K11 has always been a keen supporter of sustainable development of art, aiming at fostering the link between art and the public. Besides diverse art events, K11 is as well a collector of art and has collected over 50 local and overseas masterpieces in the K11 Kollection since its opening in 2009.
As dedicated art collectors, it has been a great pleasure to continue adding art pieces into our K11 Kollection, which has seen new works from some of the biggest names in the art world – Damien Hirst, Olafur Eliasson, Teppei Kaneuji, and Yinka Shonibare, to name a few - tying local and international arts closer together.
Artist Statement
The recurring image of the dog is one of the most important symbols in artist Yoshitomo Nara’s work for its ability to express a wide range of human emotions. A good example would be the artist’s famous illustration of “The Lonesome Puppy” – it portrays the dog as a being of richness and depth. Sculpture piece “Big Pup Head” consists of two pieces – one in white and the other in black. Nara’s playful, creative take renders the dogs almost mythical. The dogs’ gentle complexions combined with their ginormous presence elicit a feeling of childhood wonder and warmth. Materials: FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics)
Artist Bio
Yoshitomo Nara has amassed an international following for his charming-but-peculiar renditions of children and animals via various media, the characters that he has created are some of the most recognisable images in contemporary Japanese art. The characters bear a variety of expressions: defiant, aggressive, melancholic or contemplative. Behind their adorable appearances lie the suggestion of a strong will and inexplicable feelings, reminding us of the depth of human psychology in which opposite emotions can coexist, stimulating our creative imagination.
Medium: FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics)
Size: 59 x 48 1/2 x 49 1/4 inches (150 x 123 x 125 centimetres)
Artist Statement
Man-made steel fashioned to mimic free-flowing water, this work of art is a reflection upon the relationship between the natural environment and people who live in it, and the potential that imagination holds. Waving movement was portrayed through successive lines, conveying a sense of natural strength and enthusiasm.
Artist Bio
Mok Yat Sun currently teaches Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Hong Kong and abroad, and has received many awards and commissions. His works can be seen at organisations such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Medium : Painted stainless steel
Artist Statement
The artist forms her horse sculpture according to her intuition, creating works each of which are unique with its own personality. The artwork displayed here is named after her own horse “Captain”. Butterfield seeks to convey the dynamic energy and the quiet grace of the horse in solid form, and hopes to inspire contemplation within our urban environment about horses’ curiosity, empathy and understanding qualities that are also very human.
Artist Bio
Born in 1949, American sculptor Deborah Butterfield is known for her sculptures of horses made from found objects, such as metal and pieces of wood.
Medium : Metal
Artist Statement
The statue’s exaggerated style brings attention to the robust health of the tree roots, symbolising the process of growth. Seen alongside the rest of the series – “Flying Leaves” and “Karma” – this work lets you experience the journey of life, and leaves you with the artist’s message to respect nature and protect our planet.
Artist Bio
Danny Lee is a renowned local sculptor. His works have been exhibited locally and internationally. His works are widely collected by individuals and groups including the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Artist Statement
TJayne Dyer’s installations using books are ambitious in concept and scale, and persuade us to reflect on the accumulation and perhaps overload of information we receive every day.
Artist Bio
Jayne Dyer is an Australian artist living in Beijing. She has participated in numerous exhibitions and her works are collected by museums, universities and private collectors in Australia, Asia and Europe. Jayne is represented by Gallery Espace, New Delhi; Anna Pappas Gallery, Melbourne; King Street Gallery, Sydney; China Art Projects, Hong Kong/Beijing.
Artist Statement
Eliasson emphasizes the tricks of light, scale and refraction. This lamp seems to be much smaller than his other artworks, but is exquisite enough, reflectingthe environment with its mirrors on the surface. He is brilliant in making thelight tangible and this dazzling lamp creates multiple and dimensional spaces through specular reflections.
Artist Bio
Olafur Eliasson was born in Copenhagen in 1967, and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He has engaged in various projects in public spaces, including The New York City Waterfalls, commissioned by Public Art Fund in 2008. He has also participated in countless exhibitions around the world. He now lives and works in Berlin.
Medium: Stainless steel, Colour-effect filter glass, LED lights
Artist Statement
The artist adopts figures of mother and children to represent the victims of war. The body of the sculpture is covered by scars, and the skin is peeled off. Yet the figure’s striding posture suggests strength and firmness. The conflict between the vulnerable and powerful, to a certain extent, resonates the impressionist artist Edgar Degas’s famous tactics of covering weakness and decay with exquisiteness and beauty. This artwork invokes profound reflections from even audiences who are afar from wars.
Medium : Cast Copper
Artist Statement
Using toasts as canvas and blow torches as paint brushes, the art piece was The ink drops slowly down this immense space. The drops look a bit like exclamation marks, or like traces left behind by rain drops, or perhaps like the exquisite prints of traditional Chinese calligraphy. It is an artistic language calling for reading, understanding, and interpretation. While viewing these drops, we are invited to listen to the voice of our own heart.
Medium : Pottery
Artist Statement
‘Ajumma’ means housewife in Korean and the artist expresses a cheering action to the motion of taking off and putting on red gloves. The red gloves are used to wash the dishes or laundry and are quite traditional for housewives in Korea. To them, the red gloves also stand for the housewife’s powerful help in a family. It is no exaggeration to say that the red gloves are the source of the strength of housewives in Korea.
Medium : Multi-media
Artist Statement
The artist delineates a white swan with lines in the details. He named this technique ‘depicting outside observation’, because the white swan was not sketched by observing what a real white swan is like. Instead, it is revealed through lines, and through the empty spaces in the artwork. The artwork encompasses many Buddhist thoughts even though it does not show images of the Buddha. The zen of this work is disclosed by the way it is produced and the attitude motivating the installation.
Medium : Composite Material
Artist Statement
The artist creatively renders the figures of Pterodactyls, which appeared in his well-known artwork Dinasaurs, into flat plate cutouts of butterflies. Four highly stylized metal butterflies fuse into the vertical installation of green plants. The butterflies’ wings cause a space transformation when they are unfolded, with changes of colors under different lighting conditions.
Medium : Stainless Steel
