OUAT, Hong Kong Comics Touring Exhibition
Visual Arts
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“Once upon a time, once upon a comics!”
Once upon a time, under a banyan tree, story tellers talked about everything between earth and heaven, with kids and grown-ups alike mesmerised by them. Now, as we live in an information age, with mobile phones clutching in our hands, we can hardly spare a second to blink. Despite so, there are nevertheless comics artists who still focus on visualising fantasies by turning dramas into realities. So why not take a break and indulge in these fantasy comics worlds – they are definitely “full of dramas”!
Hong Kong comics turn a new page in the 2010s, with short comics stories relating to our everyday life or social issues gaining more and more public attention. There are, however, still some independent comics artists or groups who are devoted to creating drama comics. By hook or by crook, they have been building imaginary worlds with different themes as the backdrop through conducting in-depth researches, developing sophisticated characters, writing up cinematic storyboards, and setting up cadence which is sometimes relaxed, sometimes intense, etc. Readers, as a result, have been enjoying an unlimited space for imagination.
The first phase of the OUAT, Hong Kong Comics Touring Exhibition (OUAT) was held successfully in the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival in France in January this year. In August, the second phase will return to HKAC, showcasing the drama comics creations of the five Hong Kong comics artists and two groups of comics professionals who participated in the first phase. Two overseas comics artists and three comics professionals are also invited to come to Hong Kong for exchange activities. Among other activities, there is a special session for the overseas comics professionals to comment on the proposals of drama comics called from the public. Public talks on copyright law and rights licensing will also be held, helping local talent to better equip themselves with the knowledge for their “story-telling journey” ahead!
Last but not least, the participating Hong Kong comics artists and comics professionals will jointly create a comics piece as a response to their journey in Angoulême and present it to the audience in Hong Kong!
Let’s grab our seats and see how our local comics artists tell the stories of Hong Kong!
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2019" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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