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The Works：Resin & concrete artist Vincent Woo, "Now Showing 2.0"@Karin Weber & in the studio: The Hu

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In this episode, we look at an artist who is using one of mankind’s oldest artificial materials and one of its newest. The older material is concrete. Go to Rome and you’ll see that much of the Colosseum and also the spectacular dome of the Pantheon were built with concrete some two thousand years ago. The newer material is synthetic resin, developed in the late 19th and early 20th century. In fact, it’s just over a century since Leo H. Baekeland introduced the world to "bakelite," the first completely synthetic resin, which could be moulded and used in hundreds of different ways. Today though, one Hong Kong artist is bringing these old and new materials together in works that reflect on humanity’s interaction with nature.

As its title suggests, the exhibition, “Now Showing 2.0” is influenced by cinema. It features the works of three local artists who have incorporated ideas and imagery from popular Hong Kong and Asian films into their artistic practice. Filmmakers such as Johnny To, Stephen Chow and Japan’s Studio Ghibli are points of reference for Chow Chun-fai, Chui Pui-chee and Frank Tang. The works on show include oil paintings, ceramics, Chinese ink paintings, and even a handmade mah-jong set.

The Huqin family of bowed string instruments is highly popular in traditional Chinese music. Among the best known are the middle range erhu, the lower register zhonghu and the higher pitched gaohu. The Huqinists, a group formed in 2014, is made up of enthusiasts who aim to promote the instruments to a wider audience. They are taking part in a training scheme under the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra’s “Music Integrates” programme, and they are here to tell us more.
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문화 - Culture
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Hong Kong, Huqinists, The Works
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