Studio Gallery _ Gallery Space is proud to present sculptor Ou Ming's latest solo show, Water Body Time, second solo show of the artist in our gallery after two and a half years. Using plaster as the main material for his sculpture creation is the first well known characteristic of Ou Ming. Over the past 15 years, with the deepening of creation and accumulation of experience, Ou Ming's sculpture has become more and more "simple". There is no complex shape in his work, the audience cannot see any intention, and the subject of his creation also becomes more and more transparent.

Work 《Approaching》 appears very “sci-fi” visually. The bright white space contains three hollowed plaster spheres with rough surface that was left by the artist's hands. Also, colors were put into the interior, so the bright colors will spread out from the bottom of the sphere, permeate the ground and surrounding space. With time, the water in plaster evaporates, and the colors spread. At this moment, the unease, excitement and expectation of human seem to blend into the whole space.

The series 《Make Time Tangible2018》 is arranged in the middle. Four white delicate solid plaster sculptures stand on the cement - colored floor. Shape and color, which stimulates visual association, are cut off so that our eye is forced to the surface of the sculpture. The subtle traces left by the artist’s hands make the body behavior concrete and real. Meanwhile the traces left on the floor during the production process were kept deliberately, so the implication of "happening right here right now" was very clear. Using the peculiarity of automatically solidifying, the artist was able to accumulate, cover, and slowly shape the plaster layer by layer. During which, he experienced the tactile difference of plaster changing from liquid to solid, also the spiritual transformation between what the artist "wants to do" and what "turns out to be reality".

《Garden》 series is the most recent creation of Ou Ming. They were named flower because they need watering everyday, like flower. When work is wetted, the bright color on the surface will disappear, and gradually reappear in the process of drying. Obviously, the artist wants to create a series of constantly changing and growing entities, so that the work is always in variation, and is directly perceived by everyone. They grow, bloom, and wither, just like flower.

Back to this exhibition Water Body Time: How does water trigger body's movement? How does the body experience the meaning of time? How does time make all these feelings concrete and real? Hope you can find the answer, from the works in the exhibition.

Studio Gallery

04.11.2018