2.17.2009

Where should i place the artists' idea?



Sometimes I just wondering a question: what are we seeing in an exhibition? The artist try to express their emotion and desire through the art works, and what are the parts of receiving for the audience? Like some experience in the theatre, if we throw off the posters with the abstract of the show, how many can be understood by us? And what we get is the same as the artist wants to present?







I was walking through the Art center with all the questions above last Sunday. This trip is not normal as before. Missing the performance part of the exhibition and sitting down for the communicating part of the show made us can understand nothing just listen some strange and academic words come out of the artist’s mouth. Staring at the light point, all the audience’s faces come into my eye. What are they thinking about the exhibition and what information they received through the artist’s sentences? All I got is the initial idea of this show which is the mix of the audio and video and internet with some symbol that is considered belong into two generation or group. Actually, I cannot focus on any of these points basing on the questions flying through my mind. It is said that do not ask what they want to be but what you want to get. That made me confused about the significance of the art work’s function. If everyone gets the same idea as the artist want to present, is that a good situation? I don’t think so.



That reminds me of a film which is my favorite “The Butterfly Effect”. There are 6 different endings of the film. One of them is the irreplaceable director version and others are the ones the director thought the audience may like. Although it cannot say that the artists should take the audience’s receiving into consideration, the art work still be a tool to express what the artist want to say. Therefore weather the audience can get the right idea and right information is basing on how clear the way artist present.




Well, the questions of independence and the communication of art come into my mind again, though which is not a new one. Get what we want is my point of view, but where should I place the artist’s initial idea?

2.05.2009

HK Fashion week



Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2008 is Asia’s largest fashion fair last year.


Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ ContestAnother fair highlight of the two fairs is the January 14 staging of the 31st Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2008. This year, 18 contestants are competing in three categories: Casual and Jeans Wear; Contemporary Day Wear; and Party and Evening Wear. Six prizes will be awarded, including the winning prize from each category: City Magazine Prize, sponsored by City Magazine; the Most Innovative Collection, sponsored by the YD Alumni Club; and the Overall Winner Award.
Two leading players from the international fashion world have been invited as this year’s VIP judges: Maria Luisa Trussardi, President of Finos SpA, the financial holding of the Trussardi Group; and the renowned Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato.


These pictures is about a shoes designer's work in this Fashion Show. I do like his work which involved many different emotion and inspiration. He tried to use his work to tell us a story, which including his wife, their love stories and all the little things happen in his life. As a shoes maker he not only make the shoes that everyone need to wear, but make it an art work.



And this one it's Lily, Lily is imaged as a friend of this designer, who wear 3 pairs of shoes produced by the designer. Seeing all the work of him, I feel life is so cool and so as the art.