Added May 17, 2024
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
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Apple Daily article.
New horizons
Lindsey McAlister, better known in Hong Kong’s cultural circuit for her theater work, is exhibiting her abstract paintings at the fair for the first time. “My artistic journey has been very diverse,” says the playwright and director who founded the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation in 1993, and has been almost totally occupied with running it ever since.
It was only after she caught the COVID-19 virus this past January, and was isolating at home, that McAlister thought of picking up the paint brush after a 40-year hiatus. “I don’t do well if I haven’t got a creative project on the go, so I got hold of some paint and canvas and just started painting.”
Not too long afterwards, when Kambal Gallery offered to represent her at AAFHK 2024, McAlister says she “jumped at the chance!”
“My process is nonlinear and intuitive, allowing ideas and aesthetics to emerge organically through playful exploration,” McAlister says. “One choice invites the next in a call and response of visual themes. Several of my pieces have more of a narrative and are inspired by Hong Kong and Asia in general. My other creations aim to capture transient qualities of perception, emotion and imagination through lyrical visual languages.
“Participating in AAFHK as a local artist is an exciting opportunity to showcase my work to a diverse audience,” McAlister continues. “The fair provides a fantastic platform for emerging and established artists to exhibit their creations in a vibrant and accessible setting.”
As someone actively engaged in seeking out and nurturing budding theater talents, McAlister appreciates the Affordable Art Fair brand’s sustained support to new and up-and-coming artists, by providing them with “vital platforms to gain exposure”. “They play a significant role in shaping the contemporary art market and nurturing the next generation of artistic talent, and this is something very dear to my heart.”