當香港體育遇上藝術 | WHEN SPORTS MEETS ART

運動與藝術好像從來都互不相干,前者剛烈而後者柔和。一新美術館近日舉辦「一新剛柔:香港藝術家與運動家」展覽,以繪畫聯繫香港運動員和藝術家,讓細膩的筆觸表現運動員的氣勢和堅毅。展覽與體壇盛事東京奧運同步進行,希望可以發揚香港體育精神。

Sports and art never seem to relate to each other, the former is fierce and the latter one is gentle. The Sun Museum recently has held the exhibition ” Sports in Hong Kong Art”, which connects Hong Kong athletes and artists with paintings, and expresses the vigor and perseverance of the athletes with the exquisite brushstrokes. The exhibition will be held coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics, it is hoped to be promote the sportsmanship of Hong Kong.

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當人人都能成為收藏家 | EVERYONE CAN BE AN ART COLLECTOR

相信每個喜歡逛展覽的人,都試過被藝術品的天價嚇到,對於成為藝術收藏家,也都是望塵莫及。第八屆Affordable Art Fair將會於8月末回歸香港,以負擔得起的藝術展作為賣點,引入價格親民的作品,推廣新晉藝術家,繼續提倡人人都能成為收藏家的理念。

It is believed that everyone who likes to go to exhibitions has been surprised by the sky-high price of art works. To be an art collector, seems to be beyond our reach. The Affordable Art Fair will return to Hong Kong at the end of August, continue to take affordable art piece as selling point. They have introduced art works with reasonable price. Not only help promoting new artists, but also promoting the idea of everyone can become an art collector.

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Pierfrancesco Celada:「打卡碼頭」 | THE INSTAGRAM PIER

西區公眾貨物裝卸區近年以「港版天空之鏡」之名在社交媒體上一舉成名,人群蜂擁而至到此「打卡」,因此也被譽爲Instagram Pier,但很不幸地本年年初碼頭宣佈封閉。四年前旅居香港的Pierfrancesco Celada忽爾發現到這個地方,並為這個轟動一時的拍照聖地留下了近三萬張倩影。

The Western Public Cargo Working Area has sprung into fame on social media in recent years as “Hong Kong’s version of the mirror in the sky”. Since then, crowds flocked to the pier to take pictures for the Instagram. Therefore, the pier is named as the “Instagram Pier”as well but it was unfortunately closed earlier this year. Four years ago, Pierfrancesco Celada, who was living in Hong Kong, discovered the place and took nearly 30, 000 pictures of it.

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