“Whether you look at my artworks up close or from a distance, focusing on any point on the canvas, you can see that I paint intensely. I think ZOOM is the appropriate umbrella term to represent all of my creations.”
Ryusuke Sano

WAY by Way of Difference is proud to present the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong for Japanese artist Ryusuke Sano. On view are 13 new works by the artist, created with his distinct visual language – ZOOM. The Tokyo-based artist has built a remarkable reputation in the art scene with ZOOM. His art features a fusion of figurations and abstractions, sketches and drawings, blank- leaving and thick impasto. With ZOOM, Sano channels the tension of an overwhelmed world and seeks to provide an intriguing reinterpretation.

Most of Sano’s canvas paintings are oversized, making the depicted subjects seem larger than life-size. Bursting out on each pictorial plane are images juxtaposed with each other, or colors and strokes overlapping to form a semi-abstract figuration.

The way he paints reflects this era – an era of information explosion. Sano intends to reinterpret the various layers of imagery we are being exposed to. With each “zoom”, we are drawn closer and closer to the tiny components making up the artist’s creative concept – his likes and dislikes, the things that touched him, and experiences that left a mark in his memory. In all of that, he draws inspiration from all sorts of references, like urban culture, iconography of his surroundings and daily encounters. From a macro perspective, Sano’s paintings are abstract executions revealing shared imagery, which is often cryptic and open to interpretation.

Gallery address: Shop 207, Level 2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui