MINE PROJECT is pleased to present “Drawing No Conclusions”, the second solo exhibition by the American artist Alex Gardner in Hong Kong and with the gallery. Presenting the latest series of works on paper, this exhibition extends Gardner’s focus on the articulation of body language clues and talks about the universal questions about individuality or integrity.

At no point in his artistic journey did Alex Gardner (b. 1987, Los Angeles, CA) seek to face the spectator with a formed subject matter of self-explanatory scenes. Sprouting from simple, enigmatical, and somewhat caricature-like ink drawings, his paintings developed into candid scenes in which the presence of the viewer is acknowledged but not necessarily welcomed by the protagonists. This concept conditioned the unusual framing and unexpected compositional proposals, enabling the artist to focus on the articulation of fingers, wrists, feet, postures, and other body language clues. Working with layers of watered-down acrylics and oversaturating the canvas surface with the dramatic color contrasts, these almost cinematic snapshots allowed for the suggestive gestures or postures to outweigh the importance of realism or anatomical correctness.

Gallery address: 202, The Factory, 1 Yip Fat Street, Wong Chuk Hang