Fill in the blanks: art of the disconnection in urban daily life.

• Other Authors: Fong, Sum Yu.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Artists and community; Artists and community > China > Hong Kong; City and town life > In art; City and town life > China > Hong Kong > In art; Arts and society; Arts and society > China > Hong Kong
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5549105; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-328621

In contemporary life, more and more people move to live in urban city. Urban life is drastically different from rural life. In urban city, works are highly diversified and repetitive; people are fast-paced, efficiency-oriented and packed in very limited space for movement. The mode of living is tailor-made to the development of the city instead to the individuals who are living in it. Unsurprisingly, 100% of Hong Kong population is living in the urban area. Everyday we are trapped in this mismatch setting of time and space. It is the repressed emotion and desire that revealed by the miscommunication and disconnection among crowds of people, fostered and nurtured the unique practice of Hong Kong Artists. === In this essay entitled Fill in the Blanks - Art of the Disconnection in Urban Daily Life, I attempt to rethink and present an overall image of the body of my artistic work, while studying a series of theoretical and artistic references from the field of contemporary art and cultural studies. === This essay is divided in three main sections: the transformation from observation in urban daily life to conceptualization, the struggle between the artistic intention to execution in specific medium and the conveyance of meanings in artwork by the artist to audience comprehension and interpretation. It also includes the reflections on my thesis work We each walked 2000 kilometers to say good-bye. Through this exegesis, I would like to bridge the ‘blanks’ between my artistic practice, academic studies and daily life experience to draw a bigger picture, in the hope that my works could trigger more possibilities of discussion and interpretation. === Fong, Sum Yu. === Thesis (M.F.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. === Includes bibliographical references (leave 34). === Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.4 === Chapter 1.1 --- The blanks === Chapter 1.2 --- Fill in the blanks === Chapter 1.3 --- In Urban Daily Life === Chapter 1.4 --- Art of Disconnection === Chapter 2 --- Observation to Conceptualization in urban daily life --- p.12 === Chapter 2.1 --- Literature Review: Marvel of a Floating City === Chapter 2.2 --- Literature Review: Man of the Crowd === Chapter 3 --- Intention - Conveyance Interpretation --- p.17 === Chapter 3.1 --- Rational against Emotional === Chapter 3.2 --- Work Example: The Memory Series === Chapter 4 --- The Medium and its application --- p.23 === Chapter 4.1 --- The Documentary Value === Chapter 4.2 --- Personality in Working with Video === Chapter 4.2.1 --- Points of Concern and Ways of Presentation === Chapter 4.2.2 --- Montage === Chapter 5 --- Final Work: Love and Story --- p.31 === Chapter 5.1 --- Previous Related Work: Writing to reach you === Chapter 5.2 --- We Each Walked 2000 kilometers to say good-bye === Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.33