陸貞元 LUK, Tsing Yuen
Instagram: tsingyuenluk
Artist statement
我以小孩子的心思意念去探索物料特性重新創造物質世界寫出白鐵工藝新故事。
I can investigating materiality and re-invent the material world with a child’s mind in every tomorrow, and create a new story of the craft of galvanised iron.
Biography
陸貞元在2005、2011及2013年分別畢業於澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學及香港藝術學院、香港理工大學設計學院、及香港中文大學藝術系，於2020年，他更參與由香港嶺南大學及香港藝術學院合辦的「賽馬會「傳 · 創」非遺教育計劃」( ICH+)，鑽研白鐵工藝及創作融入現代日常情景的器物。
藝術創作方面，他專注創作立體作品，擅長運用白鐵工藝及塑膠化工原料模塑技巧，以小孩子的心思意念去探索物料特性，重新創造物質世界，引起觀眾想像空間的可能性，寫出白鐵工藝新故事。
他亦曾獲邀參加本地及海外展覽，本地展覽包括「Art Basel Hong Kong」(香港會議展覽中心，2021、2022)、「ICH+ 周年展覽」(chi K11 藝術空間，2021 ；香港藝術中心，2022)、「The Collectible Art Fair」(香港藝術中心，2023) 、「遊園—當代山水裝置」(亞洲協會香港中心，2023)，亦參與海外展覽「超越界限：尋找香港故事」(加拿大溫哥華 CF Richmond Centre，2022)。
LUK Tsing Yuen graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) and Hong Kong Art School, the School of Design in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Department of Fine Arts in The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005, 2011 and 2013 respectively. In 2020, he participated in the Jockey Club ICH+ Innovative Heritage Education Programme, co-organised by the Lingnan University and Hong Kong Art School. In this programme , he practiced the craft of galvanised iron and applied its skill in creating his contemporary craft.
In artistic creation, he focuses on creating three-dimensional works, exploring the possibilities of developing material and arousing the audience's imagination. He likes to investigate materiality and re-invent the material world with a child's mind and expects to create a new story of the craft of galvanised iron. He is good at using the craft of galvanised iron and casting skills with plastic and chemical reagents.
He has also been invited to participate in local and overseas exhibitions, including the local exhibitions 'Art Basel Hong Kong' (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2021, 2022), 'ICH+ Annual Showcase' (chi K11 artspace, 2021; Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2022), ‘The Collectible Art Fair' (Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2023), ‘Garden Fantasy – Contemporary Landscape Installation' (Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 2023). He also participated in the overseas exhibition 'Beyond Borders: Traces of Hong Kong Stories' (CF Richmond Centre, Vancouver, Canada, 2022).