2009 Special Mention - 張景威 Reds Cheung King Wai

2009 Special Mention

張景威
 ＜作品紀錄, 畢業習作, 畢業展 ＞
素描，雕塑，裝置

 

創作自白： 
納悶，這是我對「Documentation」真實的紀錄。

納悶，這是我對「Honor Project」真實的建構。

納悶，這是我對「Graduation Show」真實的重置。


作品簡介：
「Documentation」： 將因納悶而進行的行為放大，及延長。這是最真實反映我對「 Documentation」這種方式的批判。創作紀錄可以是作品的一部份；作品本來便紀錄了最重要的事。從正面的角度想，創作紀錄有助呈現藝術創作過程，展示隱藏於創作過程中的藝術性。從另一角度看，它把作品本來具有的紀錄能力消除，這種方式主動地取代了藝術品的一個部份。面對這取捨應交由藝術家自行判斷，而非建制指令，或意識形態所安排。

「Honor Project」：將因納悶而進行的行為放大，及延長。這是最真實反映我對「Honor Project」這種方式的批判。創作本來便沒有必然的理由，也沒有理由為一個評核框架下創作。創作最根本的理由是什麼? 應該每一個創作者都有自己的定義。他想創作，便會創作；他不想創作，便不會創作。如果一個藝術創作者連創作與否的選擇權也沒有，甚或至不清楚具有選擇的權利。他們所創造的亦只會是功課，他們的將來亦只會是權力下的一個景觀製造者。畢業前的這個階段，我實在沒有興趣花時間於做功課。

「Graduation Show」： 將因納悶而進行的行為放大，及延長。這是最真實反映我對「 Graduation Show」這種方式的批判。關於展覽，展覽與展品之間的關係最令我關注，若展品與展覽之間的關係不大，展品可以用其他方式展示，沒有展覽的必要。若畢業展的重點在於從展品中觀察畢業生的表現。那麼，作品的內容又應該放到那裡去?　畢業展都沒有把這個問題看成為一個問題，而且將問題看成為必然的現象而不處理。

關於這是三件作品還是一個整體，我不希望由自己下定義，應作為留給觀眾思考的問題，同時反思「Documentation」（創作紀錄），「Honor Project」(創作)，「Graduation Show」（展覽）三者的條件關係與及背後隠藏的學院評核制度。而他們代表了我對這三件事的態度。

從整個空間上看，它們共同的建立了一個氣氛，隱藏著一段時間。


藝術家簡介：
張景威，生於香港，曾修讀視覺藝術及視覺文化研究。主要以混合媒介為表現。張認為藝術從不局限於媒介之上，而只有思想上的界限。從他的作品上觀察會發現他的兩極化表現，時以冷靜理性，時以激動感性，批判反思。同時嘗試透過生活、哲學、社會運動、文化、媒體及教育等了解生命以及箇中的美。
張的作品常始於一個問題，及以帶出更多問題作結。
自創座右銘 “藝術即生命。那麼你的生命不特別，你的藝術也不會特別”。

張的另一個特點來至他對本土性的重視。近來主力參與具本土人文色彩的項目，合作團體包括活化廳、MaD、香港設計大使、藍屋生活文化館、綠嶺行動等；並同時協助成立VAPIN及Viewor 兩個年青網上視藝平台，務求多角度理解視覺藝術的本土發展。

最近喜愛的主題包括「當代社會下的高速情緒轉換」。


參與展覽：
2010 印象．張愛玲 繪畫獎展覽
         「藝綻公園」－「輕講公園」– 展覽概念
2009 出爐2009，牛棚藝術公社
         : 2009視覺藝術院畢業展，視覺藝術院 


Special Mention

Reds Cheung King Wai

 ＜Documentation, Honor Project, Graduation Show＞
Drawing, Sculpture, Installation


Artwork statement:
Feeling bored, this is my authentic record of Documentation.

Feeling bored, this is my honest construction of an Honor Project.

Feeling bored, this is my genuine replacement for the Graduation show.


About the artwork:
“Documentation”：Feeling bored, expend and extend a ordinary behavior. This is a authentic record representing personal critic to “Documentation”. Documentation could be a part of artwork; artwork records something important. Pros documentation has shown it ability on record hidden aesthetic concern on artwork creating process. In negative perspective, it destroyed a part of ability that artwork could show, aggressively replaced a part of value of art. Artist have to make their own decision on using documentation to or not in specify case, rather than controlled by institution nor ideology.

“Honor Project”：Feeling bored, expend and extend an ordinary behavior. This is a authentic record representing personal critic to “Honor Project”. There are no eternal reason for creating artwork; that is not reasonable to create an artwork under assessment framework. The definition and reason of creating an artwork should clarify by artist own decision. Artist create there for artist be. Imagine there an artist does not has his right to create, or even don’t know any about his right, what he did is only an assignment, not an artwork; He will only become one of a spectacle maker under authority control. I am not interested in being like this.

“Graduation Show”： Feeling bored, expend and extend an ordinary behavior. This is a authentic record representing personal critic to “Graduation Show”. Concerning an exhibition, I mainly focus on relationship between artworks and the exhibition. If a group of works not related to the theme of exhibition, there are no reasons to follow an exhibition framework; If main reason on graduation show is to highlight student’s ability from their artworks, how the reason behind the artworks should be? 

I would like to leave the question to audience, re-consider about the relationship between “Documentation”(record), “Honor Project”(Artwork), “Graduation Show”(exhibition), are they essentially be together as one ?

Three objects formed an atmosphere, and hidden a period behind.


About Artist:
Reds Cheung is a Hong Kong visual artist, Studied in Visual Arts and Visual Culture Studies, mainly focus on mix-media practice. Reds believe there are no boundary between art creation and medium, but only thought remain in artist’s limitation. Practicing art both emotional and intellectual ways, explore in life, philosophy, social practice, media, culture, art and education etc, Reds’ piece always start from question and end from endless questions. Self quote: “Art is life. That’s means your artwork will not be special, as if your life is not special at all.”

Another significant mark among Reds art practices is localization. He is current participated in varies local community arts and humanity art projects, those parties including Woofarten, MaD, HK Ambassadors of Design, Wanchi Livinhood Space, Greener Action etc. At the same time, Reds involved in building two teens Visual Arts online platform VAPIN and Viewor.

Reds devoted in art with lively, sentimental and critical sense along his life experience, recent concerns including “rapid emotion changes in contemporary era”    

Exhibitions:
2010 Impressions. Eillen Cheung. Inaugural Painting Exhibition

         ArtAlive@Parl -“WishPark” – Exhibition Concept Development

2009 New Trend 2009, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
         : Academy of Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition 2009
         Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University