Comments on: Hong Kong Art – it’s all from the mainland http://www.gamil.com/2007/10/15/hong-kong-art-its-all-from-the-mainland/ elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hiram http://www.gamil.com/2007/10/15/hong-kong-art-its-all-from-the-mainland/comment-page-1/#comment-3967 Hiram Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:27:39 +0000 http://gamil.com/?p=36#comment-3967 It is unfortunate that you only saw art by mainland artists on your trip to Hong Kong. It had a lot to do with what the majority of commercial art galleries trade in, and sadly Hong Kong art figures very little in the scheme. The galleries you visited are the more mainstream commercial ones but there are some others, as well as non-profit spaces that show Hong Kong art. Hong Kong art doesn't get the clout like mainland art-- not because they are not as good -- on the contrary it is much more sophisticated than the stock symbolisms you'd see in Chinese art. It's just not hyped up by the media, the market and the museums. In fact, contemporary Hong Kong art has been going on for a long long time before the advent of contemporary Chinese art. We have a useless, bureaucratic government-run art museum which does not care, and a public which is largely uneducated in art and culture. It is unfortunate that you only saw art by mainland artists on your trip to Hong Kong. It had a lot to do with what the majority of commercial art galleries trade in, and sadly Hong Kong art figures very little in the scheme. The galleries you visited are the more mainstream commercial ones but there are some others, as well as non-profit spaces that show Hong Kong art.

Hong Kong art doesn’t get the clout like mainland art– not because they are not as good — on the contrary it is much more sophisticated than the stock symbolisms you’d see in Chinese art. It’s just not hyped up by the media, the market and the museums. In fact, contemporary Hong Kong art has been going on for a long long time before the advent of contemporary Chinese art. We have a useless, bureaucratic government-run art museum which does not care, and a public which is largely uneducated in art and culture.

]]> By: bill http://www.gamil.com/2007/10/15/hong-kong-art-its-all-from-the-mainland/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 bill Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:49:02 +0000 http://gamil.com/?p=36#comment-1058 Chinese contemporary paintings are increasingly abstract with hidden school of thoughts. And people usually associate present period art to events that they understood but cannot think further than their thoughts. To me it seems the return of the polymaths, at least in China. Well done. Bill Chinese contemporary paintings are increasingly abstract with hidden school of thoughts.

And people usually associate present period art to events that they understood but cannot think further than their thoughts.

To me it seems the return of the polymaths, at least in China. Well done.
Bill

]]> By: <![CDATA[David]]> http://www.gamil.com/2007/10/15/hong-kong-art-its-all-from-the-mainland/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:30:41 +0000 http://gamil.com/?p=36#comment-7 Wonderful overview. The paintings are certainly feel like the come from some place outside of this country. It was great to read about both of your travels as you explored over there. I'm sure your host *can* handle your traffic, you probably just need to optimize Word Press, try some of these tips: http://www.earnersblog.com/digproof-your-wordpress/ Wonderful overview. The paintings are certainly feel like the come from some place outside of this country. It was great to read about both of your travels as you explored over there.

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