Art Basel Hong Kong: resident artists talk about struggle and success in the city

LEE HILL-CHOI, South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019
  • Local talents like Peter Yuill, Katie Graham and Chan Ka Kiu are showcasing their work around the city in conjunction with the art fair

 

As one of the most prominent international art fairs lands in Hong Kong from Friday until Sunday, bringing artists and galleries to the city, locally-based talents are ramping up their work to be part of it in one way or another.

 

Canadian artist Peter Yuill has been in Hong Kong for about 10 years, having moved here from Toronto. His work usually consists of complex geometric abstraction with ink on paper, oil on canvas, and large-scale murals. It is impossible to not notice his work when you walk into a space.

 

Though he is settled in Hong Kong for now with his wife, Thierry Chow, the rising superstar of the city’s feng shui community, that did not stop him negotiating a collaboration in New York.