Local artist paints insects to challenge traditional idea of beauty

Local artist Fong Wai Peng, one of the members of the Macao Young Artist Promotion Project, uses her artwork to portray insects found in Macau to challenge the traditional idea of beauty in nature, she said in a recent statement.The statement pointed out that according to a report by the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) in 2020, Macau has only nine species of reptile, while there are as many as 712 kinds of insects. Fong asked people in the statement, what would they do when they

March 22, 2022 | BY Prisca Tang

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Local artist showcases her sentimental wind & dream watercolours

An event entitled “Fantasy Unending Watercolour Painting Exhibition” (幻想未竟_小玉藝術作品展) by Yui Ng Iok Lin is on display at the Creative Macau gallery until March 26.The exhibition is hosted by Creative Macau, Centre for Creative Industries(創意產業中心).According to a statement by the gallery, the exhibition features watercolours, focused on depicting female portraits, exploring the inner emotions of human expressions. The paintings are inspired by fictitious fairy

March 17, 2022 | BY Cindy Ng

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Zhejiang artist showcases her 13 Chinese zodiac artworks

An event entitled “AP71 The Chinese Zodiac – Thirteen Zodiac – Chai Rong Yan Art Exhibition” (AP71_十三生肖_柴荣燕藝術作品展) is on display in Room A02 at 10 Fantasia in São Lázaro district until March 29.The exhibition is co-hosted by the Macau International Printmaking Arts Research Centre (澳門國際版畫藝術研究中心) and 10 Fantasia – A Creative Industries Incubator (瘋堂十號創意園) in conjunction with the Creative Industries Promotion Association of

March 16, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Japanese hagoita gives out ‘magic charm’ in Casa Garden

An event entitled “The Magic Charm of Hagoita Art Exhibition of Japanese Decorated Paddles” (祈福鎮宅喜迎春 羽子板賀歲特展）is showcasing traditional hagoitas (羽子板) in Casa Garden.The exhibition is co-hosted by the Orient Foundation (FO – 東方基金會) and Printmaking Research Centre of Macau (PRCM).According to the exhibition board, hagoita paddles are used in playing whanetsuki (battledore – a forerunner of badminton), a traditional game for New Year. It is a

March 10, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Experimental video-fest brings local, mainland, Taiwan & foreign artists together

The Macau Experimental Video Festival (EXiM) (澳門實驗錄像活動) brings artists from Macau, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan as well as three foreign countries – South Korea, Spain and the US – together to showcase video art experiments. The festival runs until Monday at Mong-Ha Villas.The event is organised by the Ox Warehouse and sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM).EXiM is divided into two parts – “On the Edge – Body and Screen” (臨界：身體與屏幕之間) and

March 9, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Sands Gallery exhibition aims to promote Chinese culture

An event entitled “The Innovation of Ink: Transformation and Reinvention of Oriental Aesthetics – Featured Exhibition of Wang Dongling & Xu Lei (惟墨維新 新東方審美的重塑 - 王冬齡&徐累藝術展) aims to promote Chinese culture and support the development of art as well as to bring a greater diversity of experiences to Macau, according to a recent statement by Sands China.The exhibition runs until March 20 at Sands Gallery (金沙藝廊) which is located on the 6th

March 8, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Veteran local lensman displays his award-winning pictures

 An event entitled “Cheang Sai Keong Photography Exhibition” (鄭世強藝術攝影展) is showcasing award-winning photographs taken by Cheang between 1968 and 2021, at the UNESCO Centre of Macau in Nape until Monday.The exhibition is organised by the Macau Photographers’ Federation (澳門攝影家聯盟).Cheang visited The Macau Post Daily office for an interview last Thursday. Cheang revealed that he started to learn photography in 1968 from his brother. However, he stopped

March 3, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Joint exhibition aims to promote hope & vitality through local artists’ work

A joint exhibition is showcasing artworks by Betty Ng Im Peng (吳艷萍) and José Lau Chon Long (劉春龍) to promote hope and vitality.The exhibition is part of the “Embrace the Rainbow” (擁抱 • 彩虹) event which runs until January next year.The exhibition is on display until Saturday in Room C03 at 10 Fantasia in S. Lázaro district.The event series is co-hosted by the Ark Association of Macau Art (方舟澳門藝術學會), 10 Fantasia – A Creative Industries Incubator

March 2, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Iec Long Firecracker Factory to partially open this year

A guided tour for the local media of Iec Long Firecracker Factory was held yesterday afternoon on the property near the carpark of Taipa’s Chun Su Meineighbourhood.A handout statement distributed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) during the tour noted that the bureau will partially open the site to the public this year, adding that initially the site will consist of a walkway around the area.The statement stressed that the bureau aims to revitalise the area and turn it into a park with

March 1, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang

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‘Land of Hope’ reveals archives & history of Macau’s once leprosarium

A documentation display entitled “Land of Hope – Historical Archives Exhibition on Leprosariums in Macau” is on display at the Archives of Macau in Praça do Tap Seac until May 6. It is also being held permanently in the Village of Our Lady in Ka Ho.The exhibition consists of archives, photographs, and materials as well as videos of interviews with people who had served the leprosarium.According to a statement from the exhibition board, Macau was one of the earliest places in Asia to set

February 28, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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‘My !$x% Life’ by local artist heheandsheshe expresses dissatisfaction with society

An event entitled “My !$x% Life – Exhibition by Heheandsheshe” (我的厭世人生–厭世他她作品展) aims to express the local artist’s dissatisfaction with life, according to a statement by the 10 Fantasia gallery. The exhibition is on display in rooms C01 and C02 at 10 Fantasia in São Lázaro district until Sunday.The exhibition is co-hosted by the 10 Fantasia – A Creative Industries Incubator (瘋堂十號創意園) and the Creative Industries Promotion Association of St.

February 24, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Group exhibition showcases figurative & expressionist art by CCA members

An exhibition entitled “The End and Beginning: China Academy of Art Figurative and Expressionist Painting Group Exhibition” (終結與開端—中國美術學院具象表現繪畫聯展) is showcasing 31 artists’ work from the China Academy of Art (CCA) in Lou Lim Ieoc Garden’s Chun Chou Tong Pavilion (春草堂) to deepen art exchanges between Macau and the mainland, according to a statement by the Art Teacher Communication Association of Macau (ATCA –

February 23, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Local artist Lai Sio Kit shows his forest-inspired paintings

An event entitled “Macau Artist Lai Sio Kit Work Exhibition” (澳門藝術家黎小傑作品展) is being held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex, in conjunction with the 13th Cultural Week of China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries, until this Sunday.An exhibition brochure quoted Lai in a previous interview as saying that a forest he visited had “impacted” him. Thus, the feeling between perspiration and rain on his skin was

February 22, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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Exhibition at IAM gallery shows beauty & art of Cantonese Opera

An exhibition entitled “Long-lasting Charm of Cantonese Opera” (澳門情懷 “粵韻悠長” 粵劇藝術展), featuring Cantonese Opera costumes, musical instruments, photograph archives, and traditional face masks (臉譜), is on display at the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) gallery until April 6.The exhibition aims to reveal the beauty and art of Cantonese Opera (粵劇) as well as its development and history in Macau to the public, according to a statement by Macau General

February 16, 2022 | BY Ula Cheang and Camy Tam

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