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The meticulous, pale and delicate work of a group of artists from Hong Kong is getting noticed well beyond its borders. Characterised by fine lines, these understated works in a variety of media show a provocative subtlety which turns its back on the 'in your face' thick-outlined, neon-coloured flat art derived from Japanese cartoons and Murakami influences ubiquitous in Asia.
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The winner of the February Saatchi Online Studio competition is Noredin Art from the US. Saatchi Online correspondent, Kate Cary Evans, comments: "Against a wall background this tonally flat image of a figure references graffiti art but this image is far from the static stylised forms which usually appear on urban walls. The contrasting layers of rollered marks and fast scribbles give the form texture, complexity and an unexpected feeling of motion." The Saatchi Gallery will donate £500 in the ... read more...

Inside a cramped art space at the wrong end of Hong Kong's gallery street Hollywood Road, the great performance artist Tatsumi Orimoto bows, his chin-length grizzled grey hair falling forward. "That's it," he laughs as he straightens up. "It is four o'clock... my medicine time". On cue a gallery assistant brings the artist a beer and a stool to sit on as the handful of viewers applaud and jostle closer to claim his offer of a free 'Breadman' poster. ... read more...

The winner of the January Saatchi Online Studio competition is Patricia J from the US. Alix Rule, Saatchi Online Berlin correspondent, comments: 'Patricia J's trim images are electrified by an alternating current. While it runs in one direction, her compositions appear as adept abstractions, nimble games in color and geometry. Flicked into the other, a window opens on the metaphysical vistas of de Chirico's Turin.' The Saatchi Gallery will donate £500 in the artist's name to a children's hosp... read more...

Reminiscent of Ming and Yuan dynasty art, Joey Leung's work tells a pictorial story in a manner which falls somewhere between a modern cartoon strip and ancient Chinese scrolls. The scratchy fine drawings of fantastic fruit, animals and stick-like humans resemble the ancient pictographs from which today's Chinese calligraphy has evolved.

Internationally renowned for his award-winning work which spans commercial design, fashion and film (he has worked closely with director Wong Kar Wai), Hong Kong-born photographer, Wing Shya creates a universe where forties movie glamour collides with a contemporary urban aesthetic and the resulting images tremble with unresolved tension. Like film stills, his static shots, taut with possibilities titillate us with the promise of significant encounters and epic struggles. ... read more...

In Hong Kong this month the Schoeni Gallery is showing the next generation of 80s-born unknowns, the rebellious Niubi Kids (below); Alice Lai's Kandinskyesque abstract works are on view at Space 1; film and documentary maker Ryan Wong unveils a series of photographs of a race meeting; Shao Yinong explores the Chinese Lunar Calendar in 'Between Sky and Earth-White Dew'; Chan Yu exemplifies the new 'spirit' of the 80s generation which has been influenced by animation, toys and digital culture; and... read more...