On Sharks & Humanity

        

    " On Shark and Humanity " is a must see contemporary art exhibition happening now at the Hong Kong maritime museum until the 30 of September 2017.

This is the 5th edition of the exhibition which started in Monaco, Moscow, Beijing and Singapore, where 36 contemporary artists joined forced together in the aim of raising the public awareness about the pivotal sharks number plays in maintaining the balance of the maritime ecosystem, and the urgent need for shark conservation. 

Downward Force on Upward Moving Objects
378 x 447 x 283 cm
Mixed Media
Artist : WANG LUYAN

I must say the exhibition sends a very powerful message,  about the negative impact of the shark fin trade and how is it affecting and endangering the life of sharks and the whole ecosystem 

I was very touched by the art work, and the way the installation was made inside the maritime museum along with the permanent exhibition of the museum which takes you right to heart of the sea life, not the mission the view that comes along.

Shark finning kills the shark, because the removal of the fins from the sharks, happens when the shark is still alive, they are then discarded back to the ocean,  unable to swim without their fins they sink in the bottom of the ocean and die of suffocation or eaten by other predators.

Shark finning increased since 1997 largely due to the increasing demand for shark fins for shark fin soup and traditional cures.

" WHEN THE BUYING STOPS, THE KILLING CAN TOO "

BLUE
180 x 180 cm
Oil on canvas
Artist : LIU ZINING

Mixed Media 

Shark Fin, Shark Fin
180 x 300 cm
Acrylic and mineral color on canvas
Artist : WU MINGZHONG 

Central Art Fair - Part 2

As promised part 2 of the Central Art fair, as i said before there were so many things to see, and this kind of fair should be visited on multiple days, but I only went for the last day luckily, so all my informations and appreciations had to be condensed, but I loved every bit of it.


Wolfgag Stiller, loved his work, he is a german artist seing his sculptures lives is much more expressive than my photos here, but I had to share it with you because it really impressed me, his work is very beautiful.
This series of sculptures is called " the matchsticks " his art has deep meaning,  the life sized burnt down matchsticks with human heads represent how a person can be burnt out and left behind in a society that only focuses on economics and growth.
His work is inspired a lot from the buddhist philosophy .

Click the link below for more images about Stiller's work on the internet, as it will show you a clear images about the details of the head of his sculptures.
more images 

Art Central, contemporary art Fair PART 1

    It's art week in Hong Kong, while it was a busy month for me on a professional level, finally today I got the chance to visit " ART CENTRAL" thanks to my friend who invited me to see the show.
"Art Central" is contemporary art fair,  this year it was the second edition of the show that welcomed over 100 galleries from 21 countries.

Seing other's people's art is always resourceful, every person in life needs to fill his soul with some kind of art, everything in life is art, every aspect of it is about design, colors and creations.
So here is a glimpse of what caught my eyes in todays show.

 


I loved this sculpture, made from gold bronze " The great jumper ".
It is the work of the artist Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang both contemporary sculptors.