Art -- life made me do it | Simon Birch | TEDxWanChai
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As a renowned artist in Hong Kong, Simon Birch takes us through the turning points in his life, highlighting how he was able to turn challenges into a series of adventures shaped by creativity.
Simon Birch is a renowned UK-born artist based in Hong Kong, recognised for his kinetic oil-on-canvas paintings and for his ventures into multimedia projects integrating paintings with film, installations, sculptures and performances.
Born in Brighton in 1974 and of Armenian descent, Simon taught himself how to paint at a very early age, before making a name for himself in Hong Kong, and more recently venturing into the international art scene with solo shows in Beijing, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Miami, and Singapore, as well as group shows at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Haunch of Venison in London, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. Notable large-scale projects have included the 20,000 square feet multimedia installations HOPE & GLORY: A Conceptual Circus (2010), and Daydreaming With…The Hong Kong Edition (2012) at the ArtisTree in Hong Kong’s TaiKoo Place.
Birch’s work has been critically recognised and acknowledged with prestigious awards such as the Louis Vuitton Asian Art Prize and the Sovereign Art Foundation awards. Apart from his dramatic paintings and installations, Simon has curated exhibitions, collaborated with leading creatives, and produced high-profile commissioned works, both private and corporate. Simon is represented by Ben Brown Fine Arts in London and Hong Kong.
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