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films in paint

an oriental umbrella with painted scenes of some Hong Kong films
an oriental umbrella with painted scenes of some Hong Kong films
From scenes of THIEF OF LOVE 1958 to THE BLUE NIGHT CLUB 1967
From scenes of THIEF OF LOVE 1958 to THE BLUE NIGHT CLUB 1967
scenes on the right depicting TV series KING OF GAMBLER - second coming
scenes on the right depicting TV series KING OF GAMBLER - second coming
starring actor Patrick Tse Yin as the main protagonist depicted in all three episodes
starring actor Patrick Tse Yin as the main protagonist depicted in all three episodes
the lady depicted is Kwong Suet, also for an unexpected coincidence: the dress that she wore in the film resembles one I happened to own when I was 21
the lady depicted is Kwong Suet, also for an unexpected coincidence: the dress that she wore in the film resembles one I happened to own when I was 21
the fact that I saw that film at the age of nine and bought the same dress of the actress at the age of 21 was a dicovery only thirty years later, while watching this film again on my ipad
the fact that I saw that film at the age of nine and bought the same dress of the actress at the age of 21 was a dicovery only thirty years later, while watching this film again on my ipad
my studio storage and my umbrella with painted scenes : FILM , FILMS, VISITING OF FILM MAKING, OF my childhood memory
my studio storage and my umbrella with painted scenes : FILM , FILMS, VISITING OF FILM MAKING, OF my childhood memory
not far from my Umbrella with painted scenes is pictured other scenes: from the Tears of the Rose, Brotherhood , and How to Find a Wife ( through the portaits of Patrick Tse Yin )
not far from my Umbrella with painted scenes is pictured other scenes: from the Tears of the Rose, Brotherhood , and How to Find a Wife ( through the portaits of Patrick Tse Yin )
scene taken from Film titled Ching Ming Festival, 1963
scene taken from Film titled Ching Ming Festival, 1963
take heart and treasure the hospitality of the host profound the wine, sincere the heart
take heart and treasure the hospitality of the host profound the wine, sincere the heart
starring Patrick Tse Yin, Kar Ling and Directed by Cho Yuen
starring Patrick Tse Yin, Kar Ling and Directed by Cho Yuen
frontal wall depicted my visit to the Film on location Tomorrow We Shall meet, 1973, directed by patrick Tse Yin
frontal wall depicted my visit to the Film on location Tomorrow We Shall meet, 1973, directed by patrick Tse Yin
Tears of the Rose, directed by Cho Yuen, portraits of Patrick Tse from Brotherhood by Chan Man and How to Find a wife, directed by Chun Kim (in the sixties ) Portrait of Patrick T on top right corner is a remake of a drawing by a friend A. Hui , given to me as a gift when I turned sixteen
Tears of the Rose, directed by Cho Yuen, portraits of Patrick Tse from Brotherhood by Chan Man and How to Find a wife, directed by Chun Kim (in the sixties ) Portrait of Patrick T on top right corner is a remake of a drawing by a friend A. Hui , given to me as a gift when I turned sixteen
the day after, an added portion: photo of Kar Ling given to me in 1972
the day after, an added portion: photo of Kar Ling given to me in 1972
43 years later, discovered it being part of the scene from The Film Festival of Ching Ming
43 years later, discovered it being part of the scene from The Film Festival of Ching Ming
Kar Ling from photo and Kar Ling from sketch
Kar Ling from photo and Kar Ling from sketch
photo, an intrinsic quality of resemblance painting, an intrinsic quality of innerself
photo, an intrinsic quality of resemblance painting, an intrinsic quality of innerself
photo turns into painted picture, painted picture originated from sketch, sketch originated from moving pictures
photo turns into painted picture, painted picture originated from sketch, sketch originated from moving pictures
moment of life fixed on photo, with a story behind that turned into a film moment of life reanimated as paint, a painted moment, fixed or not fixed: during the process, it was moving with the brush, in the painter's inner mind It was only fixed after the brush stopped to add further memory strokes
moment of life fixed on photo, with a story behind that turned into a film moment of life reanimated as paint, a painted moment, fixed or not fixed: during the process, it was moving with the brush, in the painter's inner mind It was only fixed after the brush stopped to add further memory strokes
the storage space with three sided painted moments, reanimated on their external surface, inspired by old Hong Kong films. The internal space with painted images, recording learning process which began in Canada, then Scotland, returning to Canada, and finally, Italy- between Florence and Rome
the storage space with three sided painted moments, reanimated on their external surface, inspired by old Hong Kong films. The internal space with painted images, recording learning process which began in Canada, then Scotland, returning to Canada, and finally, Italy- between Florence and Rome

moments 

fractions

of a scene

re-recorded

as paint

from sketches

made while rewatching

some favourites scenes

Ipad as a screen

to remind myself

of slide lectures seen

in Fine Arts Building of the U Of A

attending lectures of Renaissance figures

admist darkness

appreciating

sildes of

famous paintings quickly noted

years later

I lived passionately in and out 

those moments of intense joy

found in the living museums of Florence

no longer slide shows

but original works shown

The passion for some old Hong Kong films

reignited also in a similar kind of way

due to the invention of IPad screen

and the unexpected stationed

of years

lived like a hermit

in the outskirt of Rome

To paint and not to paint

to draw or not to draw

to be a painter or not to be a painter

to see or not to see

to remember or choose not to remember

of a life

lived so full

given so much

Some answers

surprisingly 

are seen in the chioce of a subject matter

or subject matters

such as the revisit of my childhood

through memory, photos

or moments lived by the others

in scenes of the old days

a Hong Kong never ever remade

but ever and forever

remade

as one's inner memory

A caress

A celebration

A big thank you

to the scenes of films

that accompanied my visual inner life

all these years

while alone

in the seemingly attractive other SCENE

of the City of Rome

I began a journey of painting YOU

on uncommon surface

such as that of an oriental kind of umbrella

as if to suggest

a rebirth of a soul

that was missing

but is refound

( works shown here were done in 2016 )

an oriental umbrella with painted scenes of some Hong Kong films

From scenes of THIEF OF LOVE 1958
to THE BLUE NIGHT CLUB 1967

scenes on the right depicting TV series
KING OF GAMBLER - second coming

starring actor Patrick Tse Yin as the main protagonist depicted in all three episodes

the lady depicted is Kwong Suet, also for an unexpected coincidence: the dress that she wore in the film resembles one I happened to own when I was 21

the fact that I saw that film at the age of nine and bought the same dress of the actress at the age of 21 was a dicovery only thirty years later, while watching this film again on my ipad

my studio storage and my umbrella with painted scenes : FILM , FILMS, VISITING OF FILM MAKING, OF my childhood memory

not far from my Umbrella with painted scenes is pictured other scenes: from the Tears of the Rose, Brotherhood , and How to Find a Wife ( through the portaits of Patrick Tse Yin )

scene taken from Film titled Ching Ming Festival, 1963

take heart and treasure the hospitality of the host
profound the wine, sincere the heart

starring Patrick Tse Yin, Kar Ling and Directed by Cho Yuen

frontal wall depicted my visit to the Film on location Tomorrow We Shall meet, 1973, directed by patrick Tse Yin

Tears of the Rose, directed by Cho Yuen,
portraits of Patrick Tse from Brotherhood by Chan Man and How to Find a wife, directed by Chun Kim (in the sixties ) Portrait of Patrick T on top right corner is a remake of a drawing by a friend A. Hui , given to me as a gift when I turned sixteen

the day after, an added portion: photo of Kar Ling given to me in 1972

43 years later, discovered it being part of the scene from The Film Festival of Ching Ming

Kar Ling from photo and Kar Ling from sketch

photo, an intrinsic quality of resemblance
painting, an intrinsic quality of innerself

photo turns into painted picture, painted picture originated from sketch, sketch originated from moving pictures

moment of life fixed on photo, with a story behind that turned into a film
moment of life reanimated as paint, a painted moment, fixed or not fixed: during the process, it was moving with the brush, in the painter's inner mind
It was only fixed after the brush stopped to add further memory strokes

the storage space with three sided painted moments, reanimated on their external surface, inspired by old Hong Kong films. The internal space with painted images, recording learning process which began in Canada, then Scotland, returning to Canada, and finally, Italy- between Florence and Rome

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