HONG KONG BASED ARTIST
PAINTER
SCULPTOR
ILLUSTRATOR
🇬🇧 Diggity Douglas is a Spanish Fine Artist based in Hong Kong. His fascination of the subconscious influences his approach towards his craft. Inspired by Dali's psychoanalytic studies of dream symbolism and Picasso's reconstruction of perspectives in portraiture, he creates distorted humanoid figures, wielding personalised objects . He received his Bachelors of Arts in Fine Art and Curation at the Arts University Bournemouth in 2016. His first Solo Exhibition at 'Chez Trente' in Hong Kong provided him the footing to establish himself as an emerging artist, with his Ice Cream series. Douglas has recently experimented with mural work, creating homages to the late 'MF DOOM' and 'Tupac' for the 'The Dead Poets' bar in Hong Kong.
🇪🇸 Diggity Douglas es un artista plástico español afincado en Hong Kong. Su fascinación por el subconsciente influye en su enfoque hacia su oficio. Inspirándose en los estudios psicoanalíticos de Dalí sobre el simbolismo de los sueños y la reconstrucción de las perspectivas en los retratos de Picasso, crea figuras humanoides distorsionadas, empuñando objetos personalizados. Recibió su Licenciatura en Bellas Artes y Curación en la Universidad de Artes de Bournemouth en 2016. Su primera exposición individual en el renombrado 'Chez Trente' en Hong Kong le proporcionó la base para establecerse como un artista emergente, con su serie Ice Cream. . Douglas ha experimentado recientemente con trabajos murales, creando homenajes al fallecido 'MF DOOM' y 'Tupac' para el bar 'The Dead Poets' en Hong Kong.
🇭🇰 Diggity Douglas是一位位於香港的西班牙藝術家。他對潛意識的著迷影響著他對藝術的方法。受到畫家達利對夢境象徵主義的心理分析研究和畢加索對肖像畫中透視的重建的啟發,他創作了扭曲的人形圖像及可手持的個性化作品。他於2016年在伯恩茅斯藝術大學獲得了「美術及策展學士學位」。他在香港的「Chez Trente」舉辦的首個個展以他的「奶油系列」為基礎,為他建立了新興藝術家的根基。Douglas 最近開始嘗試壁畫創作,在香港的「The Dead Poets」酒吧為已故的「MF DOOM」和「Tupac」創作了致敬作品。
EXPERIENCE
· May 14 - June 16 2024: Second solo exhibition at the Wyndham Social Gallery ‘Protanopia Blues’
· November 2023: Two wall mural commissions at the Dead Poets bar on Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong
· 2020 - Present: Private commission-based painting for private collectors
· August 2019: First solo exhibition at the music venue Chez Trente on Peel Street, Hong Kong ‘Help My Mind is Melting!’
· Jan 2017: Graphic Designer / Painter at The Gallery, Tong Fuk, Lantau
· January 2016: Assistant curator for the foundation degree show, exhibited in the ‘Gallery’ Arts University Bournemouth
· May 2015: ‘HIDE’ Exhibition in Sway, Dorset – Collaboration with Architecture & Fine Art
· February 2015: Commission for a portrait – Painted private oil portrait commissions
· November 2014: Part time assistant curator at the West Over Gallery, Bournemouth, during the Richard Blunt exhibition
· 2013 – 2014: Workbook and Promotional Media designer at the Saint Nicholas School, Kowloon Tong
· 2011: Exhibition Assistant – Curated Installation for artist Janet Lawrence in the 2011 Hong Kong Art Fair, setting up and maintenance of installation work
· 2010 – 2011: Artist’s assistant and Art Room Technician for West Island School. Maintenance, consultation, and artistic development