About

Mavis, Chan Hoi Chi (陳海慈) is adept in various forms of Chinese and Western painting. She honed her skills in drawing and painting following the traditional "master-student" learning mode in the studio of Mr Cheng Tin Hok (鄭天鶴). It was in this environment that she embarked on a boundless journey of discovery, reinterpreting the formats of Chinese painting by infusing traditional techniques with refreshingly contemporary subjects.

Mavis aspires to demonstrate that Chinese painting transcends the conventional confines of landscapes, flowers, birds, and portraiture, and is not limited to any one medium. By blending diverse cultures and incorporating contemporary technology, she presents a novel vision of Chinese painting. Her work defies traditional and modern categorisations, instead, it offers a boundless world as perceived by the audience.

Her art is a declaration of her experiences of life. Each collection of artwork resembles a series of images etched in memory, captured in the moments between breaths. Music and literature are her wellsprings of inspiration. Enchanted by Chinese and Japanese traditional arts and culture — including noh (能), woodblock prints, ukiyo-e (浮世絵), and the ghost stories (怪談, Kaidan) by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲), as well as ancient poetry like "Nine Songs" (九歌) by Qu Yuan (屈原) — she began to create a series of ghostly and whimsical paintings. Her "Ghost" and "Nine Songs" collections invite audiences to delve into the depths of her soul, where sublime narratives dance upon paper.

Mavis's artworks have been featured in both local and international exhibitions and competitions. She has actively participated in various joint and solo exhibitions, further establishing her presence in the art world.

無常（partial view) 金泊、紙本水墨設色

關於

陳海慈，隨鄭天鶴老師門下，於其畫室習國畫及西畫。受鄭老師對"非只授其技法，但亦授其繪畫精神"的教學態度影响，她亦於此對繪畫展開了追求和探索的旅程。

她的作品均以中國水墨畫傳統技法為本，滲入西方畫風及文化，並加有現代生活思維，以一個嶄新的面孔，去演繹現代人對中國藝術的體現。她希望觀賞者能夠摒除一貫對傳統中國水墨畫觀念的匡匡，可以看到中國畫並非一定被拘泥於傳統的題材，更不應被拘泥於任何創作方法或模式。是一個完全是可新、可舊，可傳統、可現代的概念。一個完全沒有規限的世界。

作品就是她對生命的訴說，畫紙是她的日常生活筆記本。透過色彩和畫面，她把這些淡淡的微妙日常情感放在畫紙上，不多不少、沒有偏差。也許觀賞者在畫面的某一小角落裡，會找到生活的著跡和那一點點的存在見証。

隨了淡淡的日常，音樂和書本總是她創作靈感的來源。能劇的美學、浮世繪的色彩、小泉八雲的《怪談》和屈原瑰麗的《九歌》，驅使她開始創作了一個又一個系列。《鬼》和《九歌》便是要帶觀賞者細看這些傳統故事如何在畫紙上跳起舞來。

她的作品曾於香港和日本不同畫展展出。2014年，她首個個人作品展《墨縈心跡》於香港中文大學展開。