Brendon Leung, from left to right:
Untitled 63, 2017, Acrylic and plaster on Found Wood, 34 x 30 cm
Untitled 59, 2017, Mixed Media on Found Wood, 35 x 29 cm.
Untitled 55, 2017, Mixed Media on Canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Brendon Leung: ZENINIMALISM
December 12, 2017 - February 11, 2018
Boardroom
In the reflection of the inner nature of things, they saw the thing itself, the whole. The whole which is entirely different from the sum total of its parts. The whole which is indivisible and cannot be divided.
There is an interdependent nature between the ceramics, paintings and the viewer that evokes an energy and a vibration within the room. A vibration that attempts to elicit momentary states of awareness within the viewer and of the space itself, to serve as a reminder that tranquility can be found within a mindful existence in the world.
Brendon Leung explores the correlations between minimalist arts with eastern philosophical ideas which he draws from living in a westernised art society and being raised in a Chinese household. Influenced by nature, space and the human condition, his works feature pared-back paintings made with unconventional materials and soft forms of ceramics. The artist concentrates on ideas of imperfection, impermanence and atmospheric qualities of the material to evoke momentary states of awareness within the viewer and the physical space itself. Born in 1994 in Auckland, New Zealand, the artist is currently pursuing his Master of Design at Unitec Institute of Technology.