12.14.2012

! PUNK

PUNK

12.09.2012

! The World's Greatest Catwalk 2012 Hong Kong

A model who fit in

! HiuAndAwake shibori red gown is pictured during a catwalk show "The World's Greatest Catwalk"

in Victoria Harbour waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, Hong Kong, Dec. 9, 2012. In this show, more than 340 models walking on a three kilometers long catlwalk and broke the Guinness World Record of the world's longest catwalk...

11.21.2012

! Restore the reality: Collage by ! HiuAndAwake

Restore the reality

Collage by ! HiuAndAwake

sometime we may lost, we don't know who am i, where are we from, where can we go, what are we looking for... sometime, we see everything is noting, no name, no color and no texture ...

11.14.2012

! Melting : Brainstorming by ! HiuAndAwake

! No One Gets Out Alive: Charlie Anderson

Art & Culture

Culture Talks | Charlie Anderson

— November 8, 2012 —

Conversations with leading cultural figures

http://www.anothermag.com/

The emerging Scottish artist Charlie Anderson is known for his epic scale pop art paintings. At first glance, they appear to be cut-and-paste collages – layered fragments of advertising billboards, newspaper cuttings and street flyers – but Anderson creates the post-punk effect purely through painting. A recipient of the Meyer Oppenheim prize from the Royal Scottish Academy in 2010 and the British Airways travel prize in 2009, Anderson has exhibited in Edinburgh, London, Lugano and Los Angeles, where he currently resides. His latest show, ‘No One Gets Out Alive’, opens at Berlin’s new MILA Gallery this weekend. AnOther caught up with the prodigious painter ahead of the opening to talk motivation, reputation and self-reflection.

“Charlie has pissed off art collectors, curators, graffiti writers, three world-renowned artists, has been threatened by a leading London gallerist, and has been punched in the face by an Edinburgh artist” – interesting bio, care to elaborate?

Process is paramount to my work, and I often feel that the actual art is in the creation and processing of ideas, and the paintings are just the by-product. So the reason my bio focuses more on myself is to get that idea across – that it’s not necessarily about looking at a painting on a wall, it’s about understanding how it came to exist in that way, and my actions and reasoning that preceded it. I’m also fascinated that there can be so many implications of painting something; from potential lawsuits to hate mail. That kind of thing was early days for me though when I first started painting – I’ve learned a lot since then!
Who or what inspires you?

I’m inspired by cities really, walking around and looking at everything that is stuck on the walls. For me it becomes a testament to its time and to where I am when I’m looking at it. I’m also hugely inspired by a number of artists; Mark Bradford in particular for his use of found material to create intricate map-like collages and Sigmar Polke for his surreal use of imagery from daily life.

"Process is paramount to my work, and I often feel that the actual art is in the creation and processing of ideas, and the paintings are just the by-product."

Your work is partly influenced by political campaigns. Do you consider yourself a political person?

Far from it. I think that aspect came from living in Edinburgh and the recent issues regarding Scottish independence. There are a lot of signs plastered around the city, whether put there by the council or just local people putting them in the windows of their houses, so referencing them in paintings just became part of living in Edinburgh and documenting life there.

You’ve recently moved to LA from Edinburgh, that’s got to be quite a culture shock? What inspired the move?

I really needed a change of scene, Edinburgh became boring for me and I wasn’t particularly inspired by the art scene there. A lot of artists I look up to are based in LA so it made sense to spend some time here. I’ve also got some murals to paint and collaborations. It has been a huge culture shock but an amazing one!

You’ve collaborated with Ringo Starr and Ricky Hatton, who would you like to collaborate with in the future?

It’s hard to say who specifically; I think the ideas come first. I’d love to work with film but that idea is under development still so until it becomes clearer in my head I can’t say who exactly. Also music, I’d love to somehow make music more directly connected to my work. There are loads of people. I guess I’ll have to wait and see!

Where did the title of your exhibition ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ come from?

Often when creating my work I wonder why it is exactly that I’m making art, and what the purpose of art is. For the show I decided to make paintings using images from found magazines, postcards, collectibles, souvenir posters and flyers. Some of these things once held value for someone and some of them are just cheap kitsch but they all shared the same discarded fate so when bringing them all together in paintings I guess I am glorifying them in a way…exploring the difference (or lack of) between them and the history of how the images came into existence. I suppose the title relates to the transient nature of these things, to life in general and ultimately to the paintings I’ve made, which won’t last forever.

You’ll be creating a large scale on-site piece for the Berlin exhibition. Do you know in advance what you’re going to be doing or is it an organic process?

I have some stencils and images that I've already cut that I’ll bring with me but it will come down to being in front of the wall and taking it from there. Once I start it’s usually a spontaneous process.
Charlie Anderson: ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ is at the MILA Kunstgallerie, Berlin, until December 21, 2012.

Text by Frankie Mathieson

Frankie Mathieson is a freelance writer who specialises in art, fashion, film, photography and popular culture.

11.11.2012

! Romantic handfeeling

Romantic handfeeling

10.26.2012

! Punk as flower: Brainstorming by ! HiuAndAwake

I don't know what PUNK is... maybe... it look like this flower, maybe.

10.24.2012

! H&M X MMM

WELL...ARE YOU READY ?

! Woodkid - Brooklyn

Buying some vintage records in Williamsburg stores
Playing paper boats on east river shores
Meeting mermaids and lobsters in Coney Island
Puking our deep fried Oreos in Astroland
Spending our days watching skylines from rooftops
On independance day, Manhattan fireworks
Life is easier where the walls are red
Brooklyn is a place stuck in my head
Here in Paris the rain is falling
My heart belongs to Brooklyn
I'm sick of four star food, I want to be where life is
As simple as two bucks pizza slices
I swear I'll tell you, next time I knock at your door
That I am not leaving Brooklyn anymore
Would it be that nice if you were not part of it?
Would Brooklyn be worth crossing the Atlantic
Life is easier where we can join our hands
Your face is a face that's stuck in my head
Here in Paris rain is falling
My heart belongs to Brooklyn
Life is easier where we can join our hands
Your face is a face that's stuck in my head
Here in Paris rain is falling
My heart belongs to Brooklyn

! Clothing in art is art: Brainstorming by ! HiuAndAwake

When Christian Dior meets Anish Kapoor...

! Pretty Spreading: concept by ! HiuAndAwake

10.21.2012

! Iris Apfel : "More is more and less is a bore."

—by Advanced Style / Wednesday, October 3, 2012

At 91 years old, Iris Apfel is busier than most people half her age. She told me that the secret to her success is her sense of curiosity. When it comes to learning and personal style, Iris proclaims, "More is more and less is a bore."

10.11.2012

! Satis-Factory Vintage Emporium: Dreamy shop for girls

... Few years ago, I just visited Satis Factory with my friends... It's located in the core area of Causeway Bay in Honf Kong. In my heart, this's a wonderful shop for every girl. There are selling vintage wedding gowns, lace works, flower head pieces and many many other exquisite and antique ornaments... You can order tailor-made gowns or ornaments if you like...

The shop owner is a nice lady who love cats so much. If you like Hayao Miyazaki' s < Whisper of the Heart >, you must remember the "The Baron"(a antique shop) and "Moon."(a fat and lovely cat). Interestingly, the shop owner also have a fat cat like Moon -- it also a point to attract a lot of people to visit.

10.01.2012

！All with story: Six Lee

Six Lee S/S 13「We're all together looking at the world in color」

SixLee Fall/Winter 2012 "We're all at the end"

...The most creative way I know about six lee's work is the interesting stories behind each collection...

! Emma Xie & Claire Collins in Haute Couture by Alexander Neumann

When East meets West ...

9.24.2012

! La Danse Contemporaine: Philippe Noisette

Just want to share something beautiful...

"Danse Contemporaine" is a book wrote by Philippe Noisette that i bought from HK eslite. It is about the redefination and avant-garde experiments of contemporary dance. The most charm of the book is the pictures which can wake your dancing soul up.

9.15.2012

! Princess Chelsea - The Cigarette Duet

Finally, i got this song. just a cigarette but so good, so cool! haha...

! Vincy wearing Fung Hiuyin SS13 bubble dress in EEG 70th gala dinner

Wow! The EEG pop singer, VIncy (left) wore my S/S13 shibori bubble dress to attend EEG 70th gala dinner yesterday! What a charming girl who fit in my signature piece well!

There're some media reports today.

sina photo : http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/p/2012-09-15/11023742727.shtml

東方日報：

http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20120915/00282_010.html

Headling Daily:

http://www.hkheadline.com/ent/ent_content.asp?track=news&contid=206729&srctype=n

9.08.2012

! Illusion : Fung Hiuman 2013 S/S women's wear collection

All items designe by Fung Hiuman

[illusion]

Concept by Hiuman

The 2-outfit collection is named "illusion" that it is inspired by the blurred moments of nature -- Sun-shine, mist, cloudy and unknown views... Playing with geometric patterns and layering to create shading. The collection can be mix and match with each other items in order to allow wearers to dress free with different mood.