Joe Yiu's Work

After consultation with our tutor, I found that there are some drawbacks of the artist and artwork I chose.
Therefore I decided to do some research again and choose a new artist to investigate.
Finally I chose Ms Joe Yiu. I saw her artwork when I visited 'It Takes Four Sorts' Exhibition.

Joe Yiu completed MA in Fine Arts study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011, she has worked on various initiatives including those related to upcycling and culture of demonstration.

Joe attempt to reveal ridiculous phenomena in the highly urbanized Hong Kong in most of her works. Aiming to provide a critical perspective in reading the city, she is interested in discovering hidden orders in public space.

King's Cube, 2011
Mixed Media Installation
Backdrop 230cm x 230cm, video 6 mins 23 secs

Theme: Use the 'property promotion language' commonly used in promoting luxury properties to promote a cubicle apartment in Sham Shui Po
Form: Mixed Media Installation
Medium: Installation, Video Recording
Social Background: Nowadays, cubicle apartments have a rental fee that even higher than luxury properties. And many people are concerned about the bad environment in cubicle apartments.
Comments: It is very interesting for them to use a humorous approach to reveal a sad and unreasonable phenomena in the society.  

Interview Questions:

1.    Why you choose cubicle apartments as the theme?

2.    Why you choose to film a luxurious version of the cubicle apartment instead of the reality apartment (poor condition) one?

3.    Which part did you mainly responsible in the work?

4.    What is the medium that you used in your work?

5.    Why you choose those medium (e.g. video,filming)?

6.    What are the advantages of those medium?

7.    Which part do you like most in the work?

8.    Some people said you use humor in your work, do you agree with it? Or you think it actually is a sad thing instead of humour?

9.    What kind of researches you did before you start your work?

10.  What is your biggest and most inspired feeling after finishing this work?

Reference: http://www.cuhkmafaa.hk/en/mlyiu.html

Research findings & Interview questions

Milton Wong graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He loves drawing graphics and trickart. Last year, he was invited by Disney to make a 5.5 feet Wire Mickey Mouse, which was displayed in TImes Square, Hong Kong. 

Theme: Disney Mickey Mouse

Form: Installation Art

Medium: Wires

Cultural Background: 60 years anniversary of Mickey Mouse

Social Background: Mickey Mouse is a character that is so famous and deep rooted in many people's mind. No one expected to see a wire Mickey but he did this time. It breaks the rules of a cute and soft Mickey Mouse.
My interpretation: I went there to visit his work at that time. It is amazing since I never saw Mickey Mouse in wires and it is really big. I think he gave Mickey Mouse a new feeling and meaning. Mickey is not must to be cute, but also can be cool. The lines of wires are so complicated that you can feel how many planning and design are inside.

        

Interview Questions:
1. What was your major in PolyU design?
2. Why you choose wires as your materials?
3. What is the special point of wires? any constraints when using it?
4. How much time you used to finish the artwork?
5. What is whole process of generating the ideas and design?
6. Is there any meaning behind your work?
7. Do you like Mickey Mouse before you start your work? Any difference after that?
8. What research you did before you start your work?
9. What supports did Disney give when you are doing your work?
10. What is your next plan of wires work?




Reference: http://www.miltonwongworkshop.com/