Andreas von Buddenbrock
“Expansion”

Concept

““Expansion” is an amalgamation of Hang Seng’s rich history, from its origins as a gold-trading business in the early 1930’s to its current stance as one of the world’s largest banks. The image incorporates elements such as the interior and exterior of Hang Seng’s Yinhao shop in Sheung Wan (as well as one of its employees using the scale), the building of Hang Seng School of Commerce in the 1960’s, the company’s entrance onto the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the 1970’s, its current Headquarters in Central and its mobile branches around the city. Additionally, the composition of the image is meant to symbolize Hang Seng’s continuous expansion (“Hang Seng” = “ever-growing”), extending out in all directions from its centre. Here, we find that the subjects form a large but subtle “3”, a lucky number that hearkens back to the bank’s founding on March 3, 1933 (3/3/33).” “- Andreas von Buddenbrock

About the Artist

Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Andreas has been drawing since a young age. After graduating from BASIS School of Art in Stockholm in 2011 he went on to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong and the U.S. (Savannah and Atlanta, GA). Following his graduation in 2015, Andreas worked as an assistant to Swedish sculptor Anders Krisár in Manhattan, New York, before training as a Gallery Associate at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA/MoMA PS1). Today, Andreas spends his time working as a fine artist and freelance illustrator in Hong Kong, creating images for both private and commercial clients such as FC Barcelona, Tanner De Witt, Klasse14 and more. He is the main illustrator of the "World's Largest Coloring Book", which was created in partnership with UBS (Guinness World Record winner 2018).