洪忠傑的藝術創作涉及繪畫、插畫，亦同時涉足平面設 計、藝術教育、戲劇表演和舞台製作等多項領域，創作 媒材包括墨水、印章雕刻、雕塑等形式。洪忠傑一向研 究各種動物蟲鳥，對多個動物物種有深度認識;其創作 除深受野生動物插圖和罕見鳥類紀錄片影響外，亦受中 國傳統繪畫和書法的啟發，以奇幻風格呈現大自然的多樣性。
Kensa Hung’s creative activity spans across painting, illustration, graphic design, arts education, drama performance and stage production, using ink, seal engraving, sculptures as the media. Having spent a long time researching into animals, including insects and birds, Hung has in-depth knowledge on various species. His artworks depicting the diversity of Mother Nature are strongly influenced by illustrations of wild animals and documentaries on rare birds, and are inspired by traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.
《黃仔和牠的房客》Happy Wong-jai
《驅蚊草及其蟲害》Scented Geranium
《家燕》Swallows 《蝠鼠》Bats
《麻石》Granite
《野鴿》Feral Pigeon
《牆角》Corner
《黃仔和牠的房客》Happy Wong-jai
《家燕》Swallows
《蝠鼠》Bats
城市中的昆蟲，看似微不足道，甚至被厭惡、驅趕或捕 捉。人們將之與負面事物聯想在一起—污穢、疾病、腐 化等，一向都想把牠們排除在生活視線外。 不自覺間，人類將物種分作不同等級，有的較重要，有 的易被忽略。作品由多件尺寸形狀不一的平面畫作組 成，把較受重視的品種與被忽略的並置，探索城市中人 和身邊生物的關係。畫布和顏料均顏色鮮艷，營造人工 化的感覺。 其中一張主軸作品，以真實尺寸呈現一頭名為「黃仔」 的年老狗隻。「黃仔」原居於香港東平洲，一直由島上 居民飼養，廣為訪客所認識。牠臉上雖然長有一個水 瘤，但神情卻跳脫活潑，仿佛全然不受病痛影響，帶出 強烈的對比感。 而其他畫作中有不同的動物的特寫 — 燕子、蝙蝠、蜘 蛛等，均由多種不同昆蟲相伴，其中兩幅的畫布更用上 一種能捕捉吸引昆蟲的物料。
Insects in the city are seemingly negligible, even despised, rejected, or captured. People associate them with filth, diseases, decay and other repulsive things, and hence often try to keep them out of sight. Unknowingly, men have classified species into different categories. Some are regarded as more important, some are neglected. The artwork, comprised of graphics of various sizes and shapes that put the valued critters alongside the ignored, probes into the relationships between urbanites and creatures around them. The use of brightly colored canvases and pigments gives rise to a touch of artificiality. One of the principal pieces depicts an old dog Wong-jai in real size. Wong-jai is reared by residents on the island of Tung Ping Chau and a familiar feature for visitors. Though with a cystic tumor on its face, Wong-jai creates a strong contrast with a cheerful and care-free demeanour that seems to indicate it is totally unaffected by the affliction. Different critters are featured in other paintings – swallows, bats, spiders, each accompanied by various kinds of insects. Two of these paintings are even created on insect-attracting canvas.
MUSTHAVEKEYS 策劃的夜間藝術項目「都市物種」展出六位藝術家的新作，關於存在於都市中的不同動植物物種，藉以回應人類在現今城市的各種生活模式，以及隨之衍生的變遷與連繫。
展覽第一部分題為 「欲望」，展出洪忠傑、Michael Whittle和袁進𡛕的作品，以人類視覺描繪各物種，反映人類欲望的延伸。
第二部分「殘像」，勞麗麗、謝銘思和袁雅芝的作品透過中上環社區街道歷史與面貌的變遷，以藝術家「自身」出發、以物種探索「地方」特性與個人身份記憶情感聯繫，以及對香港的想像。
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‘Urban Species’, a night-time art project curated by MUSTHAVEKEYS, introduces new works by six artists on the various species that inhabit the city, in response to the ways of urban living of today’s human beings, and the resulting changes and connections.
The first part of the exhibition, named ‘Desire’, showcases the works of Kensa Hung, Michael Whittle and Ivy Yuen. Portrayed from the human perspective, various species are a reflection of the extension of our human desires.
The second part of the exhibition, ‘Reminiscence’, deals with the history of the streets in Central and the changes of their outlook through the works of Natalie Lo Lai Lai, Macy Tse Ming Sze and Yuen Nga Chi, drawn from the artists’ personal experiences and through the exploration via different species of the characteristics of places and their association with personal identities, memories and sentimentalities, and the imaginations of Hong Kong.
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藝術家 Artists:
「欲望」‘Desire’ / 25.08 – 16.09.2023
洪忠傑 Kensa Hung
Michael Whittle
袁進𡛕 Ivy Yuen Chun Tai
「殘像」‘Reminiscence’ / 20.09 – 15.10.2023
勞麗麗 Natalie Lo Lai Lai
謝銘思 Macy Tse Ming Sze
袁雅芝 Yuen Nga Chi
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地點Venue:
中環贊善里7A號地下
G/F, 7A Chancery Lane, Central
開放時間 Opening Hours:
星期三至日 / Wed to Sun / 7 – 10pm
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策劃 Curated by:
MUSTHAVEKEYS
資助Supported by:
香港藝術發展局Hong Kong Arts Development Council
kensahung.com 