Hong Kong Cultural Expo Preview Consultation
The Hong Kong Cultural Expo will be held on May 30. The Auckland International Art Space in New Zealand has carefully selected a number of representative artworks for the exhibition, covering a variety of media forms, which will fully demonstrate the diversity and creativity of New Zealand artists in visual language and conceptual expression.
- Exhibition time:
May 30 to June 2, 2025 - Exhibition location:
AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
Booth: 6E01 - Exhibition method:
Scan the official QR code of the Hong Kong Cultural Expo for free admission. - Contact:
Zong Yuan: 13601365544
Zhao Ling: 0220873355
Exhibited Works
Experience art in FLOX’s signature style, with each piece showcasing her unique stencil spray paint technique. Since the early 2000s, FLOX has used spray paint as her medium of choice for its versatility and ability to bring complex, large-scale, multi-layered artworks to life. Her innovative technique has resulted in a unique and instantly recognizable style that incorporates vibrant colors and textured overlays to create stunning visuals.
FLOX’s creative themes are usually natural environments, endangered or rare plants and animals from all over the world, hoping to trigger people’s thinking about natural environmental issues. This time, she exhibited her iconic series of birds, ferns and flowers from New Zealand. Through the depiction and portrayal of these natural creatures, she takes viewers into the mysterious and magnificent natural world of foreign countries, and arouses people’s deep emotions and concerns for nature.
List of Works
SWEATS uses a variety of media such as enamel spray paint, acrylic paint, oil pastels and hand-cut templates, and uses different painting tools to create art on specially made plywood in New Zealand. These original works are characterized by highly saturated colors, and are covered with glossy varnish to form a unique painted surface, ultimately presenting an artistic effect that combines visual impact with craftsmanship.
The Face to Face series transcends cultural differences and language barriers. SWEATS uses artistic language to tell the common experiences of human beings at every stage of life, resonating with the audience on a personal level.
List of Works
Evan Woodruffe’s recent paintings are composed of multi-layered color spraying, lines, collages and paintings, presenting a “porous” picture that not only immerses people in the canvas, but also guides the viewer to look back into their own hearts.
Evan believes that color is a channel connecting the inner and outer worlds. He applies color in different ways, making the painting fluctuate between abstraction and imagery. It is not only an independent work of art, but also vaguely refers to other places. When the audience begins to associate a familiar image, the materiality of the painting itself takes the lead again.
This series of works is named after the date of completion, which Evan said is their “birthday”. He emphasized that these works “were born from the flow of colors, gradually escaped from my control, and became existences with their own lives”. The works contain the joy of travel, music, food and social interaction, stimulating the viewer’s senses and thinking.
List of Works
Alvin Pankhurst is a New Zealand artist who excels in realism and surrealism. In the 1970s and 1980s, he focused on still life painting, and was particularly known for his works showing plant roots and symbolizing the passage of time. The last few works in this series were exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London in 2001.
In 2006, when he was creating “Shifting Sands”, the image of the fireplace in the sand dunes reminded him of the Maori canoe (waka), which inspired his first Maori theme painting “About Time”. Since then, he has continued to create Maori-themed works, which carry the inner meditative spirit he pursues and bring the pure joy of creation.
Our favorite “whale trainer” PAIKEA is back and is gathering all the families stranded on the beach. We know that when the tide comes in, they will be free. The beach is Wharariki Beach, Golden Bay, Nelson.
This is a portrait of a mother kiwi and her chicks. The original painting was a particularly large piece, measuring 70cm, and it seemed as if you could walk into the nest, which was very popular with children. We have brought a print of it to this exhibition. The kiwi is very special to the Maori. It is called the Tane – the secret bird of the forest spirit. It is a Maori taonga (treasure) and carries a lot of cultural, spiritual and historical significance.
List of Works
Jimmy James Kouratoras fuses cultural memory with modern expression. His work is collected and exhibited worldwide, and awakens something ancient in all of us.
Combining the energy of whakapapa, Greek mythology and street culture, Jimmy’s work brings sacred imagery into the contemporary context. Each stroke speaks to bloodline, cosmology and spirituality, while being deeply rooted in contemporary culture.
