SOCIAL ARTIST | PAINTER | LIFETIME LEARNER
“Voidness, whether oneself exists is being questioned to a philosophical extent in all of my work”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Biography
Joshua Leung (b. 2004, Hong Kong) is an emerging young artist who specialises in social practice and paintings. Born and raised in one of Asia's prosperous financial hubs, currently living in London, his work centres on exploring and interrogating the complexity of human diversity and its relation to the cosmos through experiments with the concepts of space and time. By interweaving installation art, performances, videography, and textual archives in his practice, he evokes an indefinite and amorphous perception, colliding with the dynamic nature of human beings.
In Joshua's past projects, 'Dining Alone?' and 'FADED' both reflect on the changes in interconnections between oneself and the surroundings over time by juxtaposing the past and present in the same space. This further showcases the development of the subject matter from a documentary yet interactive perspective. 'The Door Project' invites participants to express themselves freely on private property, adopting graffiti art as a symbol of freedom of expression, while imposing sets of restrictions and rules on the participants. The project raises questions about the existence of 'absolute democracy' in our societal structure.
His recent decorative painting series, 'SUNYATA', reveals a strong sense of critical expression towards the commerciality of art. Instead of directly criticising it, the series sarcastically embraces the beauty of decorative paintings, allowing the thickness and repetitiveness of brushstrokes and colours to construct the trajectory of mass production, seeking a sense of comfort and stability within the space. Similarly, this is also how the memories of Hong Kong nightscapes are constructed in his subconscious mind, containing bottled memories of the city.
Selected Art Exhibitions
2024 “Hong Kong · Home Kong II”, Group Exhibition, Galerie Koo
2023 “Dream Touch”, Art6 Gallery Group Exhibition, Hong Kong Fringe Club
2023 “Reminiscences: Joshua Leung x Kwong Kwok Wai”, Duo Show, Galerie Koo
2023 “From Innocence to Wisdom: A Journey Beyond Generations”, Group Exhibition, SHOUT Art Gala
2023 Affordable Art Fair Shanghai
2023 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
2023 “Hong Kong March”, Group Exhibition, Trowbridge Town Hall, United Kingdom
2022 “Art Festival: A Continued Tradition”, HIYA Group Exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall
2022 “Unlock”, HIYA Group Exhibition, Jao Tsung-I Academy
2022 “Light of Love”, AI Gallery Group Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library
2021 “Unfounded X Museum of Swearing”, Group Exhibition, Urban House Gallery
2020 “FADED”, Solo Art Exhibition, V-Point Causeway Bay & ACO Foo Tak Building
2014 “HKTRC Art Show”, Group Exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
2012 “HKTRC Art Show”, Group Exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Curations
2021 “Unfounded X Museum of Swearing”, Group Exhibition, Urban House Gallery
2020 “FADED II”, Solo Art Exhibition, ACO Foo Tak Building
2020 “FADED I”, Solo Art Exhibition, V-Point Causeway Bay
Education
2023 - 2027 Goldsmiths, University of London, Bachelor or Arts (BA), Fine Art
2021 - 2023 Renaissance College Hong Kong, International Baccalaureate (IB) Bilingual Diploma
