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)
City Magazine Interview 2005
One on one interview at the Shan Gallery with City Magazine.
- Art: Interview
Heads
Looking at the combination of male versus female, based on the skyline of Hong Kong.
- Art: Oils on wood
Celebrity Squares
I looked into famous celebrities, whilst experimenting with different styles of painting to depict the celebrity image.
- Art: Oils on Canvas Board
Missing in France
Based on the landscape of Nantes, France the central image is of a man situated in his own “cut out” space on the painting.
- Art:
Landscapes
Each painting is a simple showcase of depicting an interesting aspect of a building.
- Art: Oils on wood
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