“Serendipper” Novo Solo Exhibition
November 30, 2023 – February 17, 2024
“Serendipper,” Novo’s first exhibition in Hong Kong, is a collection of his still life and interior scenes.
“Serendipper” referring to “one who finds joy by chance,” presents unexpected encounters with a charming scene in an unfamiliar place, or an object that has been waiting for you in a huge vintage market that you need a whole day to explore all. Even a tin case or glasses on your desk that you see every day sometimes evoke some intense emotions. Novo loves the joy and excitement of these serendipitous discoveries. In most cases, the discovery feels surprising, but on second thought those situations are something so common that we often miss them. So the artist focuses on expressing his own universe rather than depicting the external world, and develops himself by closely paying attention to the psychology of his happy moments.
Novo, who unflinchingly spotlights his life through works across diverse genres, grew up in a homogenized and controlled society, which made him thirsty for diversity, and has since been inspired by objects that speak to him. Novo's work consistently expresses his outlook on life in pursuit of happiness. The artist, for example, constantly explores and depicts his favorite objects, plants that grow freely, and feelings of joy and excitement. He says it would be meaningless to delve into the artist's intentions, as he just wanted to express emotions and feelings through his work.
Novo paints various objects he observes. He is expanding his world without hesitation from still life filled with his favorite objects to interiors inspired by an irresistible sense of space. He gets ideas about the overall composition from the main images, and completes the details by finding them in his own archives and adding them in the form of collage. Since he is creating his own world by reconstructing multiple images, the world in his work, although it is based on the world we live in, is not real. In other words, he is showing traces of where he came from, what he loves, and what he is interested in, while at the same time depicting today’s world we share.
He believes that his work can bring joy to those who share the culture of his time. Hence, he intends to guide people in his work to experience true pleasure, joy, and happiness beyond visual excitement. He truly hopes that his special scenes will gift everyone with meaningful moments.
Producer Yewon Chu
「機緣」——Novo在香港舉辦的首個展覽，展示了他的靜物和室內場景作品。
「機緣」一詞意味著「偶然尋獲珍寶的人」，展示了在陌生地方遇到迷人場景的意外相遇，或是在一個巨大的古董市場中等待著你，需要你整天探索才能找到的物品。即使是每天在自己桌上都能看到的一個小盒子或眼鏡，有時也能引起強烈的情感。Novo喜歡這些偶然的發現帶來的喜悅和興奮。在大多數情況下這種發現都讓人感到驚訝，但仔細一想，這些情境是如此普通以至於我們常常忽略它們。因此Novo專注於表達自己的宇宙而不是描繪外在世界，並通過密切關注自己快樂時刻的心理狀態來發展自己。
Novo毫不畏懼地透過跨越不同類型的作品凸顯自己的生活。在一個同質化和受控制的社會中長大，這使他渴望多樣性並受到能與他對話的物品的啟發。而且他的作品一貫地表達著自己對追求幸福的人生觀。例如，藝術家不斷探索和描繪他喜愛的物品、自由生長的植物以及喜悅和興奮的感覺。Novo同時也表示深入探究藝術家的意圖是毫無意義的，因為他只是想通過作品表達情感和感受。
Novo繪製自己觀察到的各種物品。他毫不猶豫地從充滿他喜愛物品的靜物畫擴展到受到不可抗拒的空間感啟發的室內場景。他從主要圖像中獲得整體構圖的靈感，並通過在自己的檔案中找到並以拼貼的形式添加細節。由於藝術家通過重構多個圖像創造自己的世界，而作品中的世界雖然基於我們所生活的世界，但並非是真實的。換句話說，Novo不僅展示了他來自何方、喜愛什麼以及感興趣的事物的痕跡，同時也是在描繪我們共同分享的當代世界。
藝術家Novo相信他的作品能夠給那些分享他所處時代文化的人帶來喜悅。因此，他希望通過作品引導人們體驗超越視覺刺激的真正快樂、喜悅和幸福，並真心希望獨特的場景能為每個人帶來有意義的時刻。
製作者 Yewon Chu