Changethethought™

Artist Howie Tsui sent word of the completion of a recent and epic art project. As opposed to butchering a description in my own words, I will just share what he sent.

“Ottawa-based artist Howie Tsui explores themes of subversion and cultural assimilation through a blend of traditional Asian imagery and Western underground aesthetics. Horror Fables presents his new large paintings, made on paper in the form of Ming Dynasty scrolls, which conjure a phantasmagoria of beasts, ghosts, demons, and gods (and the occasional everyday human) who populate fantastical landscapes. Tsui’s work is informed by a variety of dark subjects, including Asian ghost stories, Buddhist hell scrolls, Hong Kong vampire films, neo-conservative propaganda, and twentieth-century genocides such as the Nanking massacre. He describes the exhibition’s overarching theme as a struggle against “powerful, merciless structures,” citing as examples corporations, political regimes, and social constructs. It also satirizes, in the broadest sense, the atmosphere of fear perpetrated in the West since 9/11 and captured in now-banal catchphrases such as “axis of evil” or “war on terror”. Dim lighting and a spectral soundtrack culled from 1960s Japanese horror movies attend your passage through the artist’s haunted world. There, you’ll find a space both abnormal and paranormal, where dread and glee, the grotesque and the sublime, fluidly co-exist.”

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Hong Kong, Howie Tsui, Painting

There is some bizarre but unquestionably original vector illustration work in the Flickr-folio of Gerry Wong who traded advertising for art.

written by Christopher | tags: Flickr, Floship, Gerry Wong, Hong Kong, Illustration

“Born in 1981, Johnny Cheuk is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Hong Kong. He started his career in 2001 after attaining the Diploma in Digital media from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education. He likes using different materials to create artworks. He usually blends computer graphics with watercolor, pen and ink to explore creative possibilities. His works have been published in various magazines, books, websites and exhibitions.”

I love his portraits of different celebrities.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Hong Kong, Illustration, Johnny Cheuk

After a hiatus, Benny Luk is back with a whole new version of Sixstation. It also appears that he has taken the leap and made Sixstation a full service studio as well.

written by Christopher | tags: Benny Luk, Graphic Design, Hong Kong, Sixstation

Beautiful photography and a massive quantity of it in the portfolio of Michael Wolf.

written by Christopher | tags: Hong Kong, Michael Wolf, Photography

Notorious stencil artist Banksy will be exhibiting in Hong Kong late this month at the “LOVE ART” show curated by Fabrik Contemporary Art. The exhibition will also feature the work of several other high-profile controversial artists such as Damien Hirst, Keith Haring, Romero Britto, and Mel Ramos. I can’t thin of another exhibition where such an infamous group of artists have all been grouped together. I only wish someone would buy me a ticket to Hong Kong so I could see it for myself. The details of time and place are listed below.

Place:
Hong Kong Arts Centre:
2 Harbour Road,
Hong Kong

Time:
Opening Night:
April 23 (Wednesday) | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Dates:
Exhibition dates:
April 23rd (Wednesday) - April 28th (Monday) | 10am - 8pm

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Banksy, Damien Hirst, Exhibition, Hong Kong, Keith Haring