METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS 

HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 

GLASS ART EXHIBITION

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METAMORPHOSIS 

Edited by Sunny Wang 

Designed by Chan Kit & Prian Wong 

Published in October 2009 

Printed in Hong Kong 

Copyright©2009 by Hong Kong Baptist University 

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CONTENT 

Content 

01 02 

Forward 

03 08 

Student Works 

09 69 

Staff Works 

70 73 

About the Artists 

74 76 

Organizing Committee 

77 

Acknowledgement 

78 

01 02

Forward 

CONTEMPORARY GLASS EDUCATION: Hong Kong 

The Academy of Visual Arts at Hong 

Kong Baptist University was established 

in 2005. Its first glass casting course was 

taught under the big tree in the Autumn of 

2006. This was the first glass art education 

at university level in Hong Kong. Come 

Spring of 2007, the hotshop was ready and 

joined the teaching programme. It was 

the beginning, the seeding of Hong Kong 

tertiary level glass art education. 

Although glass is an ancient material, it 

began to be popularly used as a medium 

in contemporary art in the 1960s when the 

American studio glass movement, inspired 

by various sources was recognized as a 

new dimension in the arts. Since then glass 

has become a popular visual art material 

around the world. In the Chinese region 

(China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) the studio 

glass movement began in 1987, starting in 

Taiwan and shortly becoming a favourite 

new material for the arts in Chinese 

culture. Tsinghua University in Beijing 

and Shanghai University have established 

glass studios. In Mainland China, glass is 

described as the “shiny-eye material”, and 

in Hong Kong this new, shiny and beautiful 

material is beginning to sparkle. 

HKBU Academy of Visual Arts isn’t divided 

into departments, rather the many different 

courses, including painting, calligraphy, 

photography, printmaking, graphic design; 

spatial art, sculpture, ceramics, glass, 

jewellery; new media art, digital graphics, 

animation; installation, interactive art, 

performance art, etc. are available to all 

students. They choose the course according 

to their own interests and can study as 

many disciplines as desired or focus on 2 to 

3 areas during the 3 years study. This does 

present teaching challenges since most of 

glass making is highly-skilled requiring a 

major study to bring greater achievements. 

To deliver the creative concept, material

property and essential skill in a onesemester/52 

hour course requires a delicate 

balance. 

However, I am continually surprised at the 

excellence of creative thinking and diverse 

ideas from the first elective and exchange 

students. We are proud to present this 

first glass exhibition in the gallery of Lam 

Woo International Conference Centre. The 

participant students are selected from those 

taking glass courses in the last semester. 

Including our glass studio TA and myself, 

there are about 30 exhibitors celebrating 

this unique achievement, a milestone for 

HK glass art. 

Being both Chinese and a glass educator 

in Hong Kong I am doubly ambitious that 

this course develops to its utmost potential. 

Chinese glass artists are making an 

entrance on the world stage. Hong Kong 

could become an internationally important 

contemporary glass centre. We already 

have the key ingredients, a tertiary course, 

private studios and commercial galleries. 

I remember a conversation with Japanese 

glass artist Kimake Higuchi, many years 

ago. She said that only 5% of graduating 

students will pursue glass art as a career. 

I hope that at least 5% of these exhibiting 

students will continue doing art in glass. As 

for the 95%, they will certainly know how 

to appreciate glass works. 

I really hope this glass art tree can continue 

to grow and bear fruit for the Hong Kong 

creative industry. 

All the BEST. 

Sunny Wang 

Lecturer / Academy of Visual Arts / 

Hong Kong Baptist University 

2009 Summer in Hong Kong 

1. When the class started, the electricity was not 

connected yet in the studio, so we moved the tables 

and chairs outside. It was such romantic and poetic to 

have the class under the big flame tree. 

03 04

Forward 

香港當代玻璃藝術教育 

二零零五年,香港浸會大學成立視 

覺藝術院,二零零六年秋,第一堂 

玻璃鑄造課在大樹下開始 ,悄然 

鳴響香港玻璃藝術教育第一砲!二 

零零七年春,吹玻璃工作室完工, 

“火熱”地加入玻璃創作教學課 

程。就這樣,我們開始為香港玻璃 

藝術教育播種。 

玻璃雖是個古老媒材,在一九六零 

年代才被應用於現代藝術創作, 

濫觴於美國現代玻璃工作室運動, 

迅即風靡全球,立被認可並為現代 

藝術注入一個新面向。兩岸三地在 

一九八七年吹起這股新風,由台灣 

開始,吹響整個華人玻璃藝術,北 

京清華大學與上海大學美術學院相 

繼設立玻璃工房,推廣玻璃藝術教 

育。玻璃在大陸被讚譽為「亮眼行 

業」,這個亮麗的新創作媒材也開 

始在香港閃耀! 

香港浸會大學視覺藝術院,院下不 

分系,課程豐富,廣含所有視覺 

藝術課程如繪畫、書法、攝影、版 

畫、平面設計;空間藝術、雕塑、 

陶瓷、玻璃、珠寶;數碼圖像、動 

畫、視像音樂;裝置藝術、互動藝 

術、行為藝術等。學生依自己興趣 

在大學三年內選修多元媒材,或就 

二、三媒材深入發展。對玻璃藝術 

學習來說,大多的玻璃製作技術 

門檻很高,主修方易達到較好創作 

水準!如何在一學期五十二小時的 

課程,兼顧創作理念,傳遞媒材知 

識,又讓學生有足夠的技術與製作 

能力,實踐創意,真是教學挑戰! 

雖然如此,融合視覺藝術院學生、 

外系與交換學生選修,學生的豐富

創意思考面向,活潑多元,不時有 

迷人的驚喜。這次展覽是我們玻璃 

工作室,第一次在林護國際會議中 

心展覽廳舉辦師生聯展,僅就上學 

期的玻璃課學生選挑,含視覺藝術 

院本科生與外系選修生,加上玻璃 

技師與我本人,共三十餘人參展, 

供襄盛舉,為香港玻璃藝術立一個 

新的里程碑。 

身為華人玻璃藝術教育者,浸會大 

學視覺藝術院玻璃工作室負責人, 

我深切的希望,我們能有無限的發 

展,期許好還要更好!華人的玻璃 

藝術剛踏入國際的門檻,在香港有 

大學教育為基礎,多間私人玻璃工 

作室與高水準商業藝廊,條件俱 

足,可望發展為重要國際現代玻璃 

藝術中心! 

想起多年前與日本玻璃藝術家桶口 

主明的對話,她說,只有百分之 

五的玻璃藝術研究生畢業後會從事 

玻璃藝術工作。希望是次參展學生 

中,有百分之五繼續堅持玻璃藝術 

創作,另外的百分之九十五懂得欣 

賞玻璃藝術,勵為推廣之。 

我衷心祝願香港玻璃藝術在的創意 

產業中開花結果!結實纍纍芬芳迷 

人! 

祝福大家! 

王鈴蓁 

香港浸會大學視覺藝術院講師 

二零零九夏,香港 

2. 開課時,工作室電力未配置好,我們搬出桌椅就在教室 

外的大鳳凰樹下上課,挺有古代大樹下上課的詩情畫意! 

05 06

Forward 

Words from the president of "Metamorphosis" 

Among Hong Kong arts education, 

glass art is very new. The Academy of 

Visual Arts(AVA) promotes glass art 

appreciation and glass making since its 

establishment, and is the first tertiary 

institute offering glass art education in 

Hong Kong. It provides a range of glass 

blowing and casting courses to students. 

In return, students, who choose glass art 

as their elective, receive a comprehensive 

fundamental training in glass. 

It is a great honor to become part of this 

historic movement in Hong Kong glass art. 

However, developing a glass art career is 

actually a heavy burden to young artist. It 

is because the Hong Kong glass art is young 

and new; related industries and studios 

in glass art are still rare and they operate 

in a very beginning status. Besides, doing 

glass art requires large capital investment 

and financial support. Therefore, young 

graduates always face many obstacles when 

pursuing their glass art career, and have to 

settle their struggles between the reality 

and their passion for art. 

“Metamorphosis” is the first large-scale 

glass exhibition held outside AVA. In this 

exhibition, over 30 art pieces from glass 

teacher, technician and students (both 

Visual Arts Major and Non-major students) 

will be displayed. We use “Metamorphosis” 

as a metaphor to represent the material 

change and personal transformation during 

the process of glass making. Furthermore, 

the symbol, the transformation of a 

butterfly, illustrates our hope towards the 

Hong Kong glass art development. 

Being the president of this exhibition, I 

would like to grasp this chance to thank 

all the supporting departments who have 

supported or sponsored this event. Without 

their generous support, this exhibition 

won’t be possible. Lastly, I would also

like to express my deepest gratitude to 

all committee members, especially those 

who have graduated. Their efforts have 

contributed an unforgettable experience to 

this exhibition! 

All the best! 

Wong Pui Leung, Prian 

President of "Metamorphosis" Exhibition 

2009 Autumn in Hong Kong 

07 08

Student Works 

Chan Kit 陳杰 

• Rain Drop 

• Blown glass 

• 10.5 x 11 x 45cm

09 10

Student Works 

Chan On Lap 陳安立 

• Generation 

• Cast glass 

• 60 x 20 x 3.5cm

11 12

Student Works 

Chan Wan Yee, Zeta 陳雲怡 

• Crabs 


• Left 8.7 x 19.4 x 16cm 

• Middle 8.2 x 21.3 x 17.6cm 

• Right 11.2 x 19.1 x 19.6cm

13 14

Student Works 

Chung Wai Ian, Yan 鍾惠恩 

• Baseball 


• 55 x 7 x 5cm 

• Home 


• 8 x 6 x 6cm

15 16

Student Works 

Fu Wing Tung, Monica 傅詠彤 

• Spatialized Memory 

• Stained glass 

• 25 x 25 x 0.5cm each

17 18

Student Works 

Lam Hiu Tan 林曉丹 

• Fate 


• 58.1 x 49.9 x 29.5cm

19 20

Student Works 

Lam Yin Hang 林彥行 

• Untitled 


• Size varies

21 22

Student Works Lau On Yi, Bernice 劉安怡 

• No Room 


• 13 x 13 x 13cm each 

• Parasite 


• Left 8 x 8 x 10cm 

• Right 6 x 6 x 15cm

23 24

Student Works 

Lau Check Yin, Jean 劉卓妍 

• How to Mend a Broken Heart 


• 8 x 8 x 10cm

25 26

Student Works 

Lau Shui Lam, Shila 劉瑞霖 

• Treasure(n./vt.) 


• Size varies

27 28

Student Works 

Lau Sui Yu, Suzanne 劉瑞如 

• The Lau's 


• 15 x 10 x 25cm each

29 30

Student Works 

Lee Wai Chi, Ni 李慧芝 

• Barbie Doll 


• 14 x 17 x 11cm 

• Hide and Seek 


• 18 x 18 x 15cm

31 32

Student Works Leung Nga Ki 梁雅琪 

• Homeless Fish 


• Glass fish 10 x 5 x 5cm

33 34

Student Works 

Li Suet Ling, Mancy 利雪玲 

• Monotonic Duplication 


• 45 x 5 x 30cm 

• Decay Delicately 


• Size Varies

35 36

Student Works 

Luo Zhicheng, Charleen 羅至誠 

• Flowers 


• 20.1 x 12 x 16cm

37 38

Student Works 

Ma King Lun, Samuel 馬經倫 

• Doggie 


• 13 x 7.5 x 13cm

39 40

Student Works 

Mak Oi Ling, Eileen 麥靄伶 

• Step by Step 


• 12 x 12 x 13cm 

• Tears 


• Size varies

41 42

Student Works 

Mak Tsz Kam, Mug 麥紫琴 

• Rice 

• Cast glass & blown glass 

• 10 x 10 x 9cm 

• Film 


• 13 x 5 x 5cm

43 44

Student Works 

Ng Ka Yan, Isabel 伍家欣 

• Destiny 


• 45 x 45 x 10cm

45 46

Student Works 

Ng Ka Ying, Ashley 吳嘉英 

• Paper Plane 


• Size varies

47 48

Student Works 

Ngai Chun Yin, Jeremy 魏俊彥 

• T-I-M-E 


• Left1 10 x 7 x 17cm 

• Left2 11 x 9 x 15cm 

• Right1 7 x 9 x 12cm 

• Right2 7 x 7 x 11cm

49 50

Student Works 

Ngan Hoi Ka, Kim 顏皚嘉 

• 3 UFOs 


• Left 12 x 12 x 15cm 

• Middle 11 x 15 x 17cm 


51 52

Student Works 

Ngan Wing Tung, Tim 顏榮棟 

• Youth 


• Left 13.5 x 13.5 x 17.5cm 

• Right 14.5 x 14.5 x 18cm

53 54

Student Works 

Shi Mengmeng, Sophy 時夢夢 

• Freedom 


• 6 x 6 x 9cm each 

• The Chinese or Everything 


• Left 12 x 6 x 10cm 


55 56

Student Works 

Tam Yuen Yung, Vivian 譚琬蓉 

• Me.Mum 


• 16 x 8 x 18.5cm 

• Fly to the Sky 


• 15.5 x 8.5 x 20cm

57 58

Student Works 

Tang Kai Yiu, Frank 鄧啟耀 

• Salty Fish 


• 28 x 5 x 8cm

59 60

Student Works 

Wong Hoi Yan, Jess 黃凱茵 

• Sinking 


• 10 x 5 x 12cm

61 62

Student Works 

Wong Mei Hung, Abby 黃美鴻 

• Rocking Bird 


• 14 x 6 x 10cm 

• Rhythm 


• 20 x 10 x 22cm

63 64

Student Works 

Wong Pui Leung, Prian 黃沛樑 

• Flow 


• Left 17 x 17.4 x 8cm 

• Right 16 x 14 x 15cm 

• Point Shadow 


• Left 25 x 15 x 21.5cm 


65 66

Student Works 

Yeung Siu Chak 楊兆澤 

• Blood 


• Left 10 x 10 x 23cm 

• Middle 8 x 8 x 18cm 

• Right 7.5 x 7.5 x 15cm

67 68

Student Works 

Zhang Shaojing, Yorda 張少靜 

• Confess 


• 7.5 x 4 x 3.1cm

69 70

Staff Works 

Johnson Yu 余思鳴 

• Bowl with Broken Motif (Lime Green) 

• Blown glass, sand cast, cut & polished, assembled 

• 20 x 20 x 14.5cm

71 72

Staff Works 

Sunny Wang 王鈴蓁 

• 2 Ru, Black-White Suchness 

• Blown glass, engraved, sandblasted 

• Left 15 x 15 x 25cm 

• Right 16 x 16 x 33cm 

• 5 Ru, Red-Black Suchness 

• Blown glass, engraved, sandblasted 

• Size Varies

73 74


Chan Kit 

• BA (Hons) in Visual Arts 

• 1 semester glass blowing 

Chan Wan Yee, Zeta 



Chung Wai Ian, Yan 



• 1 semester glass casting 

Fu Wing Tung, Monica 


• 2 semesters glass blowing 

• 2 semesters stain glass 

Lam Hiu Tan 



Lau On Yi, Bernice 



Lau Check Yin, Jean 



Lau Shui Lam, Shila 


• 2 semesters glass casting 

Lam Sui Yu, Suzanne 



Li Suet Ling, Mancy 



• 4 semesters glass casting

Mak Oi Ling, Eileen 




Mak Tsz Kam, Mug 




Ng Ka Ying, Ashley 



Shi Mengmeng, Sophy 



Tang Kai Yin, Frank 



Wong Mei Hng, Abby 






• 2 semesters glass casting 


Johnson Yu 

• Technician/Demonstrator 

• Academy of Visual Arts 

• Glass experience since 1990 

Sunny Wang 

• Lecturer 

• Academy of Visual Arts 

• Glass experence since 1995 

75 76


Chan On Lap 

• BA (Hons) in Humanities 


Lam Yin Hang 

• BA (Hons) in PE & REC MGNT 


Lee Wai Chi, Ni 




Leung Nga Ki 

• BSSc (Hons) in Comm. 


Luo Zhicheng, Charleen 



Ma King Lun, Sammuel 

• BSc (Hons) in Ap. Biology 


Ng Ka Yan, Isabel 



Ngai Chun Yin, Jeremy 



Ngan Hoi Ka, Kim 



Ngan Wing Tung, Tim 

• BSc (Hons) in Ap. Biology 

• 1 semester glass blowing

Tam Yuen Yung, Vivian 

• BSc (Hons) in Comp. Science 


Wong Hoi Yan, Jess 



Yeung Siu Chak 



Zhang Shaojing, Yorda 

• BSc (Hons) in Physics 


77 78

Organizing Committee 


President 


Internal Vice President 


External Vice President 

Chan Wan Yee, Zeta 

Financial Secretary 

Chan Kit 

Designer 

Programming: 


Chung Wai Ian, Yan 



Mak Oi Ling, Eileen 

Tang Kai Yiu, Frank 

Wong Mei Hung, Abby 


Promotion: 

Chan Kit 


Shi Mengmeng, Sophy 


PR: 



Mak Oi Ling, Eileen

Acknowledgement 

Funding support from Hong Kong Baptist University 

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