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org1Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:PressRelease[ImmediateRelease]Morephotosandinformationavailableat:https://www.
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com/sh/c6v3t2zqu4tfojr/AACWkKLvwUFhme7P_GKwplT1adl=0HongKongFirstEver"InkGlobal"FeaturestheWorld'sBest500InkPaintings5-DayPublicArtExhibitionatHKCEC(HongKong,August5,2017)YoungArtistsDevelopmentFoundation(YADF)hasalwaysbeendedicatedtopromotingandpassingontheartofinkpainting.
ToexpandtheknowledgeofinkpaintingamongHongKongcitizens,YADForganisesprogrammeandactivitiesincludinginkpaintingclassesforyoungpeoplefromthedisadvantagedcommunities,ChineseinkpaintingcertificateprogrammeincollaborationwithHongKongOpenUniversity,artexhibitions,andetc.
AimingatpromotinginkartdevelopmentandculturalexchangeinHongKongwhilecarryingontheexcellentChineseartsandculturalheritage,YADForganisesaninkpaintingexhibitionofthelargestscaleever-"InkGlobal",whichisheldfrom4to8AugustattheHongKongConventionandExhibitionCentrewithfreeadmission.
TheexhibitionisanimportantarteventcelebratingtheHongKongS.
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20thanniversary.
"InkGlobal"heldthecelebrationeventtodaywithnumerousinkmastersandHongKonggovernmentrepresentativesbeinginvitedtoofficiateandcelebratetheevent'ssuccessfulrun.
The500outstandingartworksselectedfromthefivecontinents,coveringthefivethemesofportrait,landscape,flowersandbirds,animalsandmodern,areexhibitedinanexhibitionareaof150,000squarefeet.
Moreover,variousspecial,freeculturalprogrammesandartactivitiesarealsoheldduringthe5-dayexhibitiontoallowthepublictolearn,appreciate,andexplorethesecretsandbeautyofOrientalinkart.
Officiatingguestsof"InkGlobal"CelebrationEventwere:MrsCarrieLamChengYuet-ngor,ChiefExecutiveoftheHKSAR;MrXieFeng,TheCommissioneroftheOfficeoftheCommissioneroftheMinistryofForeignAffairsinHKSAR;MrYangJian,DeputyDirector,LiaisonOfficeoftheCentralPeople'sGovernmentintheHKSAR;MrMaFungKwok,LegislativeCouncilMember(Sports,PerformingArts,CultureandPublicationConstituency);MrsNellieFong,ChairmanofYoungArtistsDevelopmentFoundation;DrPeterLamKinNgok,ChairmanofHongKongTourismBoard;MsFlorenceHuiHiuFai,FormerUnderSecretaryforHomeAffairs;DrKwokHomun,CuratorofInkGlobal;MrFengDazhong,PresidentofChinaGongbiPaintingAssociation;MrHeJiaying,VicePresidentofChinaArtistsAssociationandDirectorofGongbiPaintingResearchSchoolofChineseNationalAcademyofArts;MrDongXiaoming,HonouraryChairmanoftheShenzhenMunicipalFederationofLiteraryandArtCircles;ProfessorWuciusWong,HongKongrenownedinkmaster;andwww.
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org2Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:MrLiuKuoSung,Taiwanrenownedinkmaster.
With500MasterpiecesSelectedfromtheFiveContinents,"InkGlobal"PromotesHongKongtobethe'Asianhubofinkpainting'MrsNellieFong,ChairmanofYoungArtistsDevelopmentFoundation,said,"LeveragingtheadvantageofHongKongasaninternationalcitywhereEastmeetsWest,InkGlobalcreatesaplatformtogatherallinkpaintersaroundtheworld.
Theexhibition'InkGlobal'attractsmanyeliteartistsworldwideandartlovers,andreceivesenthusiasticresponsefromthepublic.
Thereweremorethan10,000onlineregistrationsbeforetheexhibitionbegan.
Ibelieve'InkGlobal'willgraduallybecomearegularartsandculturelandmarkeventinHongKong.
WealsowishInkGlobalcouldencourageHongKong'sculturaltourismbyenhancingHongKong'spositionintheinternationalinkartcircle,thus,toexhibittheculturalsoftpowerandthebeautyofOrientalinkart.
IbelievetheexhibitioncouldmarkakeymilestoneinthedevelopmentoftheOrientalarts.
"MrKwokHomun,CuratorofInkGlobal,revealedthedetailsof"InkGlobal".
Hesaid,"AftertheSongdynasty,Orientalinkarthasreachedthesecondhighestpeakinhistoryinthe21thcentury.
Allmasterpiecesbythese500eliteartistsfrom15countriesandregionshavereflectedthestyle,theme,techniqueandstandardofcontemporaryinkart.
'InkGlobal'couldberegardedasthebestinkpaintingexhibitioneverinthehistoryintermsofitsscaleandstandard.
Iwasdeeplyimpressedthat'InkGlobal'receivedalotofsupportandparticipationfrominkartistsofallagesfromallovertheworld.
Forinstance,ProfessorJaoTsung-I,world-renownedhundred-year-oldscholarandartistcontributedthecalligraphicinscriptionfor'InkGlobal'andparticipatedinouractivities.
Moreover,93-year-oldartmaster,HuangYungyuhasalsometiculouslydrawnthenewestartpiece,whichisthehighlightoftheexhibition.
Ibelievethemasterpiecesof'InkGlobal'cantouchtheheartsofalltheaudiencesaroundtheworldandleaveastrikingmarkinthehistoryofOrientalinkart.
"ParticipateinFreeCulturalProgrammesandArtActivitiesandAppreciateAnimatedMasterpiecesThemedwithcontemporaryinkpaintings,"InkGlobal"begantheworldwidepaintingrecruitmentlastNovember.
The500outstandingartworksselected,coveringthefivethemesofportrait,landscape,flowersandbirds,animals,andmodern,areshownintheexhibition.
Moreover,variousspecial,freeculturalprogrammesandartactivitiesarealsoheldduringthe5-dayexhibitiontoofferallartloversdifferentperspectivestolearn,appreciate,andexplorethesecretsandbeautyofOrientalinkart.
Theseprogrammesandactivitiesincludeinkmasteron-sitedemonstration,inkartseminarsandmultimediazone.
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org3Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:Apartfromthemasteron-sitedemonstrationandinkartseminars,the500selectedoutstandingartworksarerepeatedlyscreenedonstageandavideointroducingthe5,000yearshistoryofChineseinkpaintingareplayedaswell.
Everyonecantakeaglimpseof"InkGlobal"bysittingbackinaspecificarea,andunderstandthehistoryanddevelopmentofthepreciousinkartculture.
Toencourageyoungpeopletolearnmoreaboutinkart,"InkGlobal"presents5masterpiecesofdifferentthemesinanimationincooperationwiththedegreestudentsandlecturersoftheSchoolofArtsandSocialScience,TheOpenUniversityofHongKong.
WuciusWong's"Greatriver#25",ShiJing's"Wisteriaflowersintheafternoonbreeze",ChanKauOn's"TheBrightRedSunshineofHongKong",ChenWanfu's"Goldenpond"andChanKengTin's"TheEastGardenisQuietandStill"aretransformedintoanimationshowingthestunningpanoramasofHongKongdayandnight,amaidenblinking,andadeerwalkingonmeadow.
Thepubliccouldexplorethepossibilitiesandappreciatethebeautyofinkartthroughthisanimationattheinteractivemultimediazone.
InkGlobalPaintingsAlbumandDVDfororderFeaturing500masterpiecesexhibitedinInkGlobal,InkGlobalPaintingsAlbumintwovolumesagainbringsthestunningartworksbeforeyoureyes.
Painters'biographicalnotesandbriefsoftheartworksareincluded.
ThisexquisitealbumpricedatHKD2000providesimportantreferencematerialsforinkart.
Thealbumcanbeorderedonwww.
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orgorpurchasedattheexhibitionvenue.
Moreover,InkGlobalPaintingsDVDfeaturestheelectronicversionofthe500masterpiecesexhibitedinInkGlobalandthevideoshowcasingthedevelopmentofChineseinkart.
TheexquisiteDVDalsoprovidesimportantreferencematerialforinkart.
InkGlobalPaintingsDVDissoldforHKD500each,availableattheexhibitionvenue.
AlltheproceedswillgotoInkGlobalforsustainabledevelopment.
Detailsof"InkGlobal"ExhibitionPeriod:3-8August2017OpeningHours:4-7August—10amto8pm8August—10amto12nnExhibitionVenue:Hall3B-E,HongKongConventionalandExhibitionCentre(1ExpoDrive,Wanchai)OnlinePre-registration:http://preregistration.
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org4Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:Appendix1:HighlightofPaintingsfromthe5CategoriesAppendix2:TimetableforOn-siteDemonstrationbyInkMastersandInkArtSeminars-END-AboutYoungArtistsDevelopmentFoundationWiththeaimtoprovideopportunitiesforart-lovingyouthstoenrichtheknowledgeandinsightsbydifferenttypesofactivities,YADFcurrentlyoffersprogrammesincludingMasterWorkshops,HKTerritory-wideYouthsPaintingDay,OverseasArtTour,WinningPaintingsExhibition.
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org5Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:Appendix1:HighlightsofPaintingsfromthe5CategoriesProtraits–WangMingming–"MassageofSpring"Landscape–WangChangkai–"OldHouse"FlowersandBirds–HuangYongyu–"Hibiscuspicking"Animals–XingCheng'ai–"TheCozySpace"ModernInkArt–WuciusWong–"Greatriver#25"www.
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org6Organiser:Co-organiser:SupportingOrganisations:Appendix2:TimetableforOn-siteDemonstrationbyInkMastersandInkArtSeminarsDateTimeTopicandIntroSpeaker/InkMaster04/08/2017(Fri)11:00–12:30SeminarProspectandDevelopmentonModernGongbiPortraitsChinaRenownedGongbiPortraitPaintingArtistHeJiaying15:00–17:00ArtistsSharingDiscussingdevelopmentandtrendofinkartwithinkartistsfromHongKong,ChinaandTaiwanHost:ProfessorShenKuiyiLiuKuo-Sung,WuciusWong,WangChangkai,FengDazhong,HeJiaying,ZhangWeimin,ChiangMing-shyan,HeBaili,ChanShingKau,LamWuFui,HungHoi,WongHauKwei,ShenPingandmore05/08/2017(Sat)11:00–12:30SeminarTheRenaissanceofInkpaintingThefatherofmodernChineseinkpaintingLiuKuo-Sung06/08/2017(Sun)15:00–16:30Seminar50yearsofChineseInkArtinHongKongHongKongRenownedInkArtistHeBaili16:30–18:00InkMasterOn-siteDemonstrationInkMasteronsitedemonstrateFlowersandbirdsoranimalspaintingHongKongRenownedInkArtistLamWuFui07/08/2017(Mon)15:00–16:30SeminarCollectionandinvestmentinChinesePaintingFounderofWanFungArtGalleryandCuratorofInkGlobal2017KwokHoMun16:30–18:00InkMasterOn-siteDemonstrationInkMasteronsitedemonstratecityscapeHongKongRenownedInkArtistWangChauTung