The Norwegian artist Gro Thorsen is set to open a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Arts Centre between the 25th and 28th of May. The exhibition, entitled ‘Hong Kong Stills’, give snap shots of figures in the urban environment of Hong Kong.
Born in Norway and based in London, Gro Thorsen creates stills from contemporary urban life, featuring people in movement. Her earlier work has been inspired by world cities such as London or New York. The figurative paintings in oil or aluminium are arranged in groups ranging from as few as five to compositions of many hundreds of paintings. The works aims to draw the viewer in and ponder the story behind the images of people going about their daily lives. In ‘Hong Kong stills’ Gro Thorsen has created a detailed and dynamic urban artwork, mirroring life in Hong Kong always moving and forever changing.
Gro Thorsen has had several solo and group exhibitions in London, in Antwerp and in Norway. She received amongst other the prestigious newcomer price in last year’s annual autumn exhibition in Oslo. Her work has been shown at art fairs in Belgium, Chicago, Glasgow, London, Madrid, Miami, New York and Toronto. ‘Hong Kong stills’ is Thorsen first work portraying Hong Kong.