An Artistic Dialogue Between Father and Son – NG KO SHEK & NG YU MAN

父子，關係理應很親密，相處往往很淡然；
父子，千言萬語，卻總是相對無言。

吳氏父子，這次選擇用藝術對話，還舉辦首個聯合展覽，以藝術代替語言，以作品進行交流。

父親吳高石為著名書法家，兒子吳宇旻為當代藝術家，父親從未教授兒子書法，每次都以「你個人唔夠定」為由拒絕。但三十多年間，兒子經常出入父親書房，嗅著墨水氣味成長，發展出自成一格藝術風格的同時，才發現不知不覺被父親影響。跟父親作品並列時，風格與觀念看似有所聯繫，有時像一起跳舞，有時像一番對話。

熱愛藝術創作的吳氏父子，早在2009年曾一起入圍香港藝術雙年展。往後十三年，父子各自在藝術路修行，終於在2022年，他們決定舉辦首次聯展，將父子對話公諸於世。

Father and son, a relationship that is supposed to have a strong bonding. But often times, they don’t really show their emotions in daily lives.

They both have so much that they would like to share, but they barely talk to each other.

The father and son of the Ng’s family has chosen to start an artistic conversation and to organize an exhibition together. By substituting language with art, they communicate with each other through art making.

The father, Ng Ko Shek, is a renowned calligrapher. The son, Yuman Ng, is a contemporary artist. The father never teaches the son to calligraph, he thought the son was “not in the right state of mind yet”. In the past thirty something years, the son kui always spend time at his father’s study room, growing up with the smell of Chinese ink. While the son has developed a unique way to express himself artistically, he came to realization that he has been influenced by his father all these years. When viewing the work of Ng and Ng side by side, there seems to be a connection between their work, they share a mutual theme and artistic style. Sometimes it’s like dancing, sometimes it’s like a dialogue.

Addicted to art making, the father and son of the Ng’s family were both shortlisted for the 2009 Hong Kong Art Biennale Exhibition. They have been practicing art on their own since then for 13 years, until 2022, they have decided to make this joint exhibition happen, showcasing their artistic dialogue to the world.

Exhibition Date： 4 Nov 2022 – 26 Nov 2022 12-6pm

開幕酒會：2022年11月5日 下午2時至下午4時
Grand Opening 5 Nov 2022 2-5pm

場地 Venue ：The Muse
地址：九龍佐敦志和街1號登臺酒店地庫
Hotel Stage, Basement, 1 Chi Wo Street, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Special thanks @hotelstage@nnnameless@alexandercheng_@oceanlaugh@emhui