When it comes to the street art scene, Hong Kong is not a name that is usually among the most talked about. In the ensuing years, mural art has ballooned in Hong Kong amid a growing scene with local and international artists and increasingly favourable attitudes towards art in the public, by the public. Murals spread across Hong Kong, with diverging degrees of style, quality and message. 2013 saw the launch of HKWalls, a street art festival that has helped ferment discussion about public art spaces in the city. The following year saw the Occupy movement and its accompanying flurry of creative expression in public spaces. The protests turned out to be a rife platform for the creation of street art, with students, activists and citizens leaving their marks on the city’s concrete and turning the streets into extraordinary art installations. Their visual messages and rebellions were catapulted into the world’s consciousness via the international media reporting on the protests. I always remind people to look up in Hong Kong. If we only pay attention to the street level, we’ll miss so many wonderful things. Here take a look at some of the pieces that brightening up Hong Kong walls. 外国街头艺术十分流行,到处都有街头艺术家的杰作,走在街上都觉得充满住艺术气息。台湾、韩国等国家有很多广为人知的壁画村,有彩绘墙壁做背景,怎样拍都能照出一张漂亮的相片,走到哪儿都想按下快门,即使手软也停不下来,把一切透过镜头保存下来。想一想都让人心动,立刻飞到国外沉醉于那美丽的世界。 其实香港人不用羡慕,因为这股壁画风气早已在香港街头渐渐萌芽。有没有发现,最近一两年在香港上环出现了很多街头涂鸦壁画?原来这一切都是来自一个很有意义的涂鸦艺术节。这个由香港艺术团体HKWalls主办的涂鸦艺术节已经连续举办两年,在太平山街跟荷里活道附近留下来了不少涂鸦作品。很多人趁著假日来找找看隐藏在四周的壁画,显然已经成为上环一个小小的私房景点。这些壁画大多在大厦的侧门和后门之处,本来是单调乏味、最没人注意的场所,成为了艺术家天马行空的创意天地。这些壁画需要人用心发现,转角偶然遇上的惊喜,更显独特。 老香港在你心中是什么样子?这幅位在中环荷里活道48号和嘉咸街46号交界的嘉咸街壁画很受欢迎。短短数米的旧式楼宇图案壁画,内里可以看见香港人构筑家庭的元素。高楼、窄屋、铁栅栏等围成各个家庭的天地,这份老香港面貌也随着时代迁移而不断改变。 我走访嘉咸街一趟,短短5分钟,可以看见不少香港人的回忆,感受香港城市街道即便拥挤杂乱,人民在屋瓦下起居的气息,此般生活的风貌,也成为极美的城市景观。 As a newcomer to street art, HKwalls is a wonderful opportunity to get a better understanding of the local art scene and to exchange ideas and techniques with both Hong Kong based and international artists. The best thing about HKwalls is that it’s not exclusive to street and graffiti artists, but an opportunity to explore this form of art with people from other related fields. The immense energy of the event really provides a glimpse of the future of street art in Hong Kong and around the world.
You can find out more about Hong Kong street art by visiting hkwalls.org or just grab your camera and talk a wonder around Central Hong Kong and see what treats are lurking behind every corner! 艺术节从 2014 年开始在上环连续举办了两年,第一年只有 12 幅作品,第二年已经增加到 19 幅作品,一幅幅壁画留在大街小巷里,就像一个隐藏的露天画廊。活动不仅邀请本地艺术家参与,更找来不少商家借出自家墙壁,让艺术家在上面画画,这才完成一个有趣又合法的涂鸦艺术节。题材由艺术家自由发挥,有画人像的、有画风景的、也有人画李小龙。 下次游走香港上环一带,寻找地道美食之外,也可以找一点艺术乐趣,捕捉所有区内的壁画吧! You can browse via this link if you wish to know about street art that i've compiled over the years: http://www.jenniferteophotography.com/thats-life-blog/category/street-art
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