Rome contemporary art fair

Mimmo Palladino

Ubaldo Bartolini

Pasquale Pennacchio and Marisa Argentato

Claudio Parmiggiani

Roma Contemporary Art
http://www.romacontemporary.it/en/index.html
http://www.artecontemporaneamodernaroma.it/

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Art Exhibitions

John Chamberlain

Lo An
1966
urethane foam and cord
12 x 18 x 18 in.
The Museum of Contemporary Art,
Los Angeles

MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
http://www.moca.org/

LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
http://www.lacma.org/


Paul Kopeikin Gallery: Exhibitions
http://www.kopeikingallery.com/

Craft and Folk Art Museum
http://www.cafam.org/

The Getty
http://www.getty.edu/

Norton Simon Museum
http://www.nortonsimon.org/


Santa Monica Museum of Art - www.smmoa.org
http://www.smmoa.org/index.php/home/display

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Object of Desire: Barbie Doll

In this Easter's holiday, I found a "Pinkish" exhibition were showed in the shopping mall of Tsimshatsui.

Actually it's a celebration of the 50th anniversary birthday of Barbie Doll. I think for somebody she is "dreams of beauty", or the sweet memories of childhood... etc. But for me, she means an "Object of desire", also as the symbol of fashionable. Maybe because of my interest in fashion design, I'm really very appreciate and fascinated by the designs of the wardrobes, from the styles of hats, dress, handbags and shoes also represented the sophisticated of every design details.

From a cultural and gender perspective, or for some feminist, the Barbie Doll may involved so much "problems" for us to rethink and critics about the politics of "standard" figure and women images. But for an admirer, it's still a very good opportunity to visit and enjoy the beautiful images of this classic icon.

Barbie's 50th Birthday, Exhibition in Hong Kong Harbour City
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Momentum

Bachelor of Arts in Applied and Media Arts - Annual Exhibition 2009

I like the following "artist statement" very much...

"Nowadays, many people forgets something important around their life like family, lover and friends. They do not realize how important the relationship between family and them. When someone important is gone or something happen to them, it is always too late to learn how to cherish.

Because of the environment, we may focus on the career, working hard in the golden age and fight for higher positions in the careers, in order to obtain satisfaction in life, hence we tend to forget about the life and family. What I need to do is remind ourselves how important the family in the project through the Prophets Book and Keep them alert of how to cherish what they have."

(Harta by Keiji Chan)

5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, The Pao Gallery
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Design ideas...

This is an exhibition of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The students were requested to design new products with different materials, such as aluminum sheet, wire, glue, crystal, wood, ceramic, silicone etc. And the design task were tea light holder or chopstick rest.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design
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The 14th ifva (Interactive Media Category) Finalist Works Exhibition

Leaf, Living Digit

Lawrence Lau Ming-tat

(Responsive graphics, environmental and interactive sensing techniques)

A Couple of Irons

Siu Chi-man

(Is it a design object or an art piece ?)

Textworm

Ashley Cheung Chi-lung, Jason Lam Chi-fai

(An installation of text deconstruction)

4/F Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Center
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What is "Charming Experience" ?

Visiting this exhibition as experiencing an "Odyssey". Each artworks also provided some creative spaces for audience to explore. Over there, visitors are easily to found what is connection and communication. Also got the opportunities to "sense" everything with their bodies, including eyes, ears, hands etc. The works let the participants realize the meaning of interaction, by the moments, from certain installations, audience may found some inspirations about the relations of every life, and may have time to think what is "Soundscape", "Acoustic Ecology"...

Joyce HSU

Naboon Dragonfly 2002
Wood, plastic, motor and light
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art

PAK Sheung Chuen
1 1/2 2 (Two Art) 2009
Mixed Media
Artist Collection

Anothermountainman
Impermanent 2009
Mixed Media
Artist Collection

Danny, Lee Chin Fai
Scenery 2003
Stainless steel and wood
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art

LEUNG Mee Ping

So Near Yet So Far (Mongkok) 2001
Mixed media
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art

Otto, LI Tin Lun
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.5
in C Minor, First Movement 2009
Mixed media and video installation
Artist Collection

KWOK Ying
Commodity 2001
Colour pencil and cement on canvas
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art



Doris, WONG Wai Yin
Home-moving Furniture 2002
Red/white/blue plastic sheet and mixed media
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art


Exhibition: Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue" Exhibition Series IV
Theme: Charming Experience
Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Contemporary Hong Kong Art Gallery
Date: 20 February 2009 - 19 April 2009

Hong Kong Museum of Art
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No Frontiers - The Art of Ding YanYong

I think Mr Ding is not the follower of "Henri Matisse". His art merged the concepts and attribute of freedom with flexibility, together with the spirit of "Fauvism". For the development of "Chinese Painting", his openness attempt changed our mind and perception in the creation of Chinese Art, and exhibited the profundity of painting.

Hong Kong Museum of Art
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My Mona Lisa

This is a very expressive exhibition, it's not only an international competition to let the artists express their imaginations on the painting of Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa". But to encourage them to present the personal creativity and ideas with the civilization of their own place. It was an crossover of different life.

In the exhibition, visitors can catch the social attribute and cultural characteristic of different Asian. And the most meaningful are the artifacts are created by people with disabilities. I think it's a great chance to let people know "Art" is no limit and no prejudice.

I especially like the work of the overall winner, the Japanese artist, Hirano Shinji. From his work, I realized the features of Japan's civilization, and from the perspective of colors usage, also depicted the spirit of "mysterious".

The Hong Kong winner is Poon Tsz Chai, a 13 year-old child. I was very appreciate her practice of painting techniques, she used mixed media, included acrylic, glass paint and plastic board to compose her work. But behind the fruitful of visuals, I was depressed by her selections of the glamour icons, it entirely showed the "Materialize" of Hong Kong life...

Title: Untitled

Artist: Hirano Shinji (Japan)

Overall Winner

Title: If I met Mona Lisa

Artist: Pooh Tsz Chai (Hong Kong)

Winner of Hong Kong Region

Title: Untitled

Artist: Ishihara Maki (Japan)

Merit Prize

Title: My Mona Lisa

Artist: Tseng Chi Fai (Hong Kong)

Merit Prize

Title: Untitled

Artist: Sasaki Takuya (Japan)

Title: The Ball of Mona Lisa, 2008

Artist: Wong Yat Chor (Hong Kong)

2nd Runner-up of Hong Kong Region

Title: Untitled

Artist: Sunohara Kimie (Japan)

Title: The other side of Mona Lisa

Artist: Yuen Hang Lun (Hong Kong)

Merit Prize

Title: My Mona Lisa

Artist: Jung Soon Jee (Korea)

Merit Prize

Title: Bamboo and Mona Lisa

Artist: Tang Joe Fun (Hong Kong)

1st Runner-up of Hong Kong Region

Title: My Mona Lisa tomorrow version

Artist: Chan Wai Fan (Hong Kong)

Title: Untilted

Artist: Fujisawa Tomorhiro (Japan)

Merit Prize

Exhibition: My Mona Lisa, International Drawing Competition

Curator: Art in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sino Group

Date: 7/3/2009 – 6/4/2009

Time: 9am - 9pm

Venue: 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza ,18 Harbor Road, Wan Chai

International Drawing Competition, My Mona Lisa
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