葉雯 Manny YIP

葉雯 ⽣於1994年,香港藝術家。2017年獲墨爾本皇家理⼯⼤學與香港藝術學院合辦之榮譽學⼠,主修繪畫。

葉⽒以紀憶形容創作,作品⾃有抽象的、開放的詮釋空間,圍繞著童年及⾃我探討過程,並以之建造出另⼀空 間。她相信,微不⾜道的事有時反⽽更能展現出真實。

曾獲頒發外展體驗獎(2017)及藝發局新苗藝術資助(2019),於保加利亞及美國芝加哥進⾏藝術家駐留計 劃。參於展覽包括:《某年某地》(藝穗會,2020),《 離留之間:⽂學 x 視藝展覽》(香港⽂學節,藝術 中⼼,2020),《還有別處》(海港城‧美術館,2019)等。

作品於香港、美國、東歐等地⽅展出,其作品被私⼈收藏。曾與多個商業單位合作聯乘,並統籌多個藝術教育活動。

 

Manny Yip (b.1994) is a Hong Kong artist. She received her BAFA, major in painting at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (co-presented with Hong Kong Art School) in 2017.

Manny created the term “Documemories”, her works capture senses of childhood innocence, which are both reflections of her memories and yearnings from the bottom of the heart. The abstraction and openness of the spatial interpretation in her works also speak for themselves. They are not merely an obsession with the past, but also an inviting space for viewers to freely associate with their own memories and imagination.

She has been awarded the Reaching Out Award (2017) and Grant for Emerging Artists (2019) from Hong Kong Arts Development Council. She has taken part in artist residency programmes in Sofia, Bulgaria and Chicago. Participated exhibitions include “A Place In Time” (The Fringe Club, 2020), “On the Brink of Borrowed Time: To Stay / To Flee” (Hong Kong Arts Centre,2020), “Somewhere Out There” (Gallery by the Harbour, 2019) and etc. Manny’s artworks were bought by private collectors, gradually receiving recognition.

Her works are exhibited in Hong Kong, the United States and Europe. She is currently available for commissions and organzine art events with schools.

 


 

我的⽇常基本創作⽅法

 

1)觀察⽇常
2)在筆記本上寫下感受
3)找過去的照⽚作參考圖像
4)隨意繪圖
5)選擇創作⽅向
6)繪畫稿件
7)選擇⾊調
8)開始進⾏創作
9)反覆觀看作品

 

影響創作的可能是時間及地⽅的外圍因素;內在的是精神狀態。
試想像⼀天有兩堂三⼩時的教學,但在早上和下午,只可以在中間的時段創作。

也許是地域問題,因為交通需時,來回⼯作室需⼀⼩時,變相只有三⼩時能在⼯作室創作。

經歷⼀天的洗禮,⾝⼼疲累,創作的體⼒有時會受到影響。

 

*24個⽉內,因為失眠⽽無法創作,很煩惱。

 

 

My Basic Approaches to Daily Artmaking

 

1) Observe daily life
2) Write down your feelings in a notebook
3) Pick photographs as references
4) Draw randomly
5) Decide a creative direction
6) Draw a sketch
7) Select a colour scheme
8) Start working
9) Look at the work repeatedly

 

What affects my artmaking may be the external factors of time and place; what is internal is the state of mind.

Imagine having two three-hour classes a day in the morning and afternoon, I am only able to work in short moments in between.

Perhaps it is a geographical issue, as it takes time in commuting, an hour per trip to my studio, in other words, I have 3 hours to make art in my studio.

After a long day of work, the body and mind are exhausted, and the energy for artmaking is sometimes affected.

 

*For the past 24 months, I was unable to work due to insomnia, which was annoying.

 

 


 

隨筆節錄

 

單⾏簿

– 6⽉ 19, 2019

有時是灰線,有時是⿊線。不知是否影印機的刻意或不夠墨⽔。

線的距離相同,互相之間平衡。平衡有如走到世界的盡頭也沒發相遇。他與很多他形成了單⾏簿。 ⽤法是為了給⼈類依著直線讓輕佻的⽂字乖乖坐在同⼀條橫上,同時保持合適的距離。

有⼈說這叫作「簿的⾏氣」。

友⼈送上⼀本封⾯⼗分吸引的單⾏簿。很可惜,對於簿的⾏氣,我很討厭。

 

莎莉莎莉

– 9⽉ 23, 2019

⼝腔有點乾,但20元的酒早已喝光了,下次我會買100元⼀瓶,只要求量多點,質已經⾜夠好讓我 沉下。

⋯⋯

「莎莉,你會介意嗎?」

你很可愛。可是你居住的紅⾊⽅形盒太⼩,⼩得可憐。你發出輕快旋律告訴我,腦袋應該與我沒有 任何交接點,找不到⼀絲吻合聯繫,接不上軌。

混亂的思緒比社會主義學書本更複雜。幸好酒的存在,暫時記不起內容。⼝腔現時更乾,我凝視從 未認識的莎莉主⼈。他⾝旁有⼀樣的酒,同樣沒餘⼀滴,躺在草地上。

從前他住在與莎莉同樣⼤⼩的藍⾊盒⼦內。

星光下我看⾒⾃⼰某處在他體內⼀直存在,酒精的協助下他沉醉步過介線,我邀請他到藍⾊與紅⾊ 混合的紫⾊空間-情緒⼀直開啟最深,注入⽔,⽔壓讓整個宇宙得以平衡,那種安靜的集體沉倫很合 適他,本來就屬於他的。

 

限定海⽔(節錄)

– 10⽉ 22, 2019

星期四(晴) 「在風雨中抱緊你……」電台告⽩你⼜記得多少?我是位聽著電台廣播⼯作的⼈,當第⼀粒⾳播放 後下⼀句都會在腦海走出,不論是在做什麼事情,腦袋只有那⼀句。也許今天我外出就是想擺脫那 種記憶。收不清的天線左右擺動,很可惡的老⼈正在⽤他的舊收⾳機在海邊播放節⽬!

星期四(陰) 早上我收到他傳來⼀張陽光普照的維多利亞。能夠擁有⼀個春和⽇麗的上午,叫⼈羨慕不已。眼前 動⼈的照⽚,加上想像我也可以到達現場,想像。我在網絡上搜尋the best sea 閃爍之間⼀張張藍⾊ 的圖加上⼀兩棵椰樹或⼩⽊屋。都不合⼼意。我下載他的圖⽚、列印、剪輯、貼上⽩⾊空洞的牆。 完美的風景不被天氣影響,比他的更完美。

 

再⾒,⼩葉

– 11⽉ 17, 2019

已經是第三次,第三次與窗邊的⼩葉說話。忘記了是那天它突然出現,可能是在⼀次⼤雨中,跟隨 從⼤⻄洋的海⽔隨之⽽來。 喃喃細語的我與靜靜守候的⼩葉渡過⼗⽉的其中⼀個⿈昏。光線淡淡映 射⼩葉⾝上的棉絮,閃閃發光,很美,是⼀個很美好的下午。

⼩葉照舊沒有給我什麼反應,就是寂靜的回聲。只有我與⼩葉。它的根部有⼩部份露出塵垢⾯,很 想摸摸那脆弱的它。但我忍住⼿,只是思緒比較凌亂,更害怕觸動珍緻的它,以後就長不⼤,不竟 它只是⼩葉。

幼弱的⼩葉被微風輕輕吹動,根部再次露⾯,為此我關上窗。之後,之後我慢慢把⼩葉忘記直⾄屬 於時間的風都把它帶走,連同我當時的秘密。

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