Artist | Johnson Cheung - Shing Tsang
Installation/ Sculpture
Hong Kong
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About Johnson Cheung - Shing Tsang
Born in Hong Kong, Tsang’s works mostly employ realist sculptural techniques accompanied by surrealist imaginations. Tsang specialises in ceramics, stainless steel sculptures, as well as public art projects. Tsang especially loves to capture the beauty of versatile splashes with vivid sculptural expressions.
Johnson Tsang's works have been exhibited in the United States, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Korea, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. In 2011 and 2012, Tsang’s porcelain sculptures were awarded the "Special Prize" of "Korea Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale 2011 International Competition" and "Grand Prize" of "2012 Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale" respectively. He is the first Chinese artist who received both of these two prestigious international awards. In 2009, Tsang received “The Secretary for Home Affairs' Commendation” from the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his outstanding achievements in international art events.
Artist Statement
Johnson Tsang , a Hong Kong-based sculptor who has received international acclaim , blends realist sculpting techniques with surrealist imagery. Tsang gives everyday objects anthropomorphic qualities and instilling them with a sense of movement and fluidity. At times comical, at other times sentimental, his creations never fail to inspire a sense of wonder in viewers.
CV
Awards
- Honorable Mention, 8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2013
- "Honorable Mention of the Province of Ravenna" from 58° PREMIO FAENZA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC ART – 2013, ITALY
- Grand Prize, 2012 Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale
- Special Prize, Korea Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale 2011 International Competition
- Design Award, 10th International Ceramics Biennale, Manises, Valencia, Spain (2011)
- Champion, Teaware by Hong Kong Potters Competition (2010, 2005, 2001)
- Merit Award, 6th Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2009
- Finalist, The City of Carouge International Ceramics Competition, Switzerland (2009 & 2007),
- Outstanding Workmanship Award, Teaware by Hong Kong Potters Competition (2007)
- First Prize, Philippe Charriol Foundation 16th Annual Art Competition (2001)
Public Artwork
- Double Cove, Private Property (2014)
- Yinngge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan (2013)
- Sai Kung District Council Public Art Project (2009)
- Public Art Scheme Award (2006)
- Weather Machines ─ Kinetic Sculptures Design Competition (2005)
- New Face of Heritage ─ Installation of Public Artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung (2004)
Artwork Collected by
- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Philippe Charriol Foundation, Korea
-Ceramic Foundation, Korea Cheongju International Craft Biennale Committee, Taipei County Yingge
- Ceramics Museum and private collectors
Solo Exhibitions
12.2013-1.2014 Living Clay – Johnson
Tsang’s Solo Exhibition
1/F, Sunlight Gallery, New
Taipei Yingge Ceramics
Museum, Taiwan
12.2008 Artists in the Neighourhood Scheme IV: Imagine – Sculptures by Johnson Tsang, Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
10.2008 Artists in the Neighourhood Scheme IV: Imagine – Sculptures by Johnson Tsang Grand Century Place, Hong Kong
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Symphony of Nature — Sculptures Commissioned for Double Cove, Level 1, IFC Mall, Hong Kong
2014 Regeneration — Exhibition of Hong Kong Sculpture Society
2014 Scope New York 2014 International Contemporary Art Show, New York City, USA
2013 The 8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Old Tobacco Processing Plant , Cheongju, Korea
2013 Art and Culture Reside at Peninsula Preview cocktail and exhibition, The Peninsula Hong Kong
2013 The 58 th Premio Faenza International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art 2013, International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy
2012 2012 Hong Kong International Sculpture Symposium – Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Quarry Bay Park Waterfront, Hong Kong
2012 Fine Art Asia 2012, Hall 5, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2012 2012 Hong Kong and Macao Visual Arts Biennial: Sculpting Space – Hong Kong Public Art Design, World Art Museum, China Millennium Monument, Beijing
2012 2012 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale – Ceramic Vision, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2012 Space@West Kowloon — Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial 2012, Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Central Library
2012 The Second Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, University City Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
2011 The 10th International Ceramics Biennale, Manises, Valencia, Spain
2011 Korea Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale 2011, CeraMix Creativity Center, Icheon, Korea
2011 From Clay to Teapot: Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 1986 – 2010 Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong
2010 Art of Johnson Tsang and Huang Yi-ming, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
2010 2010 Tea War by Hong Kong Potters Exhibition, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong
2010 In Search of Art, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
2010 “Sai Kung District Council Public Art Project 2009” Exhibition, Park Central, Tseung
Kwan O and Sai Kung Jockey Club Town Hall, Hong Kong
2010 The 30th International Ceramic Competition Exhibition, L’Alcora, Spain
2009 The 6th Korea Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju Arts Center, Korea
2009 The 12th Carouge International Ceramics Competition 2009 Exhibition, Switzerland
2009 Cattle101@artist village, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
2008 Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
2008 HK Unveiled: Contemporary Art in the Hong Kong, Atting House, Hong Kong
2008 Launching Exhibition, Artists in the Neighourhood Scheme IV, Hong Kong City Hall
2007 The 8th International Ceramics Biennale, Manises, Valencia, Spain
2007 2007/08Visual Arts Thematic Exhibition: HarmoNow 3D & Installation Art Exhibition,
Hong Kong Central Library, Artist Commune and Central Plaza
2007 The 11th Carouge International Ceramics Competition 2007 Exhibition, Switzerland
2007 2007 Tea War by Hong Kong Potters Exhibition, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware,
Hong Kong
2007 Journey to the History of Victoria Prison - Prison Art Museum, Victoria Prison, Hong
Kong
2005 Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibition 2005, Hong Kong Museum of Art
2005 The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International Competition, Icheon World
International Ceramic Centre, Korea
2005 “Weather Machines – Kinetic Sculptures Design Competition” Exhibition, Hong Kong
Science Museum
2005 2005 Tea War by Hong Kong Potters Exhibition, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware,
Hong Kong
2004 Art in Flight Art Exhibition, Hong Kong International Airport
2004 “New Face of Heritage – Installation of Public Artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung
Chung, Stage II Competition” Exhibition, Shatin Town Hall, Hong Kong
2004 The 1st Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2003 More Than Just Food - Ceramic Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
2003 Yuanyang – An Exhibition of Coffee and Tea Vessels, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea
Ware
2002 Philippe Charriol Foundation 17th Annual Art Competition, Times Square, Hong Kong
2001 Philippe Charriol Foundation 16th Annual Art Competition — Wear Your Art, Festival
Art, Hong Kong
2001 2001 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong
Kong
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