Revisiting 0506HK with Artist Norm Yip

About a decade ago, I made an autobiographical feature documentary titled 0506HK about my feelings for Hong Kong, formerly the country and now a city of China where I was born and raised until a teenager.

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https://youtu.be/aEeQLTvYRCo

I’ve often admired Norm because in such a culturally vacant city like Hong Kong he has been able to pursue his passion for fine art. Being back my hometown, I feel hard to focus and concentrate on creating anything when everyone around me is about working OT on his/her job and making money. In the below video, Norm talks about his latest direction 10 years after 0506HK:

He has been painting a lot of pointillist works:

Here’re some of his latest paintings:

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More information on Norm Yip on http://www.normyip.com

 

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Author: Quentin Lee

Quentin Lee is an international filmmaker of mystery.

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