Born in the US but raised in Hong Kong, Ernest Chang now works and resides in Wan Chai; this celebrated urban district providing the metaphorical muse for all of his works. A former student of both Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida, and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Hong Kong, Chang ceased his formal education in favour of the growth through experience derived from the application of his artistic endeavour in Hong Kong, an urban environment which amplifies so many of his perceptions. He seeks to question the audience regarding their relationship with technology, for better or for worse – a relationship for which the artist himself is conflicted.
Chang is the artistic director of The Stallery, a Studio cum Gallery based on Stone Nullah Lane which collaborates with and exhibits emerging Hong Kong artists and where he creates. He was also granted permission to capture photographically Wan Chai’s iconic ‘Blue House,’ before its reincarnation, and seeks to cherish and celebrate the districts history and to ‘Keep Wan Chai weird’.
As an artist living and working in Wan Chai, Ernest Chang has dedicated his emerging career to driving community engagement in contemporary art in the district that has immensely influenced both his personal life and creative endeavors. Historic Wan Chai, which has seen a great deal of urban revitalization and gentrification in the past years and now brims with cultural and socio-economic diversity, is a fitting locus for Chang’s efforts in sparking community dialogue about points of intersection between the old and the new, high art and popular art, as well as local traditions and international culture. Since its opening, the Stallery has become a cultural fixture in the neighborhood as an operating atelier accessible on street level to community members and casual passers-by alike. In many ways, the space itself, founded and run by young artist, exemplifies the kind of bottom-up, community-based artistic engagement that Chang constantly explores in his practice.
Ernest Chang exhibition Famous by Proxy organized in collaboration with The Stallery & L’Epicerie Fine HK
The following artworks have been created for his exhibition “Famous by Proxy”.
Ernest Chang
The Naiveté of the Virgins – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
101 x 76 cm / 40 x 30”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
He-Man with The Skull of Skeletor – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
76 x 61 cm / 30 x 24”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
The Entombment of Mario – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel (Triptych)
122 x 122 cm / 48 x 48”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
The First Love – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
La Fornarinetta – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
91 x 61 cm / 36 x 24”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
Nami Receiving the Head of Rob Lucci (The Pigeon Guy) – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
The Abduction of Leela – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
61 x 40 cm / 24 x 16”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
The Pride of Storm – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel (Triptych)
102 x 183 cm / 40 x 72”
Signed and dated
Ernest Chang
Sistine McDonna – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
114 x 76 cm / 45 x 30”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
Escaping Reality – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
76 x 61 cm / 30 x 24”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
The Incredulity of Master Roshi – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on wooden panel
76 x 76 cm / 30 x 30”
Framed, Signed and Dated by the Artist
Ernest Chang
Young Woman with Snork Maiden – 2019
Acrylic, stencil and screenprint on cut Plexiglass
95 x 76 cm / 37.5 x 30”
Signed and dated
Ernest Chang
Solvator Pokémundi – 2019
Multicolor 6mm Neon Tubes on cut plexiglass
120 x 93 cm / 47 x 36.5”
Signed and dated
Ernest Chang
Vitruvian Ranger – 2019
Multicolor 6mm Neon Tubes on cut plexiglass
74 x 74 cm / 29 x 29”
Signed and dated
The following artworks have been created for his exhibition “Tear & Consume – An Art Experiment”.
Ernest Chang
Unsolicited Advice (Eevee) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 12”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Compos Mentis (Ash) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 12”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Silent Gentrification (Pichu) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
38.1 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 15”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Big Data (Meowth) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 12”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Science-Based Vanity (Jessie) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
38.1 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 15”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Instant Man (James) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
38.1 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 15”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Net neutrality (Gengar) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 43.2 cm / 12 x 17”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Charging Issues (Pikachu) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
38.1 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 15”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Artificial Intelligence (Mewtwo) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 38.1 cm / 15 x 12”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Little Things (Misty) – 2018
Giclée Print on 310g Fine Art Paper
30.5 x 43.2 cm / 12 x 17”
Edition of 30
Signed and numbered
Ernest Chang
Big Men Don’t Cry – 2017
Acrylic on canvas
40.6 x 50.8 cm / 16 x 20”
Signed and Dated
Ernest Chang
Humid Nudity – 2017
Acrylic on canvas
40.6 x 50.8 cm / 16 x 20”
Signed and Dated
Ernest Chang
Fluid Firmness – 2017
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 50 cm / 14.75 x 19.68”
Signed and Dated
Ernest Chang
Weird Reality – 2018
Glue, Magazines and Acrylic on canvas
40.6 x 50.8 cm / 16 x 20”
Signed
Ernest Chang
Semi-Awareness – 2017
Glue, Newspaper and acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm / 23.6 x 23.6”
Signed and Dated
Ernest Chang
Princess Syndrome – 2018
Glue, Paper Collage and Acrylic on canvas
42.5 x 59.5 cm / 16.37 x 23.42”
Signed and Dated
