First Smash - South China Morning Post interview

Thank you Art Experience Gallery's arrangements.
original source & credit :
http://www.educationpost.com.hk/zh-hk/resources/art-design/130910-art-experience-gallery-teaches-hong-kong-artists-survival-skills

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藝術

年輕藝術家出路窄 藝術創庫畫廊提供推廣平台

by

• Claire Huibonhoa

September 10, 2013

• inShare0

Hong Kong artist, Bobby Yu.

by Art Experience Gallery

香港藝術界近年發展旺盛，但商業化過甚的各大畫廊只展出國際知名藝術家的作品，一眾年輕的本地藝術畢業生應何去何從？藝術創庫畫廊便希望藉著舉辦展覽以推廣「港產」藝術作品， 為觀眾提供獨有的當代藝術體驗。

作為其中一位本地年輕藝術家，曾思允深深體會到要在香港成功展出自己的作品是何其困難。儘管香港的視覺藝術界近年有百花齊放的現象，且不少國際知名的畫廊亦紛紛來港開設分廊，但她認為本地藝術過於商業化，而事事以賺錢為目標的這股壓力更令年輕藝術家難以培養出在能在這圈子突圍而出的必要素質。
「做藝術家就要做全套，創作藝術品的過程只是其中一環，但若你連學習的機會都沒有，你又怎能學會做一個成功的藝術家必要的技巧？」曾思允說。

本著為香港藝術家開啟成功之門的理念，位於荃灣的「藝術創庫畫廊」（Art Experience Gallery） 邀請一眾新興藝術家參加名為《初試啼聲》的非牟利藝術計劃，展覽期為2013年7月20日至8月31日。

藝術創庫畫廊為想在是次計劃中參展的本地設計畢業生提供網上報名服務，最後從30名報名者中挑選了6位藝術家於《初試啼聲》計劃中展出各自的作品。
藝術創庫畫廊董事長楊家輝表示：「我們是根據藝術家的設計概念和他們對作品的演繹作為評選準則。」
自2010年成立以來，藝術創庫畫廊便積極物色鄰近地區的年輕藝術家，但只有本土香港藝術家才能有機會在《初試啼聲》中展出。「畫廊與藝術教育機構的數目以及每年的年輕藝術畢業生人數比例已出現失衡。」楊表示。

《初試啼聲》展覽。 (圖: Art Experience Gallery)
《初試啼聲》計劃的靈感源自一位名為Andrzej Sobiepan的波蘭藉藝術設計學生。他在2012年秘密地把自己的一幅畫掛在位於華沙的波蘭國立博物館（National Museum in Wrocław）中，引起廣泛的傳媒報導。
於是，該學生的行為便激發了楊家輝的一種要把學生創造的藝術宣揚開去的使命感。
「作為一家畫廊，我們的責任便是致力推動香港的藝術發展，而其中一個過程便是推廣本地的藝術家。」楊說。
現年23歲、畢業於香港中文大學藝術系的曾思允表示，她選擇修讀藝術是因為想對人「講一個故事」。
香港藝術學院畢業生譚衍嘉則以量尺創造出中國傳統套裝，以試圖刻畫出人與人之間的距離，從而帶出人際關係的本質。

Iris Tsang與她的作品「When I Prayed, Was I Talking to Space?」。 (圖: Art Experience Gallery)
32歲的譚衍嘉說，《初試啼聲》計劃改變了她對香港畫廊的負面形象，亦希望將來有更多類似的活動。「藝術創庫畫廊滿腔熱誠地幫助香港的藝術圈去理解當代藝術的發展。」譚說：「今次的展覽表現出對本地藝術家的尊重。」

原載於南華早報「Survival skills for the young」

(譯：Jin Wong)

First Smash - Media Report and Interview

By AMCNN
http://delta.amcnn.com/node/1904

By Milk 627

Source and credit from : Milk


By South China Morning Post (Jul/30/2013)

Art Experience Gallery teaches young artists some well-needed skills

Survival skills for the young

Tuesday, 30 July, 2013 [Updated: 9:07AM]

Claire Huibonhoa claire.huibonhoa@scmp.com

As a young artist, Iris Tsang See-wan knows how hard it is to show her work in Hong Kong. Despite a booming visual arts scene, with big international galleries setting up shop in the city, Tsang thinks the local scene has become too commercialised, the pressure to make a profit leaving little space for young experimental artists to develop the necessary skills to succeed.
"Being an artist is a whole package; making the artwork is just one part of it. How do you get the skills an artist needs if you don't get the chance to learn?"
To open up the playing field, the Art Experience Gallery in Tsuen Wan invited young artists to apply for its "First Smash" Art Project Group Show, which runs until August 31.
The gallery asked graduates to apply online for a chance to be exhibited. Six artists were chosen from 30 candidates.
"Our selection was based on the artist's concept, and how they elaborated on it," says gallery director Jacky Yeung Ka-fai.
Since it opened in 2010, the gallery has focused on promoting artists from the region. But only local artists have the chance to display their work for the latest project. There is "an obvious imbalance between the number of galleries and art-related institutions and the number of young artists graduating every year", Yeung says.
The "First Smash" show was inspired by Andrzej Sobiepan,
a Polish art student who caught widespread attention when he secretly hung one of his paintings in the National Museum in the city of Wroclaw.
Sobiepan's actions sparked a sense of responsibility in Yeung.
"As a gallery, we have a responsibility to do as much as possible to develop the art industry in Hong Kong. Part of that process is to promote more young artists."
Tsang, a 23-year-old fine arts graduate from Chinese University, says she chose art as a medium "to tell people a story".
Hong Kong Art School graduate Dan Ann Hin-ka made a traditional Chinese suit out of measuring tape in an attempt to illustrate the distance between people, and grasp the nature of relationships.
The 32-year-old artist says "First Smash" changed her negative view of galleries in Hong Kong, and hopes there will be more events like it. "This gallery is passionate about helping the Hong Kong arts community understand developments in [contemporary art]," Ann says. "This exhibition gives the artist some respect."

Source and credit from SMCP : http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1292785/art-experience-gallery-teaches-young-artists-some-well-needed

Osage KT Market 2012

 

BOING!, a Weekend Pop-up Night Market is featured in today's Sing Tao Daily, p.E1.

Don't forget to mark the following weekends in your diary: 27-28 July, 3-4 August & 10-11 August.
Source fr Osage Facebook https://www.facebook.com/osagegallery?hc_location=timeline

 I was join last year's Osage KT Weekend Market, below are the report from Sing Tao Daily about the event.

中文版履歷表

因應需要, 中文版履歷表已經準備好, 請按此:-

http://anndanhinka.blogspot.hk/p/biography.html

謝謝支持.


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前天, 跟一位在畫廊工作的朋友聊天, 她說, 現在的ART FAIR 都是外國人的聚集, 而近期的情況是, 他們在說國語.

昨天, 跟一間很好的畫廊討論展覽的細節, 他們真的很有心去幫助香港藝術家, 真的很好, 容後再述. 有趣的是, 他們也要求提供中文版及英文版CV各一份, 於是, 我做好了中文版CV.

感覺離自己又遠了, 也近了.

Coming Exhibition: First Smash

It's my honor that The Art Experience Gallery, Hong Kong invite me to perform my artwork  - Thinking of ....... Version 2 in their art project : "First Smash".

Exhibition will be held from Jul 20th, 2013 to Aug 3rd, 2013
Venue : Art Experience Gallery, HK
(Room 2009, Cable TV Tower, 9 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan NT, Hong Kong)
Opening Reception : Jul 20, 2013 from 3pm to 6pm

More details pls click: https://www.facebook.com/events/398455180265236/ , I want to invite all of you to join my exhibition n share my happiness. See ya~

N

葵葵葵 studio opening 2013

This group is aim for information sharing on our studio opening event scheduled on 21 July and 28 July.

The idea begins with individual studio's warming party or summer party, and then we think, why not we open together so that our friends can visit our studio and maybe also other studio?

Through this event, we hope to have better understanding of other artists in the same neighborhood and also provide an opportunity to visit other new studio.

So, if have any question, you may contact Sunny 61596366
Of course, he will be open his studio too!

21號開放單位:

• Wah Tat 16 (Albert Au, Cathy Chan, Kat Lai, Virginia Lo) 葵涌華星街8號華達工業大廈B座16字樓01室 Tel: 6189 7879
• Tung Wing Hong, Kevyn Wong, Claudia Tsang, Winki Cho--> 葵涌梨木道32-50號金運工業大廈2期9樓H2室 Tel: 6075 3847
• Boy Yiu, Ann Dan, Hazel Mah, Hui Wai Keung,Tap Chan, Goby Lo, Siumou Chow, Cheung Wai Lok--> 葵興健康街2-6號飛亞工業中心805室 Tel: 6194 9101
• Zoë Leungpy,Emillie Chiu,South Ho,Forrest Lau--> 葵興健康街2-6號飛亞工業中心1210室 Tel: 6537 8096
• Lewis Lau, Dainel Lau -->葵涌華星街8號華達工業大廈
• A座12字樓05室 Tel: 60956807
• Stanley Lee -->葵興葵昌路26號豪華工業大廈4樓D1室 Tel: 9710 5134

28號開放單位:

• Zoë Leungpy,Emillie Chiu,South Ho,Forrest Lau--> 葵興健康街2-6號飛亞工業中心1210室 Tel: 6537 8096
• Sunny Tam -->葵芳葵豐街華業大廈B座2樓D Tel: 6159 6366
• Wong Xiangyi, Jay Chusinwa, Remex Wu, Calvin, Sebastian To Mato -->葵芳金龍工業中心4座24樓L室 Tel:60140282
• Stanley Lee -->葵興葵昌路26號豪華工業大廈4樓D1室 Tel: 9710 5134

Credit: Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/events/1382010825343811/ (Thank you Sunny Tam)
飛亞805日常+工廠 Studio Link: https://www.facebook.com/favor805

小草堂

最近在為新的工作室預備而繁忙，
都已經忘記了這些年來搬遷過多少次，甚至感到有些煩厭。也因此我說過我不會再搬了，所以新的工作室，不會是用來作為我個人的工作室，而是希望可以集中在藝術的教育及討論，而本人也不會離開舊有的工作室。
最近朋友做市集的期間，經常聽見客人問的一句是，你有開班教授嗎？
就為了這一句，我決定投資，盡量把大家想要的，集中在一處。作為一個投資者及統籌人，由裝修到課程的編排，宣傳至收生的程序，對我來說都是一個極大挑戰。
同時，會安排一些與藝術有關係的活動，給大眾自由參與。
但我總要走到這一步，才可以清晰地面向自己面向社會面向現實，知道什麼是該做什麼事可以做。愈臭的地才種出更美的花，即使面對再大的壓力，希望我這個決定是值得的，也希望更多的人會支持我。謝謝

小草堂 會於八月正式投入市場。

Art is about love

我渴望能見你一面，
但請你記得，我不會開口要求要見你。
這不是因為驕傲，你知道我在你面前毫無驕傲可言，
而是因為，唯有你也想見我的時候，我們見面才有意義。

I’m so eager to see you again
but i wouldn’t ask to see you
not because i’m proud
in fact, in front of you
i cede all my pride
yet only if you asked to see me
our meeting would be meaningful to me

1950年 Simone de Beauvoir 西蒙‧波娃〈法國作家〉-越洋情書

Summer Course Lecturer

Recently, one art studio is planning some creative summer courses for children and asking me to be one of their lecturers. The course timetable and details are pending. This is my first step to start a new life style as being a artist in this city.

Second step still waiting for phone confirmation, keep your eyes on my website.

Also, my dreamy exhibition is coming, it will be held on Jan 2014 in a huge space. (if no more accident ... LOL)

Artist Helper -《一線》 丘藝藍個人展覽

Recently I am helping on artist Yau Ngai Lam's solo exhibition.

Below is the exhibition details:-




HKOP駐留計劃系列
《一線》
丘藝藍個人展覽

Artist Helper

ú             2012 May 13th / Painting Artist Helper

ú             Exhibition : ashita mata (again tomorrow)

ú             Work for Artist : Ai Yamaguchi 山口藍 

ú             Location : 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Central

Art Fair 2011 Helper

l                   2011 May 2011 / Installation Artist Helper

ú              Exhibition : Art Fair 2011

ú              Work for Artist: Jayne Dyer (Entrance Installation)

ú              Location : Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Welcome to my Page!

Welcome to my Page! 

Hope you like my page new arrangement, it is for my further work developments. It is more easy to sort my works by Date / Media / what else you like... , also, I have separate Art happenings and Blog into two pages. Well, that's it.

Anyways,

Currently I am busying on my coming exhibition, it will be held in a huge spaces with my new works. The time will be 2014 Chinese New Year if no delay or change, please sponsor us.... T_T , and keep eyes here for updates.

As I mentioned 'new works', I am going to prepare 3-4 series new works, plus my work 'Thinking of...... 思念' (more pic about this work please click Ann Dan works to check out). My new works are including Video, installation and mix media on paper.

I am so exciting on it!!! Good luck to me, okay? C yaa

搬家中

搬家中, 新家整理差不多, 舊家只用作有關Arts update, 新家只用作blog 用途.
新舊家都有link 連繫, 不會走失~~

此為分界line~

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Sick Leave 訪問

Interview:




https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzXrojaFU6ogdmFRNV9hLV9QR28/edit?usp=sharing
星島日報地區報 九龍西區 Mar 08th 2013

http://www2.leedeeradio.com/from_spark_to_flame/from_spark_to_flame_ep89/
《有台火》ep089 － 《病假》展覽、《走不出的雨巷》一條褲製作、《行雲流水》跨媒體舞蹈劇場

http://www.mindustry.hk/2013/02/%E8%85%A6%E4%BD%9C%E5%A4%A7%E6%A5%AD-127-%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E5%B1%95%E8%A6%BD%E3%80%8C%E7%97%85%E5%81%87%E3%80%8Dsick-leave/
腦作大業 127 – 專訪藝術展覽「病假」Sick Leave
 


http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio2%2FGivmme5&d=2013-03-01&p=3973&e=209875&m=episode
RTHK Gimme 5 主持人： 梁 德 輝 、 黃 天 頤

Media Post:
好戲網
http://www.mask9.com/node/101983 “病假”展览
http://www.mask9.com/node/101984 Sick Leave Exhibition
JCCAC
http://www.jccac.org.hk/?a=group&id=c_1&year=2013&month=3&day=3&doc_id=2402
Pixelbread
http://www.pixelbread.hk/content/13-01-25-7481#.US2Z5jcs6TJ
Timable
http://www.timable.com/event/95256
Viewor
http://www.viewor.hk/component/socialpinboard/pin?pinid=521 
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Sick Leave 病假

This is my first time to curate a exhibition.

Opening Reception:
Date: 3 March 2012
Time: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
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Three fine art graduates from RMIT, Aaron d’Aquino, Tiana Wong and NWY realized the pace of life and the psychological difference from being a full time artist and an art student.

For some artist, consistently create work is almost being a demand to take sick leave form the normal life we assumed. As for most artists, it is never easy to keep a proper schedule, nor a steady income, and sometime gain no profits to cover the cost. These situations made the lifestyle of artists difficult for others to understand.
While most people would consider themselves working to live, many artists are living just to work. Perhaps to some people, this might be a kind of sickness…

Through this exhibition-Sick Leave, three artists are showing their work, which created under frustrated and shrugging circumstances as an emerging artist.
The exhibition will be held from March 3rd to 10th , 2013 at L0 Gallery in Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre.

杜卓璣、黃天盈、NWY，三位畢業於澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學的藝術工作者;有感由學生到365天藝術創作的工作模式, 在生活節奏及思想上與自己想像有別。

藝術工作者要創作便有如向正常人的生活請病假。往往處於沒有固定工時，收入微薄不穩甚至倒貼在創作上，令大眾對藝術工作者的工作或生活模式亦存有疑問。
因為普通人已經把工作與「搵飯食」掛鈎，相對地，藝術工作者的工作，就是他們的生活。在旁人眼中，這又算不算一種病？

透過今次展覽 - 病假，展示三人在這種狀態下的創作。展覽將於二零零三年三月三日至十日於賽馬會創意藝術中心 L0畫廊舉行。


Details of the exhibition:

Sick Leave
Date: 3 March - 10 March 2013
Time: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Venue: L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
(30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Yip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

Opening Reception:
Date: 3 March 2012
Time: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre

病假
日期：二零一三年三月三日至三月十日
時間：上午十時至晚上八時
地點：賽馬會創意藝術中心 L0畫廊
（石硤尾白田街30號）

開幕:
日期：二零一三年三月三日
時間：下午三時至七時
地點：賽馬會創意藝術中心 L0畫廊
（石硤尾白田街30號）

For media enquiries, please contact: 　媒體查詢，請聯絡：

譚小姐
Tel: 9747 8775 Email: danhinka@hotmail.com.hk
Ms. Ng
Tel: 9830 0041 Email: wanyee.ng@gmail.com


For more details of the exhibition, please visit event page http://www.facebook.com/events/527748100591611/

Statment - Thinking of...... 思念 2011 Jun & 2012 Aug

Artwork name : 思念 Thinking of..... (Version 1)

Artist Name : 譚衍嘉 Ann Dan

media : Ruler

size : 150 x 56 cm

years : 2011

Artwork name : 思念 Thinking of..... (Version 2)

Artist Name : 譚衍嘉 Ann Dan

media : Ruler

size : 150 x 56 cm

years : 2012

More Information :

Related Exhibition (Click for more information)

• Version 1 : Know-ing not Knowing 2011, 
• Version 2 : Artifashion Artifashion , Loi Wui Zin 2012

Statement - Reappear Childhood to Die Away (2011 Dec)

Reappear Childhood to Die Away
再現童年回憶至消逝
2011 Dec
Mixed media(Chinese paper, Epoxy Resin) 混合媒介
Installation 裝置
150 x 150cm2

**Photo taken at Before 2012 exhibition

Ann 透過家人的突然離世, 重新檢視身份及定位, 發現自己原來一直依附著別人給予的回憶, 攀附生存。 生活依附著記憶, 記憶卻又因為家人離去而缺塊。就像是千瘡百孔的行屍走肉。


‘我的回憶, 都是別人給予的, 雖然死亡, 會令我回想起很多往事, 但也因失去了一位見證者, 而消逝。‘她說。 Ann 在三年學習過程中, 嘗試過不同的物料運用, 透過不同的物料特性, 來呈現出童年記憶的場景卻又同時在消逝的瞬間。在飄浮的畫面中間, 一張破碎的沙發只剩下輪廓。 沙發,是每一個孩童與家人共聚的地方, 即使物件及人物已不在, 但在腦海中, 仍會有記憶的痕跡存在。

’再現童年回憶至消逝。以紀念我們曾經的生與死.’

-Ann Dan Hin Ka, 2011 Dec

Statment - A Moment 一瞬間 2010 Jun

A Moment一瞬間 Oil on canvas 2010 Jun 60cm x 50cm x 4pcs

此作品是一連四幅人像油畫。

'瞬'即是'眨眼'， '一瞬間'即是'一眨眼的時間'或'一眨眼之間'。

按佛學所說， '一瞬間'即等於0.36秒。

我在0.36秒之間，透過光與影，用眼睛捕捉了很多短暫的畫面。

然後，用顏色把畫面在畫布上呈現 - 一瞬間的感覺。

這是我一瞬間的感覺。

最起初，我用黑白二色，又用童年時的照片。

慢慢延伸至在顏色上的處理。

童年的照片因當時技術問題，都會偏紅或偏藍。

在做資料搜集之時，我發現這些照片的顏色令人對童年勾起了聯想。

最後，用了紅和藍所混和出來的顏色去處理。

在做草稿的時候，發現人的眼睛若閉上，短暫的一瞬間就彷彿在畫布上凝聚。

那是很有趣的畫面，而且，把一瞬間在畫布上涷結，也正是我想做的事。

因此，所有的人在畫面上都是閉著眼的。

一瞬間縱然短暫，但卻是獨一無二，把短暫在畫布上凍結，透過讀者，把時間在畫布外的生命無限延長下去。

我希望藉此作品，把看似短暫但獨一無二的生命無限延長。



Ann Dan


2010 May