The process of idea development for an artist may not be bounded by just thinking and thoughts; it can be progressed through diverse methods such as reading, sketching, discussing, researching, analyzing as well as experimenting. The process leads to findings that are with complexity, purity, or intimacy and they develop to become some visual notes of the artist. These act as tangible memories and can be recalled or even shared with the others when necessary.
At this stage of mind-mapping and notes-making, the artists owns absolute freedom on the mediums, styles and methodology, they can work as true to themselves as they wish for the exploration without any psychological burden. Visual notes may be light and minor to some audiences, but they are vital to the artists.
This exhibition, organized by Hong Kong Art School, serves as a common platform for eight young artists to present their intermediate creative works which are derived from their tangible memories and thinking processes. Through the exhibition, audiences see tangible thinking processes with openness and uniqueness, and the interested subject matters of the artists. As for whether you as an audience can predict where and how far the artists can go from this stage? This is left to your imagination.
藝術家發展創作概念的過程不僅是思考，亦通過多樣化的方式進行，如閱讀、草稿製作、討論、研究、分析以及試驗製作﹔這些行為衍生了藝術家的一些視覺筆記，當中有簡單、複雜、純粹、或私密的，甚或能建構作品雛型。這些視覺筆記是藝術家可觸及並且實在的記憶，可以隨時被召回，在必要時可與他人分享。
在思維導圖和筆記製作的這個階段，藝術家在媒介、風格和方法上沒有規限，擁有絕對的自由，他們可以真實坦率地進行探索，沒有任何心理負擔。視覺筆記對觀眾來說可能是很輕微的，但對於藝術家來說它們是至關重要。
這個由香港藝術學院舉辦的展覽，作為八位年青藝術創作者的一個共同平台，展出由有形記憶和思考過程所衍生的中期作品。通過展覽，觀眾看到的是具有開放性與獨特性的有形思維，可窺視藝術家感興趣的題材和反映其藝術思考的過程。至於能否從中預想藝術家可從這階段通往何方或能走多遠？這就留給觀眾去玩味與想像。
Exhibition Period
6 - 29 November 2015
10:00 - 20:00 (Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)
Participating Artists:
CHING Yuen Hang
LAU Sze Yin
LAU Yuen Ting Rita
LI Ning Fung
LUI Tsz Hei
PONG Chung Hang Ivana
WONG Man Ching Maggie
YUNG Ka Man