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March 30, 2013

Christina Can Draw Solo Exhibition| Christina Can Draw 个人插画展

Filed under: @xindanwei — Alice @ 6:15 pm

[lang_en]Opening party: 6pm — 9pm, 30 March, 2013
Exhibition: 23 March, 2013 – 26 April, 2013
Venue: 50, Yongjia Road, Shanghai
Cost: Free
Please check in on this page when you arrive.
Christina Can Draw is a drawing project started in 2010 by Christina Suen, a Hong Kong illustrator who currently works and lives in Shanghai.

Christina is influenced by artists such as Lucien Freud, Jan van Eyck, and her love and admiration for the littlest things in life. At times she also likes to look into space and indulge herself in thoughts of nothingness. This gives her a sense of reality.

As a Graphic Design student, Christina started making meticulous drawings using markers and technical pens. In her college days, Christina spent the majority of her spare time making paintings. Her objects were often old people, as she adores the various stories hidden behind each of their wrinkly faces – signs of history and time.

Her drawings from A Series of People Standing began after a trip to London in 2010. Christina randomly befriended a group of Gothic youngsters, and was immensely drawn by their dark clothing style and lace accessories. She finished the first drawing of the series – Gothic People – an inspiration from her trip. Gothic People depicts a pair of expressionless couple standing while spacing out; the image resembles a vintage wedding photo.

Besides portraits, Christina also creates drawings of other styles. Often surreal, her styles show influences from heavy dosage of Japanese horror comics she read as a child.

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[lang_cn]开幕时间:晚6点到9点,3月30日,2013
展览时间:3月23日 - 4月26日
地点:永嘉路50号新咖啡
费用:免费
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插画家Christina来自香港,有一半时间上海居住和工作。她在2010年开始个人创作项目,名为Christina Can Draw。

Christina的作品灵感来自生活中众多繁琐的小事情,如墙上的印花图桉,水面上的涟漪,昆虫身上的花纹都是她创作灵感的来源。

Christina的画都是以水笔和针笔画成;这是大学时平面设计班所学。相反,大学年代比较传统一点,那时候除了主课外,最喜欢便是画油画。主题都是人像,但那时候画的是老人家,喜欢他们面上皱纹背后的一段段故事,也喜欢老年人那股随岁月而来的沧桑感。

起初绘画《呆站的人》系列是因为2010年的一次伦敦之旅。话说有一天Christina认识了一班很歌德风格的人,被他们黑暗的衣着深深吸引,还有那些蕾丝饰物。就这样,回香港后完成了第一幅《呆站的歌德情侣》,画面是一对目无表情的男女站着发呆,有点像古老的结婚照。《呆站的人》系列就是这样开始。

除了画人像外,Christina也有其他题材的创作,当中主题都较为天马行空,这可能是受小时候常看日本恐怖漫画的影响。[/lang_cn]

 

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2 Comments »

  1. 你好,请问预约完成后,明天3月23日17:30-21:00可以在上海黄浦区永嘉路50号参观吗?谢谢!

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    Comment by snailtoothache — March 22, 2013 @ 4:47 pm

  2. 30号才正式开放。

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    Comment by 新单位 — March 25, 2013 @ 11:44 am

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