Event: Karen Wong | Collaborative art-making + artist sharing
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019 Time: 3-5pm Tickets: Free. Hit "Going" to let us know you'll join! Language: English & Cantonese
A tael (一両) is around 38 grams. What would you make if you were given one tael of porcelain? What form would it take? What memories would it evoke? Get hands-on in this interactive & collaborative art-making session, with artist Karen Wong.
In this latest piece by Karen, entitled "Every memory is worth a thousand taels in gold" -- the artist uses clay as a communication tool and as a material to engage social response. A project that she started during her recent residency at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the piece is an artistic dialogue betweem makers in London and Hong Kong.
The afternoon will commence with a presentation by Karen -- sharing how she became a ceramic artists, an overview of her methods & themes, and her experiences at the RA in London that inspired this work in the first place. Then, each audience member will be given a tael of porcelain to start their creative contribution.
Join us for an afternoon of sharing, making and inspiration!
Artist Bio Karen Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) majoring in Ceramics from the RMIT in 2017. Karen was selected as an artist of the IV. International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018 in The National Museum of Slovenia. Karen received the Mr. Jerry Kwan Memorial Scholarship in 2017 at the end of her bachelor studies. In 2019 Karen completed her research based Master of Fine Art from RMIT graduating with a higher distinction. In 2019 Karen was been awarded by the Hong Kong Art Center for a month Artist-in-Residency at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
