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Comic artist Justin Wong, Obangsaek: Indigo & Korean culture & in the studio: former Citybeat frontm

2020-03-18

Comic artist Justin Wong, Obangsaek: Indigo & Korean culture & in the studio: former Citybeat frontm

2020-03-18
Comic writer and media artist Justin Wong Chiu-tat is known for his political comic strip in Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Daily. But he also does graphic design, animation and interactive art. His recently ended exhibition “Normal Life” depicts a life that’s far from normal.

The colour indigo is the theme of the exhibition “Obangsaek: Indigo” at Soluna Fine Art. It includes the works of eight artists from Korea exploring this colour and its connections with Korean culture. In Korea, indigo and blue are associated with the element wood, and the East. It is also one of the colours in the Korean flag and symbolises “Eum” or “Yin”. The exhibition is one of the “Obangsaek” series of exhibitions, highlighting the traditional Korean colour spectrum which consists of the five colours: white, black, blue (or indigo), yellow and red.

The five-member band, Citybeat was particularly popular in the late 1980s. Between 1988 and 1991, the band released four albums.
Its lead singer John Laudon came to Hong Kong in 1985 from Canada and has been here ever since. After Citybeat, Laudon focused on composing, writing songs for other Cantopop stars. More recently he’s been working with his church and recording Christian music. He’s here with us right now.

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