There should be at least one reason for a thing to emerge and exist – either based on its functional value, artistic value, personal perception and life experience, or its historicity…. all come from human’s observation and experience of life.Ceramics has treated as fine art only in a few decades. When ceramics was discovered, it has developed along with the pulse of daily human lives, emphasizing its practicality. New ceramics artist as us would like to deny the function quality of their works to make them appear more “ artistic”. As our encounter with ceramics grows, we deeply feel that the functionality is an important integral for ceramics art.The exhibition is themed as “ xi4- wu4” (object in play), which involves the three young ceramic artists, who rethink the value of functionality in ceramics through their playfulness on ceramic objects.Ben Yau has been obsessed with ceramics functionality, and he discovered that even a cup or plate can be very “scientific”. He started to quest for the relation between ceramic object and its functionality; some has its functions transmuted, some are devoid of its function.Rebeka Tam has discovered an intimate relation between objects and body from a normal spoon. Since then, she has started her journey on toeing between the sculptural quality and functionality of spoons.Emile Tsang has founded the truth in old wisdom “Bird of a feather flock together” through his encounter with ceramic bowls. In his search for cultural histories of bowls, he wants to understand the threaded relationship between people and the community.
Venue: White Tube – Gallery of Hong Kong Art School , Hong Kong Arts Centre,
10/F, 2 Harbour Road , Wanchai, Hong Kong .
Date & Time: 5/10/2007 –28/10/2007, 10:00-20:00
Opening ceremony: 5 October 2007, 6:30pm
Free Admission
一樣物件的出現與存在，都有至少一個或多個理由；基於它的實用價值或藝術性、個人的感性經驗、甚或是它的歷史性，但都源於人對生活的觀察和經驗。陶瓷被視為純藝術只是短短幾十年間的事，自陶瓷最初發展，都與人的生活脈絡和生活的實用性有著密切的關係。初學陶瓷的時候總是喜歡否定它的實用性，以為這才算“純藝術” 。但隨著學習陶瓷的時間越久，越是想認識它的全部。是次展覽名為『戲．物』，實則是藉著陶瓷器物的題目上借題發揮，與陶瓷器物玩玩遊戲，亦是我們三位陶藝初哥對陶瓷實用性的反思。BEN YAU 一直也執迷於陶瓷器物的功能性和藝術的關係，後來發現原來一杯一碟，都可以很科學的。這次展覽結集了他年多以來就陶瓷器物與它的功能性的關係的創作，當中有些轉化其原先的功能 ;有些則是免除了它的功能性。REBEKA TAM從日用的湯匙中發現器物與身體的親密關係，自此便開此延伸湯匙意義的旅程，在其中發現無限的演繹。曾志清嘗試從“碗” 的本質中體現「物以類聚，人與群分」的道理，了解人與社會之脈絡關係。
展覽地點︰香港灣仔港灣道二號香港藝術中心十樓，白管子 – 香港藝術學院畫廊
日期及時間︰二零零七年十月五日至十月二十八日
開幕酒會︰二零零七年十月五日下午四時正至六時三十分
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