Samues Leung 梁達生

The research for the MFA program, draws on key moments and experiences from my life to explore how an appreciation of the beauty of Japanese aesthetics and aspects of Zen philosophy may be used to consider ideas of impermanence in the art making prcess, in a Fine Art context.

Included in the investigation are considerations of the ideas of “consciousness” and “minimalism”, which come directly from my interpretations of the universal ideas relating to Wabi-Sabi. The term and philosophies which Wabi-Sabi embraces centre around a holistic way of living and being in the world. Wabi-Sabi embraces ideas of incompleteness, beauty, solitude, imperfection and profundity in life and nature. It aspires to ideas of slowness and simplicity and ultimately authenticity, where the marks and gestures of the passing of time are accepted and revered.

Through my research, the “Zen” related concept of 'minimalism', which encapsulates the idea of ‘redundancy’, and the ideology of “Solitude ('Sabi'), are explored in a range of media, forms, materials and contexts.

在我為這個純藝術碩士課程內所研究探討的是通過藝 術創作去欣賞日本的美學和禪宗哲學的體現 在藝術 創作過程中 可以思考慮“無常”的觀念 探討包含 了對“意識”和“極簡主義”思想的考慮 這些意圖 直接來自於我對與 侘寂 (Wabi-Sabi)觀念的學習

侘寂 這個對於美學和哲學圍繞著一種整體的生活 方式 它擁抱生活和自然中的不完美 清 樸 淡 美 孤獨 即簡約殘缺美 它傾向於慢活修行和簡單 的方式 並最終實現真確性 存在是通過時間的標記 和日子的足印 不講究完美 是沈澱過後的精神

我通過研究 在不同的媒介和創作背景下 探討並表 達了“憚”的概念 如“簡約主義”的取與捨 其中 包含了“冗餘”的思想 應無所住 而生其心 以及“孤獨”(Sabi)的意識形態 用於不同流程和素 材 這與我研究的目標和理由相呼應 我也從個人生 活中吸取經驗 作為不同作品的主題 在創作上偶有 一些的時刻 我會停下來反思我的研究課題 並嘗試 用新的藝術創作回答他們 我不時地重新定向 以配 合研究所需

They don’t understand each other, 2015 Documentary of installation A set of 2 Narcissus-themed installation configurations plastic animated flowers sewing tools card-paper sand mixed acrylic color paint 2 scissors Dimension variable

The Seed Story, 2016

Mixed medium Copper wires Japanese rice paper found objects Dimensions variable (Maximum height: 120 cm)

The Present, 2016

Mixed medium Copper wires Japanese rice paper found objects Dimensions variable (Maximum height: 200 cm)

The Earth Nurtures Lives without Saying 地不語而百物生,2016

Paper collage, acrylic and mixed media on wood board 120cm x 80cm

Stories of Deserted Villages series,2016

Deserted stories #1, #2 and #3 Outdoor installation view

Medium: #1 and #3 Collected wood piece, acrylics/ 70 x 90 x 1cm, metal frame 74 x 94 x 5cm Wood piece collection from Grass Island/Sai Kung, HK, 2015 Medium: #2 Found objects and mixed media

Dimensions variable