PIERS BOURKE

Hundreds of years ago artists struggled to pioneer true visual perspective. Bourke reminds us that with the advent of modern technologies the struggle is no longer necessary, but that does not mean an enquiry into linear perspective and scale is any less relevant, it is in fact probably more so. In a world pulsating with sophisticated images, where blockbuster films are casually presented in fashionable 3D, Bourke brings the core theme of how we begin represent environments back into focus. The artist's work provides room to pause and reflect upon the real and the illusory.

Created using digital prints on wooden panels, there is a paradox between traditional and contemporary materials. Likewise there is also a duality between representation and abstraction - from oblique angles the works are almost entirely abstract, the subject matter only reveals itself from the frontal vantage point. For his first exhibit in Asia the artist has produced Hong Kong specific works, providing a new perspective to a familiar cityscape.