BENDING TIDES FANG YUAN

Shenzhen-born artist Yuan Fang’s “curves” paintings are sought after by galleries in New York, London, Shanghai and Sydney; now the 28-year-old is coming to Hong Kong to show the works that have mesmerised the art world

By Zabrina Lo

Overlapping curved strokes evocative of turbulent winds or oscillating waves, painted in vibrant shades of red, purple and ultramarine with an outburst of energy similar to that of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock—these characteristics have come to be a signature of Yuan Fang’s paintings. She may have only started her art career in 2018, but the 28-year-old, Shenzhen-born painter has already exhibited around the world: Skarstedt Gallery in London, New York’s Half Gallery, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas, Beijing’s Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Foshan’s He Art Museum and Sydney’s Coma Gallery, to name a few. Last year, she became the youngest person to have a solo show at Shanghai’s Long Museum, the largest private museum in mainland China. In 2023, Fang, a graduate of The School of Visual…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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