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2 June, 2018
“When Art Knocks on the Door”
Hong Kong Young Artists Exhibition Opening Ceremony
Dim Sum TV was invited to the Hong Kong Young Artists Exhibition “When Art Knocks on the Door” opening ceremony on June 2 at SOHO YARD gallery in Central, where Pei Chung, Qiyao 77, Li Jingwen, Liu Ting, Deng Ruixue and 30 other outstanding young artists’ work were exhibited.
(From the left) Mr. Ted Wong, Takung Century Relation Consultant Limited; Mr. Fu Zhong, General Manager of E-Commerce Department of Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited; Ink artist Mr. Chan Keng Tin; Ms. Yuan Yingni, a renowned youth designer and a member of IRIDA International Registered Interior Designer; Mr. Wang Qiutong, Executive Chairman of the Chinese Ink Painting Institute Hong Kong and President of Hong Kong International Exchange of Artist & Culture Association; Mr. Solomon Yung, Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong CPPCC Youth Association; Mr. Ren Zhong-lin, Original Design Director of Pierre Cardin(China) and Founder of Rainwood; Mr. Zhang Changshou, Executive Editor of Contemporary Art Channel of Sina; Mr. Leslie Chow, CFO of Hong Kong Takung Art Company Limited.
The recruitment of the outstanding young artists through the event "When Art Knocks on the Door" aims to support young artists in China, promote the artistic exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland, and infuse art into people’s daily lives. Since March this year, the “Recruitment event” had received a total of 1,028 high-quality works of art from eight well-known art institutes in China, of which some included China Academy of Art, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University and Nanjing University of the Arts together with public collection of exhibits on new media platforms. After professional assessment and public voting, 30 pieces of young artists’ works were selected to be exhibited at the Hong Kong Joint Exhibition. The five artworks with first-class awards were presented to five Hong Kong families to realize the idea of art integrating with ordinary life and allow the public to touch and enjoy.
Young artist Li Jingwen (third from left), Pei Chung (fifth from left), Qiyao 77 (fourth from right), Liu Ting (first on the right) together with the five selected families that received the artworks
Youth artist Pei Chung giving an impromptu demonstration
Pei Chung’s “Lion kiss the deer”
Li Jingwen’s “The Universe to Man to Universe”
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