Fine Collectibles is a Contemporary Art Gallery that fosters emerging Artists that mixes contemporary artworks and traditional culture
Fine Collectibles is a contemporary art gallery based in Hong Kong. Founded by Ms. Joline Chan, the gallery has the vision to bring good art pieces of the emerging markets to art lovers and collectors worldwide. Fine Collectibles works with artists who have already attained a certain level of achievement in their careers, who have gained attention from art critics/experts and have acquired a number of collectors from worldwide to their artworks. The gallery is now mainly working with artists from S.E. Asia and Africa whose artworks carry rich traditional, cultural or social contents to be mixed with contemporary expressions, which gives the artworks high collectible values.
The gallery founder, Mr. Joline Chan has a background in Art History and Humanities’ Subjects. During her studies she focused on cultural criticism of the arts, literature, movies and architecture, which gave her rich knowledge and deep understanding of the value of the discipline in cultural context. Since her young age, Ms. Joline Chan has been part of the art scene as she is an art collector herself. After working in the commercial sector for a long time, she is now dedicated to her main passion: art. Therefore, she opened Fine Collectibles, where she built a network of artists worth noticing from emerging markets and she wants to introduce them to collectors and to expand their works into the global market.
Pedro Langa. Hope. Courtesy of Fine Collectibles.
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We want to introduce you to some of the African artists the gallery collaborates with. Pedro Langa is a Mozambican artist who was born in 1975. During the civil war in Mozambique he went to Zimbabwe to finish his studies. Here, he stayed for 18 years, where he undertook art courses and started to develop his creative practice. Langa’s works reflect traditional African culture, being very original and unique. The artist borrows images from his own culture, depicting the difficulties and the joys of his people and their lives. He also depicts animals and nature, using vivid colors, recalling African art, conveying a positive outlook on life. His figures and images that are drawn from real life actually develop into very conceptual symbols which are somewhat reminiscent of Piccaso. An interesting technique the artist uses, which differentiates his art into the market is the use of baking flour to paint on the traditional african textiles called Batik.
Nino Trindade, Shepherd Boy. Courtesy of Fine Collectibles.
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Nino Trindade was born in 1982 in Maputo, Mozambique. He started creating since he was a child. In 1998 he began his wood carving practices and participated in several fairs where he reached wider audiences and started to be recognised as an artist. Recently, from 2006 to 2023, he did in total 11 solo exhibitions of both sculptures and paintings in Mozambique and Portugal. Trindade was awarded for his wood sculpting technique in the TDM Biennial in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2011. The subject matter of Trindade's sculptures are inspired by the daily lives of Mozambican people. He uses entirely natural woods for his sculpting. His sculptural creations not only show a respect and love for nature, but also a respect and love for people and their lives.
Samuel Aräo Djive, I Lost Trust in You. Courtesy of Fine Collectibles.
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Samuel Aräo Djive was born in 1979 in Maputo, Mozambique. Djive began his career as a professional visual artist in 2003 when he joined the IDENTIDADE group created by the National School of Visual Arts (ENAV) in Maputo in collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto (FBAP) in Portugal. There he had the opportunity to collaborate and work with several national artists like Naguib, Malangatana, Victor Sousa, Idasse, Noel Langa, Jorge Dias, Gemuce, etc. Djive teaches visual arts to students from primary schools to universities. He is the creator of a project called Street Gallery in Maputo, where art, design and street exhibitions take place with alternative, creative and integrative art concepts. He also works with several international institutions in graphic design by helping to create brand image and visual identity and he is a designer as well. Djive's works are strongly filled with symbols and mythologies, representing some social aspects that characterize the daily life of African people and Mozambique in particular, where their cultures, traditions and current challenges build surrealist narratives. The artist tries to find balance in his composition where lines and collage shapes are put together in very vibrant colors. Using his art, he wants to arouse people’s awareness of current problems in Africa such as injustice and socioeconomic issues.
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