HUNG HSUAN + OHNO SHU “Textures of City and Painting“〔In collaboration with Finch Arts〕

Hung Hsuan、Ohno Shu

Mar 8 - Mar 23, 2025

gallery Unfold and FINCH ARTS are pleased to present the exhibition “Textures of the City and Painting,“ which will be held from Saturday, March 8, to Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Featuring the works of HUNG HSUAN and OHNO SHU, this exhibition explores the possibilities of painting and sculpture through dialogue with urban landscapes and architectural materials, while incorporating the frameworks of ink painting, painting, and sculpture.

HUNG HSUAN builds upon the tradition of East Asian ink painting, focusing on the textures of diverse materials such as silk, paper, and building materials. Through a delicate interplay of transparency and layering, her work reconsiders the relationship between painting and space from the perspective of a “21st-century framing“ that integrates the functional elements of the city.

OHNO SHU, on the other hand, works with industrial materials such as concrete and discarded remnants, developing an artistic practice that illuminates the framework of sculpture. By collecting traces of materiality left by the city and engaging in cycles of destruction and restoration, his work explores the accumulation of time and the transformation of structures, embedding poetic elements within industrial landscapes.

This exhibition highlights the relationships between texture, painting, sculpture, and the urban environment through the works of HUNG and OHNO. Transparency, layering, destruction, and restoration—how do these processes intertwine art and the city, manifesting as texture? We invite you to experience this dialogue firsthand.