Painting On and On: 2. Automatic Banana
繪畫大道中（二）《不打自招》

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Painting On and On: 2. Automatic Banana

20 October – 17 November 2012

"As the field of Contemporary Art broadens, the boundaries become more blurred, but Painting continues to light the way." 

Painting On and On presents a series of exhibitions proposing discourses on painting in Hong Kong today. The first instalment of this project will feature works by more than thirty local painters, ranging from early practitioners of the 1970s to a selection of emerging artists. Born out of multiple discussions over the course of a year, the project forms a basis for artists to exchange their concerns and fascinations. The thematic exhibitions and a publication are documentations of their collaboration, commonalities and mutual influences.

Automatic Banana invites the audience to see Painting through the artists' lived experiences. Their works do not follow any particular school of theory, their mark-making techniques are direct and even reject traditional practices. The artists tend to favour an intuitive approach that is even more relevant in the contemporary age as the discourse of painting is predominately self-referential. Works on display will not be confined to the medium of painting. There will also be video interviews and personal objects to reflect the artists’ relationship with their works and practice. This exhibition is a symbiosis of their personal outlooks, as they seek to learn by unlearning.

A talk on the project will be held at the opening from 5pm. Artists from Automatic Banana will also be giving presentations about their works and collaboration.

Painting On and On is an artist-run project initiated by a group of Hong Kong painters in the Spring of 2011. This exhibition series is supported by Gallery EXIT @SOUTHSITE.
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繪畫大道中（二）《不打自招》

2012年10月20日至11月17日

「當代藝術領域拓展愈來愈廣，界線愈趨含糊，其實無礙繪畫繼續作為一直以來的大道。」

《繪畫大道中》將舉辦展覽系列，探討五個香港當代繪畫的主題。這個計劃之首輪活動召 集了三十多位創作形態各異的藝術家，當中包含七十年代的前輩畫家以至近期正在崛起的 年輕畫家。藉着這群藝術家共同籌劃的主題展覽及出版物，為他們的合作過程、共通點和 大家的相互影響作一個記錄，希望提供更多理解當代香港繪畫的切入點。

《不打自招》邀請觀眾透過繪畫去體驗十位參展藝術家的生活經驗。他們的作品不遵從任 何學派的理論，直接的筆觸更是反傳統的。這群藝術家傾向一種依靠直覺並更貼近當代的 方法繪畫，論述是自我指涉的。展覽展出的作品將不再局限於繪畫，其中包含錄像訪問和 藝術家的個人物品，以反映藝術家們與繪畫的關係。是次展覽是藝術家們個人觀點的融和， 清除已知，尋求新知識。

開幕酒會當日下午五時會有發怖會講解整個計劃的發展情況。《不打自招》各成員亦會在場分享他們的創作歷程。

《繪畫大道中》計劃由一群香港畫家於2011 年春天發起，以藝術家主導為推行此計劃之原則。今次展覽系列由安全口畫廊＠SOUTHSITE 協辦。