2018    ⾹港中⽂⼤學藝術系之友作品展 2018,⾹港視覺藝術中⼼

2016    Garden of the Artisans 藝術節,⻘年廣場,⾹港

2016    Everything must go 藝術⽂學碩⼠畢業展,⾹港中⽂⼤學

2014    優秀畢業作品展, 中國美術學院,杭州

2014    銀獎, 中國美術學院本科畢業展,杭州

2014    造夢者,版畫展,南⼭書屋,杭州

2013    藝 · 江南,杭州藝術博覽會,杭州

2013    湖上擷英,居室版畫展, 版畫公社,杭州

2009    威廉海爾⻄獎,查理斯頓藝術家協會展覽, 美國藝術合作及項⺫

2016    “The Colosseum” — 為藝術家張碩尹的作品於 Hong Kong Art Central 進⾏現場繪畫表演

2016  《清新計劃》— 與⾹港賽⾺會匡智新翠⼯場、新翠路德會兒童中⼼及沙⽥社區基⾦合作,聯合社區的⽼⼈、⻘少年及匡智⼯場義⼯共同創作藝術品並贈予街坊

Non-scape series   《 非山 系列 》

Chinese painting, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape I, 2021
非山 一, 2021
mixed media on paper
20cm x 12m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape V, 2021
非山 五, 2021
mixed media on paper
50cm x 40m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XV, 2022
非山 十五, 2022
mixed media on wood
15cm x 15m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XIX, 2022
非山 十九, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape II, 2021
非山 二, 2021
mixed media on paper
12cm x 20cm

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape VI, 2021
非山 六, 2021
mixed media on paper
50cm x 70m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XVI, 2022
非山 十六, 2022
mixed media on wood
15cm x 15m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XX, 2022
非山 二十, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Non-Scape XXIII, 2022
非山 二十三, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape III, 2021
非山 三, 2021
mixed media on paper
20cm x 20cm

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape VII, 2021
非山 七, 2021
mixed media on paper
100cm

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XVII, 2022
非山 十七, 2022
mixed media on wood
15cm x 15m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XXI, 2022
非山 二十一, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape IV, 2021
非山 四, 2021
mixed media on paper
30cm x 20cm

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XIV, 2022
非山 十四, 2022
mixed media on wood
15cm x 15m

Non-Scape XVIII, 2022
非山 十八, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Chinese paining, Rocks by Liz Mo 2022

Non-Scape XXII, 2022
非山 二十二, 2022
mixed media on wood
10cm x 10m

Fictional Diaries series《虛構日記本系列》

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

She Left Without a Goodbye, 2020
mixed media on paper
30cm x 40m

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

The Missing, 2020
mixed media on paper
22cm x 15m

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

Who Am I This Time? ,2020
mixed media on paper
40cm x 50cm

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

It Had Been Fun, 2020
mixed media on paper
40cm x 50cm

Abstract painting, monoprint on paper by Liz Mo

I Forgot Somehow, 2020
mixed media on paper
40cm x 50cm

More Artworks by Liz
《 更多 Liz 的作品 》

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

Kiss Me Gently I, 2022
oil on canvas
30cm x 22m

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

Blushing, 2022
oil on canvas
24cm x 18m

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

Kiss Me Gently II, 2022
oil on canvas
30cm x 22m

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

Bloom Bloom I, 2022
oil on canvas
35cm x 46m

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

Kiss Me Gently III, 2022
oil on canvas
30cm x 22m

Heaven is a Place on Earth II, 2019
charcoal on paper
27cm x 38m

Abstract oil painting by Liz Mo

You Are My Ups And Downs, 2022
oil on canvas
24cm x 18cm

A black and white charcoal painting illustrating smoke and gas by Liz Mo

Heaven is a Place on Earth III, 2019
charcoal on paper
29.5cm x 42m