The fact is I really seen it before, with my friends during the art walk this year :D
Sorry friends, a little betrayal :P
Not sure if I was too tired or drunk to remember this
and we went to a lot of galleries that night! That's why :)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Deja Vu - mystery solved
So I was talking about this art piece seems like Deja Vu
The fact is I really seen it before, with my friends during the art walk this year :D
Sorry friends, a little betrayal :P
The fact is I really seen it before, with my friends during the art walk this year :D
Sorry friends, a little betrayal :P
A Simple Analysis - Side by Side comparison
A Simple Analysis - Side by Side comparison 
In the art piece, It is quite clear from their look that
they are dragon of cleanliness and litterbug, and they are linked together.
They seem to be good friends in art piece but in clean Hong Kong campaign history, they have always
been enemies.
From the comparison above, the red spots on litterbug turned into red dollar signs. Which may symbolize litterbug get a lot of money in HK, he is also holding a glass of red wine which symbolize wealth and higher class. This means litterbug could be someone like tycoons that have a lot of money, greedy and drink red wine. Litterbug has its pointed canines and pointed tail which means it is quite devil like. The red liquid in glass wine may also mean blood that litterbug is getting all the money from citizens. In Chinese we have a term called (血汗錢) which means very hard-earned money. In Chinese it means the money comes from blood.
From the comparison above, the red spots on litterbug turned into red dollar signs. Which may symbolize litterbug get a lot of money in HK, he is also holding a glass of red wine which symbolize wealth and higher class. This means litterbug could be someone like tycoons that have a lot of money, greedy and drink red wine. Litterbug has its pointed canines and pointed tail which means it is quite devil like. The red liquid in glass wine may also mean blood that litterbug is getting all the money from citizens. In Chinese we have a term called (血汗錢) which means very hard-earned money. In Chinese it means the money comes from blood.
It seems like dragon of cleanliness on the left while it is
wearing a bowtie that points directly to someone we are familiar with “Bowtie”
Donald Tsang. We can further be sure about the character when you see the logo
HK on the cleaning gown, he was the chief executive of HKSAR. The word printed
on the cleaning gown says清洁大队长which
means清潔大隊長 that
means it is really Donald Tsang because of his identity in 2003. The five
Chinese characters are in simplified Chinese, this also symbolize Donald Tsang
relation with Mainland China
or even Central Government.
Feb 2012 Donald Tsang was in a series of scandals about him
getting special services from Macao
during his trip there. As Macao is more
pro-china and many of its places now use simplified Chinese that makes us
wonder if the artist try to draw attention to the Macao incident.
The artpiece & Bowtie?
How is the artpiece related to Donald Tsang (Bowtie)? Look at the art piece again!
Can
you see the Bowtie circled in RED? :D This symbolize Donald Tsang, The
second Chief executive of HKSAR.
Let's
look at some of the details about Donald Tsang:
Donald Tsang was the Chief executive of HKSAR during 2005-2012, aka. “Bowtie”
he is the chair of
'Team Clean' in 2003 due to SARS, he is teased by media by calling him 清潔大隊長 in chinese, meaning the
chief of Team
Clean.
Litterbug & The dragon of Cleanliness
So I started to do some research about the art piece, I always have the Deja Vu feeling with this art piece when I first saw it but let's put this aside first.
This artpiece recalls me something very iconic in Hong Kong, maybe in the past
After some research, I found out one of them is called Litterbug (垃圾蟲), another is called the Dragon of Cleanliness(清潔龍). They are both part of the clean Hong Kong campaign!
Here's some characteristics of Litterbug
This artpiece recalls me something very iconic in Hong Kong, maybe in the past
After some research, I found out one of them is called Litterbug (垃圾蟲), another is called the Dragon of Cleanliness(清潔龍). They are both part of the clean Hong Kong campaign!
Here's some characteristics of Litterbug
Litterbug (垃圾蟲) is used in the clean Hong Kong campaign that everyone in Hong Kong hates it. The
concept of the Litterbug is with every litter throw on the ground, Litterbug
grows a new red spot. In Chinese culture, bug is not very positive and always destructive.
Moving on, we have the the characteristics of Dragon of Cleanliness
The Dragon of Cleanliness (清潔龍), which symbolize "clean" in Hong Kong for decades, a role model for citizens to
follow. The Dragon of Cleanliness is full geared up with its helmet and work
clothes. In Chinese culture, dragon is associated with the positive feeling.
Click here for Some background info about the clean Hong Kong campaign
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I found it! The one and only artwork.
After some long hunting days, I finally found the artwork to analyse! :)
It was so difficult to find any artwork locally and give me any important meaning or just the "WOW" factor!
This is the artwork from the local artist name Susan Chan (陳素珊) a graduate from Chinese University of Hong Kong. An artist that works on local social issues, by looking at the artwork below, I believe I can guess why she is doing this, I think we share some of the thoughts as well.
Stay tuned! I will come back with more details soon :D
Have a nice day!
Jennie
It was so difficult to find any artwork locally and give me any important meaning or just the "WOW" factor!
This is the artwork from the local artist name Susan Chan (陳素珊) a graduate from Chinese University of Hong Kong. An artist that works on local social issues, by looking at the artwork below, I believe I can guess why she is doing this, I think we share some of the thoughts as well.
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| The Dirty Best Friends (2012) |
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| Close up for the artpiece |
Have a nice day!
Jennie
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