Grotto Curatorial Series presents
Xie Chengxuan - From Marcher to Boxer

Oct 8 - Nov 1, 2025
2/F, East 17, No. 17 Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong
Opening hours: 11am - 6pm, Mon - Sat ( closed on Sun and p.h.)

Part I : Sept 6 -27, A Boxer on the Dance Floor

As Part II of Xie Chengxuan' s solo exhibition, Grotto Curatorial Series presents Xie Chengxuan - From Marcher to Boxer to examine the transformation of a young Hong Kong artist.  Featuring Xie's early works from 2020 when he graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong to his MFA studies at the Royal College of Arts and to his newest paintings,  this exhibition dissects the different phases and influences that had profound impact on him, both methodically and mentally.  Seldom do we see a young artist approach changes in such drastic manner and conviction.  We are thrilled to offer some insights through a comparative and thematic presentation.

About the Artist

Xie Chengxuan, born in 1997 in Guangzhou, China, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2020, and completed a Master’s degree in Painting at the Royal College of Art in the United Kingdom in 2023. He primarily works with acrylic and mixed media on synthetic papers and canvases. 

His current artistic approach is based on deconstructionism, where he deconstructs objects into their most basic visual language and then reassembles them. By taking into account the different understandings of object names due to varying personal growth and cultural experiences, the reassembled images have different interpretations when viewed by different people. This also allows the independent basic visual elements (points, lines, shapes, color blocks, textures, etc.) to continue to interact and communicate even in the finished artwork.

藝術家簡介

謝承軒，1997年出生於中國廣州，2020年畢業於香港中文大學藝術系，並於2023年完成英國皇家藝術學院繪畫碩士學位。他主要使用壓克力和混合媒材創作於合成紙和畫布上。

他當前的藝術創作方式以解構主義為基礎，將物體解構為最基本的視覺語言，然後重新組合。由於個人成長與文化經驗的不同，對物體名稱的理解也有所差異，重新組合的圖像在不同觀者眼中會產生不同的解讀。這也使得獨立的基本視覺元素（點、線、形狀、色塊、質感等）即便在完成的作品中，仍能持續互動與交流。