Posts Tagged ‘art’
The Art of Protest – Politics Finds Artistic Expression in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s colourful protest culture is increasingly infused with artistic elements, just as themes of politics and protest are increasingly expressed in artworks by local artists. Varsity takes a look at Hong Kong’s art of protest.
Art for All
Meet a group of young artists, designers and art-lovers who believe art should be down with the people. Hong Kong’s Street Art Movement aims to move art from the rarified world of high-end galleries and into the streets.
The Animated Storyteller
Home-grown, award-winning animator, John Chan prefers to think of himself as a storyteller who wants to bring cheer and optimism to Hong Kongers.
Big Canvas for a Small-screen Villain
Chan Min-leung is a familiar face in TVB dramas – he usually plays villains and unsavoury characters. Here he shows Varsity his other side as a dedicated and accomplished Chinese ink painter.
One best shot: Vincent Yu
Internationally acclaimed Hong Kong photojournalist Vincent Yu on taking “one best shot” for every story and running his Upper Station Gallery.
All the World’s a Stage – Site-specific Performance in Hong Kong
Reporter: Victor Chan As diners sip milk tea and read their newspapers, enjoying a meal in between hectic schedules at a classic Hong Kong-style diner or cha chaan teng, they are suddenly interrupted by shouting at one of the tables. Some of the customers appear to be furiously quarrelling over a family inheritance. If this [...]
Pak Sheung-chuen: Everyday Art
Reporter: Samuel Chan Che-chung Pak Sheung-chuen does not read the way most people do. What first catches the artist’s attention is not the title or the text of the material, but the positioning of the punctuation marks and the white border round the page. This unique reading habit may be a window to explaining some [...]

