“When I studied fine arts here in Hong Kong, I did ceramics for a year. It was one of my favourite subjects because it involved handling clay. Working with a natural material like clay, which is not dissimilar to soil and water, was almost therapeutic. We recently started a communal composting initiative in our village, which is pretty exciting – by turning our green waste into compost we are creating even more nutrient-rich soil to get our hands into.”
Read MoreIf you close your eyes and imagine an art collection, I’m sure you (like us!) envision works created through traditional mediums such as oil or acrylic paintings, perhaps a silkscreen print or a classic sculpture, all meticulously displayed against a clean white wall. However, with digital, virtual reality and AI-innovations transforming the way we live our lives – it is no surprise that art is increasingly meeting science and changing the definition of what comprises an artwork.
Read More另一位本地藝術家唐偉傑的作品,也在玩弄文字遊戲。遙遠地看到畫框內有隻粉藍色背色、粉紅色的豬,走近看原來不是畫出來的,豬是由一張張細小的「MADE in Hong Kong」貼紙組成,是一隻百分百「港豬」。同場還有許多同類作品,例如用「MADE in Hong Kong」貼紙拼成潮語「做咩姐你」、一堆七彩繽紛的米田共與菊花,還有「MADE in CHINA」標誌。
Read More某天早上前往Kubrick的途中,從廟街鑽進熙龍街,左顧右盼之際,竟然發現了一個櫥櫃般的空間,裏頭設立了兩個熒幕裝置,拍攝著某個人不斷找換的情況;看一看頭頂的招牌,寫上「永續找換店」,但左右無人,到底這個空間葫蘆裏賣什麼藥?這個原來是由香港公開大學高級講師兼藝術家田禮文(Man Tin)發起的藝術實驗空間,「香港的藝術空間很單一,來來去去都是同一個圈子,這個另類空間就不同,夠貼地,24小時運作,希望能打破現有單一的藝術制度。」
Read More飲食業界有個詞語,名為「落場」,意指餐廳員工在午市到晚市之間的休息時間。一般人落場會睡覺、玩電話、去馬會,但區文傑卻每日利用這三小時的落場時間,創作藝術作品,為苦悶的工作增添趣味。
Read MoreShortlists offer thematic selections from AAA’s Collection, including overviews and annotations by invited contributors. The following shortlist by wen yau provides some historical context to artists engaging with activism in Hong Kong.
Read More給你一塊土地、一片魚塘、一個下午,你會做甚麼?住在元朗的你,可因為城市急促的發展,已對距離市中心不遠的源野風景陌生?香港觀鳥會和非牟利組織藝術到家,於元朗大生圍就地取材,以藝術引路,讓大家認識魚塘生態及鄉村文化,在鳥、魚、人的身影間傳遞保育信息。「落塘源野藝術節」雖已落幕,但自然環境予人的創造力又怎會局限於有形的作品中?參考籌辦者和藝術家們的經驗,讓我們捕捉大生圍予人的靈感之餘,學習與大自然重新連結。
Read MoreReflecting on Hong Kong artist’s Siu Wai-hang powerful video work Open Ta Kung Pao, artist Ben Quilty says art is at its best when it represents the human condition.
Read MoreFor the past decade, we’ve been exposed to issues of human rights violations around the world like never before. Thanks to technology, social media and the work of organisations such as Human Rights Watch and other NGOs, which constantly work to report, research and release data, we’ve been given more and more chances to take action as a global community.
Read More曾幾何時,你我都曾被一幅畫、一首歌、一支舞,一首詩詞,甚至一部電影所觸動。在被那個刺點觸動的同時,你看見裡面的那絲靈魂了嗎?那是創作者當下的情緒發洩和情感注入。我們所認知的藝術除了豐富生活外,其實也有治癒的一面。在藝術創作的過程中,一筆、一劃可能會讓你覺得很自癒,一個動作、一個表情亦都可能是一種情感的宣洩,訴說著你我的內心的故事。
Read More當熟悉的生活場景碰撞奇異的色彩,便成為本地年輕藝術家李奕朗作品中亦幻亦真的畫面。他透過連串的空間改造和佈置,展示個人感到特別的時刻或難以啟齒的生活事件、幻想和秘密。作品探索空間和物件組合的各種可能性,利用這個介乎現實與奇幻之間的場景,道出一個又一個欲言又止的故事。
Read More早前到了在油麻地Kubrick,看到餐廳那的牆上掛了一大幅畫了貓的畫,真的很大,原來正舉行本地藝術家何穎琦(Katie Ho)的個展「山」(Mountain)(展期至7月4日),除了這幅大貓畫(800 x 170 cm),旁邊還展示了藝術家畫的37多幅小貓的畫(10 x 10 cm),也是同時發售的獨立雜誌《Project 37》的原畫。
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