Calligraphy, 1996, collage & lacquer on paper, 71 x 65cm
原野——卜百賀作品展
二ＯＯ九年二月五日至廿七日
精藝軒畫(huà)廊
香港中環(huán)嘉咸街35-39號(hào)嘉豪大廈地下三號(hào)鋪
藝術(shù)家將出席開(kāi)幕式：
二ＯＯ九年二月五日（星期四）下午六時(shí)至八時(shí)
卜百賀是德國(guó)駐港總領(lǐng)事，但鮮為人知，他亦是一位出色的抽象畫(huà)家。初見(jiàn)卜百賀時(shí)，很多人都會(huì)對(duì)他的魁梧身材及十分均勻的頭部留下深刻的印象。
他的頭部均勻原來(lái)是來(lái)之有因。在德國(guó)慕尼黑出生的他，于家鄉(xiāng)大學(xué)攻讀法律之同時(shí)，在晚上時(shí)間亦于美術(shù)學(xué)院進(jìn)修課程，掌管邏輯思維的左腦得與掌管美學(xué)藝術(shù)的右腦平均運(yùn)作同步發(fā)展，因此，完美的頭部得以孕育出來(lái)。
為了謀生，他最后選擇了當(dāng)律師，隨后并加入德國(guó)外交部，被派駐到世界不同地方。雖然如此，他對(duì)藝術(shù)的追求從沒(méi)有被放棄。
卜百賀的作品曾參加過(guò)不同的藝術(shù)展覽，包括在英國(guó)倫敦 (1997, 1998 及 1999)與 2001年在浦耳 (Poole) 的個(gè)展；作品被德國(guó)、英國(guó)、西班牙及法國(guó)的藏家收藏。
在“原野”展覽中的作品，包括了他過(guò)去十三年間的一麟半爪，它們?cè)加昧瞬钒儋R的不少周未與假期。作品滿載自由豪邁的筆觸，纏牽繁沃的流滴，協(xié)調(diào)或?qū)Ρ鹊纳珘K，大有雜草叢生的原野感覺(jué)，但很多畫(huà)面仍被邏輯思維戰(zhàn)勝了，明顯的圖案流露了出來(lái)。
卜百賀說(shuō)每張畫(huà)都是他的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷與表現(xiàn)，并歡迎觀眾前來(lái)觀賞。
精藝軒畫(huà)廊位于中環(huán)嘉咸街卅五號(hào)地鋪（近荷李活道與擺花街交界）。如欲訪問(wèn)藝術(shù)家或查詢展覽的詳情可電郵< dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk>或致電 2522.1138向Dominic Chan 或2526.0818向Josephine Hau 查詢。
畫(huà)廊開(kāi)放時(shí)間：星期一至六 11:30am-7:30pm 星期日及公眾假期休息。
Fields, 1997, crayon & lacquer on paper, 61 x 86cm
Wilderness - Paintings by Frank Burbach
February 5th to 28th, 2009
Art Beatus Gallery
35-39 Graham Street, Ground Floor, Central, Hong Kong
The artist will attend the opening reception
between 6 to 8pm on Thursday, February 5th, 2009
When one first meets Frank Burbach, the Consul General of Germany in Hong Kong, his exceptional well-formed head makes a strong impression. Well-dressed and well mannered, his appearance is the standard portrait of a seasoned diplomat. Few people know that Burbach has a wild side as well - he is also an accomplished artist of abstract paintings.
His well-formed head came from the fact that he kept both hemispheres of his brain in full use since early in his life. While taking law classes in the university of his hometown in Munich, Germany, he was studying courses in the art academy at night. He was developing both the left and right sides of his brain at the same time. He finally chose to be a lawyer and, later, a diplomat yet he has not given up on his artistic pursuit, which has since occupied his weekends and holidays over the years.
Burbach has shown his works in various exhibitions including solos at the Cable Street Studio Gallery, London in 1997, 1998 and 1999; and in the Study Gallery, Poole in 2001. His works are in various private collections in Germany, England, Spain and France.
He will put on display some of the fruits and flowers in his Wilderness exhibition at the Art Beatus exhibition space starting February 5, 2009 till February 28, 2009.
The exhibits consist of works that he painted over the past 13 years. The forceful brush strokes and delineations, entwining runs of vibrant drips as well as fields of harmonious or contrasting pigments, some seem wild and free but many, when viewers settle their eyes, are patterned and logical. Burbach said that each of his works is an encounter or a chronicle of his expression and he invites viewers to come and experience.
Art Beatus Gallery is located on the ground floor of 35-39 Graham Street, Central, near the junction with Hollywood Road and Lyndhurst Terrace (SOHO Area). For further information about this exhibition or interview with the artist, you can either e-mail us at dyiu@artbeatus.com.hk or call either Dominic Chan at 2522-1138 or Josephine Hau at 2526-0818.
Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 11:30am to 7:30pm, close on Sundays & public holiday
Celebration, 1997, acrylic on paper, 100 x 70cm
Encounter1998
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