Date
2023 / 5 / 6 (Sat)
Time
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue
JCCAC L4-03A Activity Room
Speaker
Rachel Cheung
Language
Cantonese
Fee
Free
Notes
Limited admission; first-come-first-served.
Artist Talk | The Vast World of Ceramics - From Practical, Ornamental to its Artistic Nature
Most of us know the practicality of ceramics, as it is often found in tableware. Many also appreciate ceramics, as an ornament that polishes our homes and jazz up our lives. Comparatively, the artistic nature of ceramics is less addressed. Yet, a group of art practitioners is exploring the contemporaneity and possibilities of ceramics. Like other art mediums, ceramics can create inspiring, thought-provoking works, which embody artists' explorations on various topics, from the material itself to social and personal experiences.
In this talk, ceramicist and art educator Rachel Cheung will show you the many facets of ceramics, and share how the development of ceramics inspires her creations.
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About Rachel Cheung
A ceramic artist and art educator, Rachel Cheung is currently the programme coordinator and lecturer of the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) programme, co-presented by Hong Kong Art School and RMIT University, Melbourne. She is also the founder of Unit Gallery. She initiated and curated "On Earth Lai Chi Wo Art Project" and "On Earth Ceramics Festival" in 2019. She published the research "New Horizons of Local Ceramic Art in Hong Kong" in 2018.
Rachel possesses expertise in ceramics and glass art. She was the winner of the Prize of Excellence at the Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2001. She was also invited to take part in the Fukutake House Project of the Setouchi Triennale in Japan in 2016. Her works have been widely collected by museums, including Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum.