Lukas - Final presentation

Do not mind being criticized as painting “fruit punches”

• Expressionism = fruit punches

• Jacques Ranciere = playful hallucinations = fruit punches

• Walter Benjamin = story-telling art expression + remembrances with reflections and reminiscences = fruit punches

• Example: Gustave Klimt’s paintings

Courageous Expressionism in “Homecoming Dad” description

• Reference: Gustave Klimt’s “THE FAMILY”

• Field-trip / Case-study reference: Ancient Cannon at Almshouse of Kowloon Walled City Park

Kowloon Walled City Series (Version 8) – Homecoming Dad from the Ancient Cannon (Size: 36” x 24”)

• Despite of the nuisances from the triad debtors, the little son trusts his Homecoming Dad as being able to protect him during outdoor playing leisure as his dad is a muscular lifeguard with commitments

Sensation

• References:

Tong King Sum’s figure drawing and Zhao Gang’s nude painting at WKCD M+ Museum

on real body nature of the subject matter through manifesting

“autofigurative sentiments” from Maurice MerleauPonty’s theories

Prof. Lui Chun Kwong’s way of rendering figurative art

• “One kind of brushstrokes for rendering one kind of iconographies”

• Attaining a consistency between the tone of the background and the tone of the subject matters

• Determined brushstrokes, determined Expressionism, précised vision, chiaroscuro, avoidance on Photorealism

Began with pencil drawing

• Employed a lifeguard colleague as my nude model

• Time for each pencil drawing: 1.5 hours

Acrylic painting of lifeguard model

• Reference: Egon Schiele

• Used a 48”x36” canvas for life description

• Exaggerative sexual posture / Clumsy background

Acrylic painting of lifeguard model

• Reference: Egon Schiele

• Dirty facial features / Dark background

Kowloon Walled City Series (Version

9) –

Lifeguard’s Leisure without Air-conditioning

Anarchic Urbanism Series

Love Nourishment and Homecoming Dad Series

Commuity Service Series

Minimalist and Non-Meritocracy Livelihood Series