Lau Yan Tsun: Visual Sense/Verbal Nonsense

This catalogue is published to mark the first collaboration between Hong Kong artist Lau Yan Tsun and Grotto Fine Art. Lau's distinctive mixed media works embodied Chinese calligraphy, western figural studies and graphic design elements with the intention to create an overwhelming physical and spiritual space. Based on two fundamental concepts -- words and images, Lau's work is an integration of forms with a continuous interaction of verbal and visual connotations. This catalogue contains 13 colour plates, artist's biography, an insighful interview,and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

A4 size, 39 pages, ,bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2001

Ha Bik-chuen: Ink at 76

For the first time in nearly five decades of artistic venture, senior Hong Kong artist Ha Bik-chuen, at age 76, unveils his long time passion and experiment in the most traditional of all Chinese painting mediums - ink and rice paper. Ha Bik-chuen:Ink at 76 features Ha's early experimental works in 1990 as well as his matured ink style completed this year. Through a wide range of styles including abstract, figurative and calligraphy, Ha Bik-chuen demonstrates superb skills and unique sensibility for texture and light. This catalogue features 20 colour plates, an artists statement and biography, and a foreword and essay by Henry Au-yeung.

A4 size, 46 pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2001

Many a Splendid Thing: Ink Paintings by Eddie Lui Fung-ngar

This exhibition marks the artist's first one-man exhibition in three years. Exhibiting over 20 pieces of paintings from the past thirty years, using the floral and natural world as central themes, Lui's abstract and colourful compositions concern nothing but the cycles of life, its beginning, maturity and end. This publication features Lui's latest work with 15 colour plates, an artist biography, and an essay by Henry Au-yeung.

A4 size, 45 pages, bilingual, soft cover, embossed text on cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2002

Wilson Shieh: An Alternative Antiquity

This catalogue is a comprehensive illustrative portfolio of the latest work by prominent Hong Kong artist Wilson Shieh Kaho. Shieh has participated in numerous group exhibitions around the world and his works can be found in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Philippe Charriol Foundation and the Queensland Art Gallery, Australia. This publication features 30 color plates, an artists statement, biography, and a foreword and essay by Henry Au-yeung.

A4 size, 76 pages, bilingual, soft cover, side flap on front & back covers, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2002

Lucille Lo: The Number Games

This catalogue accompanies the first one-woman exhibition of this well-known Hong Kong artist in ten years. A former traditional Chinese painter, Lo ventured into oil painting in recent years in search of a more personal expression. Lucille Lo: The Number Games consists of landscapes, cityscapes and conceptual works, representing the most comprehensive display of the artist's work in a decade. This publication features 18 color plates, an artists statement, biography, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 7.5" x 10.5", 20 pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2002

KWOK YING: IN THE JUNGLE
This exhibition marks the first one-woman exhibition of award-winning graduate from Chinese University This publication features 15 color plates, an artists statemen, biography, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 9 " x 6", 40 pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2003

FRANCIS YU: LANGUAGE IS FORM
Francis Yu's new works combine images and characters of western and Chinese origins. Many of the works contain the human body with their titles related to the body part. The important part is the interplay between the two that provokes contradictory and unusual interpretations. In addition they serve as references to the artist's root and also as counterpart to the brilliant oil color pigments which suggests western academic sensibility. This publication features 11 color plates, an artists biography and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 10.5" x7.5" , 20 pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2003

WUCIUS WONG: WINDOW DREAMS
This exhibition marks the first one-man exhibition of Hong Kong master Wucius Wong and presents Wong's latest creative venture into the world of ink and collage on paper, combining graphic design elements and calligraphy upon a serene traditional landscape backdrop. This publication features 18 color plates, an artists biography, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 8" x 8", 28pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2004

WFROM REPRESENTATION TO REVELATION: THE TRANSITIONAL WORKS (1950-1990) OF IRENE CHOU
Featuring twenty-six works spanning four decades, the exhibition presents Irene Chou at her transitional period when she made dramatic and fundamental changes to her painting style. These changes eventually led to the development of her signature style and such transformation could be seen as a trend-setting movement at the time when the many local avant-gardes were searching for a new indigenous Hong Kong identity. This catalogue fearures works by Irene Chou as a Lingnan School painter, as an experimental painter and as a Modernist. Subject matter ranging from birds & flowers and insects to landscape and abstract are presented with an attempt to pinpoint some of the major shift in style and motif. With a broader statement and implication in mind, this exhibition hopes to illuminate not only a single artist's achievement but also an important chapter in the development of modern art in Hong Kong .

Size: 8" x 8", 28pages, bilingual, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2004

PATTERN & SENSES ~ CERAMIC SCULPTURE BY FIONA WONG
This catalogue accompanies the first solo exhibition of the acclaimed Hong Kong sculptor at Grotto and the first for Wong since 2000. Featuring a new series of works inspired by Islamic and Indian patterns, Wong strives to explore the cultural relationship between different "primitive" society and their significance in our modern day environment. This publication features 17 colour plates, an artists biography and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 6.8" x7. 8", 36 pages, English, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2004

KAN KIT-KEUNG ~ LANDSCAPE, LOGIC & MODERNISM
This catalogue accompanies the first solo exhibition of renowned Hong Kong artist Dr. Kan Kit-keung at Grotto. In the last eight years, Dr. Kan has created a new body of beautiful landscape paintings that combined his scientific research in logic and a keen observation of the natural world. Featuring over twenty new works and calligraphy, this exhibition displays the artist's mastery of techniques and classical repertoires and represents a new vision of modernism in Chinese landscape art. This publication features 21colour plates, an artists biography and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 7.5" x10.5", 24pages, English, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2005

NANYANG - OCEAN OF THE SOUTH: A PAINTING EXHIBITION BY WILSON SHIEH
This catalogue is a comprehensive illustrative portfolio of the latest work by prominent Hong Kong artist Wilson Shieh Kaho. Nanyang: Ocean of the South is Shieh's second one-man exhibition since the enormously successful exhibition An Alternative Antiquity in 2002. He has become a household name among the elite contemporary artists in Hong Kong, and his works are most sought-after and collectable. Nanyang: Ocean of South unveils over twenty new works completed in a specific thematic context. This publication features 20 color plate, biography, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

A4 size,52 pages, bilingualbilingual: English & Chinese, soft cover, 4-folded covers, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2005

AURA: A VISUAL JOURNAL BY WILLIAM LIM
This catalogue accompanies the first solo exhibition of renowned Hong Kong architect William Lim at Grotto. Lim is an experimental photographer whose primary interest lies in the city's architecture and urban environment.Lim's new exhibition features a series of Hong Kong cityscape photographs entitled "Aura". With the eyes of an artist, hands of an architect, and heart of a wanderer, Lim creates works that are both nostalgic and mysterious. This publication features15 colour plates, an artists biography, an artist's statement, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 8.25" x8.25", 44pages, billingual (only foreword is in English), soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2005

RESONATE: NEW WORKS BY LAM TUNG-PANG
This catalogue accompanies Lam's first one-man exhibition in Hong Kong since his return from completing the Masters of Fine Art degree at the Central St Martin's College in London. Lam is a multiple awards-winning graduate from the Fine Arts Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2002). His works feature the use of “raw” materials such as sand, mud and grass and their integration with conventional materials like acrylics and charcoal. This publication features15 colour plates, an artists biography, an artist's statement, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 7.5" x10.5", 32 pages, bilingual: English & Chinese, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2005

SIGNIFICANT FORM: PAINTINGS OF CHOW CHUN-FAI
This comprehensive catalogue marks the artist's first one-man exhibition . As one of the most promising young Hong Kong artists, Chow presents a series of oil paintings focusing on local scenery demonstrating his unique painting manner known as photographic surrealism. Featuring over 15 new works, this exhibition chronicles Chow's recent development and represents his finest display to date. Chow is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the Fine Arts Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This publication features 22 colour plates, an artists biography, and a foreword by Henry Au-yeung.

Size: 7.5" x10.5", 48 pages, bilingual: English & Chinese, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2005

JERRY KWAN: PSUEDO-FOLK-ART
Jerry Kwan's new works go beyond the shapes and colours of traditional Chinese puppetry. They exhibit an even deeper understanding of the power of fictional truths. In his first exhibition for more than a decade, the artist has selected several well-known Chinese puppetry and opera figures, including General Kwan, the Black Overlord, God of Wealth, Door Guard (Chung Kwei), as his central themes. Each work is a mixed-media composition featuring plywood, acrylic paints, wires and other ready-made materials all put together in a facemask format. Modern Pop Art influence is evident, as Kwan has chosen a palette of vivid primary and pastel colours as well as hard-edged geometric shapes. The construction is very intricate and reflects the artist's concern for structural depth and balance. Most pieces are presented as relief sculptures with overlapping shapes (in the form of pre-cut plywood pieces) and attachments put together in multiple layers. On top of each layer are finer details like copper wire, nail and jewellery that bring out the subtle ornamental effect.

Size: 21X14.9cm,34 pages, bilingual: English & Chinese, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2006

“Men, I wish I knew how to quit you”
An exhibition of ceramic figures by Rosanna Li Wei- han
Rosanna Li Wei-han's ceramic figurines are some of the best contemporary hand-built sculptures in Hong Kong . Plump and fleshy, Li's figurines draw on well-known sources in their form and construction. Immediately springing to mind are the exaggerated proportion of the Venus of Willendorf, the delineated facial features of the Haniwa figurines of Kofun Japan , and, of course, the voluptuousness of the famous Tang dynasty “fat lady”. These ancient references are part of the artist's effort to enhance her work's rawness and primitive connotations. With large feet, round torso and a thick neck, Li's “fatties” have the qualities of an ancient man: unfettered by worldly obligations and yet obscure because of their undefined facial features.

Size: 20.3X20.3cm,28 pages, bilingual: English & Chinese, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2006

On Gossamer's Edge: Paper Cutout Drawings by Bovey Lee
Bovey Lee is an artist with dual training in painting and digital art. Her new collection of paper cutout drawings explores the issues of identity and her own bicultural experiences as a Hong Kong Chinese living in America . Both positive and negative imageries in her drawings, formed by meticulous cutouts on a singular picture plane, express the artist's own feelings of displacement and tension. In Lee's most recent works, the artist has tried to deconstruct and reconstruct her body by transforming her own body parts into landscape, portrait and still life. It is the artist's intention to demonstrate the increasingly intertwined and inseparable combination of nature, humanity and technology, as well as her critical perspective on the moral issues surrounding the fabrication of multiple identities.

Size: 24x24.5cm, 72pages, English, soft cover, published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 2007