La première

Exhibition:
27 April – 28 June 2024
Salon Chemistry
1st Floor, 1Pak Sha Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Every ‘première’ contains a mixed feeling of anticipation and unfamiliarity. In the split second of the first encounter, the resonance of different frequencies creates different chemical reactions over time. At any time, any moment, it can be unstoppable, going beyond the bounds of imagination. Recalling each and every ‘première’, one may equate them to unprepared embarrassments. Yet, they might have created unexpected opportunities. The aftertaste of each drop of the ‘première’ essence fills up each and every subsequent experience.

每一個第一次都包含著陌生卻又期待的感覺，電光火石之間一剎那接觸，不同 頻率的共振隨着時間產生化學作用，隨時可變得一發不可收拾，發展成出乎意料 的結果。回想每一次的初遇，或許是令人措手不及的尷尬場面，卻又可能造就了 意想不到的機遇。那一點一滴的精髓餘韻，填滿著以後的每一個經歷。

In this exhibition of ‘La première’, BIKUTA MALAMIA makes use of the collision of varied brushworks, colours and materials to reveal the chemical reactions and chemistries of various kinds of ‘premières’. The four pieces of artwork from a perceptual perspective are going to awaken four different and unique ‘premières’ in everyone's mind. The artworks in this exhibition follow the consistent painting style of BIKUTA MALAMIA - oil pastel as the dominating element and watercolor and acrylic paint as the medium to create different textures, brushstrokes and blocks and lines. For this project, in addition to using new materials, different painting techniques such as splash-ink, stamping and other various techniques are applied to enrich the content. The artworks will burst the audience with the chemical reactions of the mixed feelings of each ‘première’.

今次『 La première 』作品展中，BIKUTA MALAMIA 混用不同的筆觸、顏色及 素材碰撞，呈現出世上各種初遇一刻的火花及化學作用，以感性角度出 發 的 四 幅 作品，以喚醒大家心目中四種與別不同的第一次。是次展覽作品貫徹 BIKUTA MALAMIA 一向以來的畫風，以油粉彩作主導，亦加入了水彩和塑膠彩 作媒介，創作出不同紋理、型態的筆觸和色塊線條。除了選用了有別以往的素材， 亦混入了不同的繪畫技巧如潑墨、蓋印等多樣的手法豐富內容，更能呈現出每一次 初遇百感交集之感，讓當中的化學作用爆炸力活現於眼前。 

The ‘première’ is always hidden with chemical reactions where all kinds of chemical reactions are channels for interaction and communication between people, which is exactly the idea of Salon Chemistry. This shared concept contributes to this collaboration between BIKUTA MALAMIA and Salon Chemistry. The artworks of BIKUTA MALAMIA are displayed at various eye-catching places in Salon Chemistry. On top of the indoor appreciation, a large-scale outdoor mural with the same theme allows the audience to feel the powerful impact of chemical reactions from different perspectives, awakening the chemistry of any buried ‘première’ in their memory. 

第一次永遠都是暗藏著化學反應，形形色色的化學作用都是人與人之間互動交流 的渠道，亦是 Salon Chemistry 的理念，促成了是次 BIKUTA MALAMIA 跟 Salon Chemistry 合作的作品展。BIKUTA MALAMIA 的個人作品分別於 Salon Chemistry 內各個當眼處展示。而除了室內可以欣賞到這次的主題作品，室外亦 展示了切合主題的大型壁畫，讓觀眾能從多方面去感受化學反應的震撼力，喚 醒大家內心深處在某個第一次體驗火花的回憶。