在Vivian最新的系列 《刹那的光辉不是永恒》中, 她再次用画布重新演译她眼中的香港及香港流行文化。展题借用八十年代当红歌手蔡枫华的名句,带出活在当下的人生哲学。Vivian首次尝试用香港街景融合传统中国画的意景,把景和情结合,达到「诗中有画, 画中有诗」的表现。
向中国传统文化致敬的同时,这次展览的作品标题都是流行香港的金句,反映流行网络文化对这一代年轻人的重要性。当Vivian把传统国画丶香港景物和流行文化的结合时,她创造了自己独有的当代艺术风格,以及反映了她的广纳不同文化的世界观。
In the new series “Forever is a lie, always” Vivian further investigates Hong Kong’s unique popular culture from a new yet relative perspective. The title “Forever is a lie, always (刹那的光辉不是永恒)” is inspired by the moment that went down in history and became monumental in the Hong Kong subculture. Veteran Canto-pop singer (Ken Choi ( 蔡枫华 Ken Choi Fung-wah ) at the 1985 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, when Leslie Cheung won three awards, Choi—who was one of the hosts of the awards show—responded, "A moment of glory is not eternal (刹那光辉不是永恒)." To say this sparked controversy is somewhat of an understatement as this over zealous comment resulted in Ken Choi being eventually being out casted from the top tier of the industry and disappearing for approximately a decade.
A recent development in the artist’s practice sees a crossover with traditional Chinese painting. The composition evokes the embodiment of landscape painting. Nature paintings that originally evolved during the Tang dynasty and developed to become a genre that stood to represent a commune with nature. Such images would convey specific political, philosophical or social convictions which when combined with Vivian Ho’s artistic dynamics produce a similar contemporary result. In this dreamlike universe, once again Vivian invites us to explore these nostalgic cultural scenes and historical Hong Kong moments.
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