Artist | Shann Larsson
Painting/ Drawing
Hong Kong
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About Shann Larsson
Shann Larsson is a Hong Kong based mixed media artist, illustrator and formally trained graphic designer. She arrived in Hong Kong in 1998 and has since been living here. Prior to Hong Kong, Shann spent four years in Jakarta, Indonesia, contrasting greatly to her first seven years in Sweden and a short couple of months in Düren, Germany where she was born.
For Shann, the ability to communicate and create a pulse through the visual language of art has always been fascinating – a means to tap into a busy subconscious or experience that cannot always be framed in simple words. Her art largely involves juxtapositions of contradictory elements represented in both an expressive and abstract surreal manner.
Shann's work is inspired by dualities present in humans and nature, from beauty and decay to the ethereal and the unsettling, often sitting right upon the fence of opposing emotions. Dualities coexist, warring for dominance in planes of both realistic and imagined world. It is through this movement that Shann attempts to challenge her viewer’s perception. Her art is a hybrid of experiences in reality and the subconscious and her choice of elements often reflect upon questions of modern society.
Shann's artistic style involves a variety of media. Through the use of vivid colour palettes and textural quality, she attempts to communicate nuances in experience, both gentle and chaotic. The intricate precision of graphic design, the storytelling of illustration and the expressiveness of painting collide to form the aesthetic of Shann's work.
Artist Statement
Shann Larsson is a Hong Kong based mixed media artist, inspired by the coexisting dualities in humans and nature.
CV
Education:
2011 - present Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD):
B.F.A Graphic Design
Minor in Illustration
Anticipated graduation: March 2016
2009 Welkin Computer Training
Diploma in Graphic Design
Adobe Illustrator & Adobe Photoshop
Awards:
2015
Hong Kong Education Bureau:
Talent Development Scholarship
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD): HK Staff Faculty Scholarship
2014
Hong Kong Education Bureau:
Outstanding Performance Scholarship
2012 - present
SCAD Dean’s List of Honors
2011 - present
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD):
Academic Honors Scholarship
Student Opportunity Scholarship
Student Incentive Scholarship
Multicultural Scholarship
Artistic Honors Scholarship
Select Design Work:
- Freelance CD cover artwork:
2014 Gatling Gun Revival
2010 Craig Key: Walls and Barriers
2008 Dan F: Rendition
2007 A Spring Day Failure: 17 Years Too Soon
2008 Dan F: Rendition
- Video/Film Production:
Personal Assistant with Dig Deep Entertainment, music videos and film production:
2009 Short Film: A Little Less Conversation by Digger T Mesch – Art Director
(Set Props, Set Design, Make Up)
2008 ‘Maitreya: Lotaluv’
2008 ‘Blind Generation’
2007 ‘Dead Air Space’ ‘To Build a Home’
2011 ‘Game On’ Feature film - Aaron Palermo featured artwork in gallery scene
2008 Trailer: ‘The Meta Secret’ Directed by Karen Cai – Assistant Art Director
- Freelance Graphic Design:
2013 Alive Not Dead
Dead Not Alive halloween event
illustration for promotional material
Naid Productions:
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Promotional martrials
2012 Buzzconcepts Various entertainment
events posters and fliers
2010 El-Alfy Theatre Co. ‘Orphans’, ‘In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play’(2011) ‘The Comedy of Oedipus’(2013) theater poster, various promotional material
2006 Philip George Salon
- Interior Design: Painting & Graphic Design:
2011 Hush Bar & Lounge
Logo enhancement and pattern design for the exterior walls
2009 Dharma Den Bar (Hong Kong) Interior decoration and painting
Languages:
Swedish (Semi-Fluent/Conversational), German (basic), Indonesian (basic)
Select Publications & Features:
2014 Occhi Magazine
Featured artwork and interview
To be published begining of 2015, first issue
2013 Heavy Metal Magazine Kickstarter
Exclusive (USA): Agent 88: The Art of 88
original artwork created and published in the book,
based on film directed by Digger T. Mesch
Inspire First
Featured artwork,
2012 Catapult Issue # 10 p.80-81
Louisville, KY (USA)
Brickhouse Restaurant / Cafe
(Hong Kong)Featured three prints at the restaurant
ArtNois Magazine Issue No.3,
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2011 ‘Game On’ Feature Film Directed by
Aaron Palermo (variety of artwork solely
exhibited in gallery scene)
Dark Spy Magazine Issue No. 42
(Germany) Featured artwork and interview
2008 Inside-Artzine – Germany
(web and print editions: Issue #12 2008,
Issue #15 2011)
Burrow Magazine –New York
(web and print editions)
Galleri Magazine
Select Shows & Exhibitions:
2014 Slideluck Hong Kong
Artwork showcased at launch event
SCAD Open Studio
Four artworks showcased as part of SCAD deFINE
ART 2014
2013 Asia Hotel Art Fair
Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong)
Group showing select work, Voxfire Gallery
Above Second Gallery, (Hong Kong)
Group Show ‘Juxtapose’
Blue Butcher: An Evening of Meat
(Hong Kong)
selected artwork displayed at event
2012 Art Takes Time Square (New York)
selected artwork displayed 9 x 12 ft digital screen at
Billboard premier
Voxfire Gallery, (Hong Kong)
Beautiful Decay: Joint Art Exhibition,
Danny the G(r)eek
Voxfire Gallery, (Hong Kong) Challenge
Skateboards: Skate Deck Art 2012
Sponsored by Skullcandy
2011 Damina Gallery (Hong Kong)
’101 Faithful Friends’ Exhibition (collaboration with sculptor Phil Hayes)
WeSC Hong Kong Jam Session Event at
Club Fly (Live painting)
Black Vulture Gallery, Philadelphia (USA)
‘Speaking In Tongues’ Exhibition (Group Art Show)
2010 UFO Gallery (Hong Kong)
‘Dead Art Comes Alive’ (Group art show)
Should you be interested in working with the artist, please contact us hello.mobart@gmail.com.
