continue for Full-time work and art development…
Now working full time in an NGO (that’s non profit making organization), a place called upcycling centre. at there, I need to deliver upcycling concepts as well as arranging workshop that could let publics enjoy and learn.
School Sharing
TV Channel interview
Students interview
workshops
VR project we developing to let audience playing and understand upcycle concepts.
*photo to be uploaded*
there are 7 studios and wood workshop, printing room in the centre, studios are rented to designers whose look for eco-friendly design. I get to know some of them and inspired me, on materials collecting, designing concept and also the passion about art and design. This maybe the best part of the job. On the other hand I got more experience on how to teach or education different age group…from primary, secondary to tertiary and also corporate clients.
However I do feel it’s time to move further and explore in some aspect. I am thinking of some phd programme which could let me concentrate on art development and also knowledge gaining. I really want to move on, hope the applications are fine and accepted by some uni.
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here’s I would also round up some of my artwork within the period I back to HK, it’s almost 4 years. by doing them….experiencing and questioning…I do thought of some knowledge gap that I should do in phd programme.
At the very early stage when I just back, I joined the group exhibition held by Hyphen, who are group of UAL graduates from HK. I try to keep my works being shown.
and I started working as full time again, less time for artworks, not only less time for making but the most importance is…less time for thinking, and yeah the reflection of writing blog is a key point too. to talk to yourself, asking what to make, how to make, how it could be improved, etc. So there’s not much work being made. I could observed how plastic bottles is so much wasted in HK, I keep collecting and collecting, would like to make some art by them, ideas in the mind but keep staying there. until I started by using some of the wrapping plastic on the bottles. and some bottle caps. Actually there are 4 parts from 1 bottle could be used, they are the wrapping plastic, neck ring, cap and the bottle.
4 wastes from 1 bottle (bottle body; neck ring; wrappings; cap)
for the above collage, I described them as illustrating futures, the concept is those plastics occupying the living habit, and the endangered animals are already disappeared, the human could only imagine or recall their appearance by the iconic shape. they are all experiences at the moment, I would like to make the centre transparent, which may need resin. and as you could see the right bottom one, made by the bread clip, that is another plastic I collect from social media, with deadline (expire date) on each of the small pieces, I think that could give a higher impact to audiences, so I collected a lot. for more plastic collected, they included contact lens package and model frames. All of them are waiting for working out.
the gradient test of bottle caps
colour assorted and being cleaned
some more materials collected
model frames are colourful and got potential in my work
so these are materials collected throughout the period, and I keep thinking of any better method to finish that, or need to do more testing. they are growing slowly…been thinking what to be at the centre, transparent or a mirror reflecting the audiences?
last but not least, I have to introduce a book that suitable for the artist who stuck at a point, it encourages and providing method, describing the truth of any problem artist facing,
right hand side should be a newer version while left one is mine.
Name in English: The Artist’s Way/ A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Arthur: Julia Cameron
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