The finished product makes a great personalised gift for a friend. Once you’ve learned the basics, you can apply your newly acquired calligraphy skills on a phone case, mirror, perfume bottle, lipstick case and more. Heyjune studio holds a number of regular workshops on calligraphy, brush lettering and watercolour that you can join. This collaboration is a perfect blend of traditional and modern elements, a masterpiece of the interplay between the old and the new.A post shared by HK Calligrapher | Artist studio Takeoka, on the other hand, has a deep love for nostalgic objects of old Hong Kong, and has held multiple Hong Kong-themed exhibitions in Japan. Founded over 90 years ago, Yuet Tung China Works was the city’s first porcelain factory that produces Guangcai porcelain and porcelain plates painted by artists, thus playing an important role in cultural exchange. Guangcai used to be a prominent export craft today, it’s been recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong. The result is a flamboyant display of porcelain tableware and embroidery shooting out from the bowl, evoking the fireworks over Victoria Harbour. Meanwhile, Tso hand-painted the local cityscape - ancient buildings, tea restaurants, pawn shops, Victoria Harbour - and a green dragon on a traditional Gaungcai bowl, capturing the city’s vibrant side while shining a spotlight on traditional crafts and heritage. Takeoka used a punch needle and colourful threads to conjure up old Hong Kong in the form of layered embroidery. They may use different mediums, but their works are both authentic and warm, and in a way, embody Hong Kong’s cultural sensibilities.įor this project, the artists compare the experience of travellers visiting Hong Kong to a ride on the merry-go-round: they can easily take in the sights and sounds of the city from different angles. The most surprising artistic collaborations are those that transcend disciplines - just like the collaboration between Martina Tso, fourth-generation descendant of Guangcai porcelain factory Yuet Tung China Works, and Japanese embroidery artist Katsumi Takeoka. The mix of perspectives and styles is reflected in the work’s title, Egg Tart, a pastry with origins and cultural meaning in both Hong Kong and the West. This time, Mak drew inspiration from everyday life, whereas Milstein illustrated tourists and European-style architecture and coloured the streets based on his impressions of Hong Kong. His illustrations, just like those of Milstein, are rich in details and able to tell fascinating stories of people and places. All of these contribute to a dynamic picture of the city’s diverse cultural and architectural landscapes.ĭon Mak, an illustrator born and bred in Hong Kong, often bases his work on the metropolis’ cityscape. “This work is a love letter to one city, co-written by two authors - one of whom is a native who knows the city like the back of their hand the other is a tourist who barely knows it at all,” says USA-based, Australian illustrator Ilya Milstein on his collaboration with renowned Hong Kong artist Don Mak.Įgg Tart conveys the colourful, energetic vigour of Hong Kong by depicting pedestrians wandering the city - from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, passing iconic landmarks such as Jardine House, Lui Seng Chung and Chungking Mansions, as well as buses, ferries and retro caravans.
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