Hong Kong and China Artist
About Giles Dawe
Giles is an English artist living in Zhuhai, China. Born in Bristol / England in 1977, he began painting at an early age and has studied painting and sculpture extensively in France and Cardiff under the famous UK landscape painter Terry Setch and is inspired by surreal painters such as de Chirico, Dali and Magritte.
Since 2003, he has lived in Hong Kong and China and is looking to build a reputation in Hong Kong and beyond. He also runs the successful web company Misohoni.
My next exhibition called "Beautiful Melancholy", showing a selection of my paintings on wood will be from 26 June to 12 July 2010 at:
Gallery by the Harbour,
Level 2, Ocean Center, Harbour City,
Canton Road,
T.S.T., Kowloon, Hong Kong
As an artist, he has taken part in the UK Bienalle, won an Erasmus art scholarship and recent work has been purchased by HK Art Director Wang Jia Wei. Contact me here. ( RSS Feed)
Gallery by the Harbour
Samues Leung and Gallery by the Harbour, 2 week group exhibition over June 2010.
- Art:
Double Images
It took a while, but I managed to create the same painting using a touch of surrealism and realistic scenery.
- Art: Oils on Canvas
Fisher Girl
Again based on the scenery near the Ferry Port in Zhuhai. The famous sculpture is now huge looking over the tiny people on the rocks.
- Art: Oils on Canvas
Woman and Wine
Based again on the interesting rock formations in Zhuhai, the piece combines a woman, seethrough with a wine spill.
- Art: Oils on Canvas
Invisible Woman
Based on Zhuhai’s famous rocks near the Zhuhai Ferry port, I attempted to paint the hundreds of rocks near the shore. Whilst staring at the shapes, I thought I spotted the shape of a woman, the bent knee in the top left, body and face…so if you look at the image closely you can see the lines of a woman laying down.
- Art: Oils on Canvas
Life and Death
Showcasing my skills of Rembrandt style painting using layers of dark washes.
- Art: Oils on Canvas
Publications and Exhibitions
- Online Mentions
- HK Magazine 2009
- City Magazine 2005
- IDN Magazine 2005
- Gallery by the Harbour, HK
- State of the Arts, Hong Kong
- Biennale Tour 2007, Europe
- Shan Gallery, Hong Kong
- Fourgeres, France
- Severnshed, England
- Atlantic Coffee, Wales
- Biennale Tour 2000, Wales
- UWIC, Wales
- The Picture House, England
- Olivettes, Nantes, France