4D x Comics
四圍望，漫漫畫
(2014)

《4D x Comics 四圍望／漫漫畫》Invitation Exhibition of The Art of CUHK 2014
 

Project Statement

As an independent type of visual arts, comics has its own artistic language system and narrative techniques. Hong Kong local comics creation also has its tradition. Different from America and Japan, Hong Kong comics has a unique style from its strong connection with the local culture. This year, the invitational exhibition takes comics as its topic. We will invite four local comics artists, including Wong Chiu Tat, Chihoi, Kongkee and Little Thunder. 

Wong Chiu Tat gets himself involved social and political issues by his simple but straight forward compositions. However, his works are full of tender feelings when describing his daily life with his young son, and he also keeps trying to break through the general narrative patterns of comics; Chihoi expresses his silent thoughts of city life through the plain figures; Kongkee’s sense of humor reveals a lot in his comics, he uses lively strokes to present vivid and adorable animals as well as serious and profound themes; As for Little Thunder, she expresses her fantastical imagination by colorful and exquisite strokes, with her contemporary feminine senses, she infuses her works with popular culture, or with extremely personal meditations of herself. By showing works of these four artists, Fine Arts Department sees it as an opportunity to discuss the relationship between fine arts and comics and to present more possibilities of comics in mobile cultural and social contexts of Hong Kong. The environment and details of the artists’ studios will also be presented in the exhibition space as a mean to broaden public thoughts and imagination of fine arts and comics which are two seemingly different areas.

漫畫作為一種獨立的視覺呈現方式，有著屬於自己的語言體系和敘事技巧。香港的漫畫在風格和題材上亦與美國和日本不同，獨樹一幟。今屆邀請展以香港漫畫為主題，邀請了四位風格迥異的本地漫畫家參展，包括黃照達、智海、江記和門小雷。黃照達以簡練直率的圖式介入政治與社會問題，又不乏溫情，形式上亦不斷嘗試突破一般漫畫的敘事框框；智海則以質樸的人物表達他對城市生活的靜默沉思；江記的漫畫由詼諧俏皮的動物形象到深刻沉重的題材都有所涉獵，發人深省；門小雷的作品則略帶當代反叛的女性觸覺，以細膩筆觸發揮她的想像力，時而融入流行文化，時而體現極端的個人經驗玄想。邀請展希望以展示四位本地藝術家的漫畫作品及相關的藝術創作為契機，探討作為流行文化的漫畫與純藝術之間的關係，在香港充滿變化的文化與社會背景下呈現漫畫更多的可能性。展覽現場還將再現藝術家們的工作室環境與細節，擴闊大眾對藝術和漫畫創作這兩個看似不同範疇的思考和想像。

Participating artists:
Justin Wong, Chihoi Lee, Kongkee, Little Thunder

Exhibition venue:
Hui Gallery, New Asia College, CUHK

Exhibition Date:
31 May, 2014

Project website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1440921069491843/

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