【Out Of The Cube - Creative Arts Learning Platform for ALL】
【Out Of The Cube】is a creative arts learning platform offering audiences participatory learning and co-creation experiences. We invite everyone to PLAY, to LEARN, and to CREATE through arts, discovering unknown aesthetic experiences!
Audiences will experience diverse learning experiences including crafts, experimental exploration, visual art creations and more. The workshops will be hosted by teaching-artists who lead participants into the creative world, sharing their own aesthetic experiences and creative skills.
【Out Of The Cube】was named with the intention of leading audiences to think out of the cube, and to invite everyone to visit our centre to PLAY, to LEARN, and to CREATE. Besides courses and workshops, the co-learning platform provides opportunities for the participants to exchange and share their creations and ideas, to learn and get inspired by each other, exploring the possibilities of arts through creativity and imagination.
Let's learn more together than alone! We provide a co-learning platform where the community learns, connects, and grows together. Exploring arts together, you will meet new friends and expand your social network. Together in this platform, we strive to make arts accessible to everyone regardless of their background, language, race, and gender and make arts accessible for everyone.
Chinese Seal Engraving Course | Out of the Cube - Art Learning Experience 2023
(1) Visual X Texture: Graphic Design and Seal Engraving
Seal engraving, a seemingly unattainable and elegant literati art, has actually been scattered in the corners of the city. It is commonly seen in shop trademarks and even on fine book spines. Seal engraving can also be viewed as a component element of graphic design. This course explores Chinese seal engraving through the lens of visual principles. In addition to typeface design, it also introduces various types of seals and their features. In each lesson, participants will create one seal artwork, with sculpting exercises of varying difficulty levels, benefiting both beginners and advanced learners.
Date: 4 Nov - 9 Dec, 2023 (Every Saturday, 6 sessions in total)
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Room 1006, Hong Kong Art School (2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai)
Language: Cantonese
Capacity: 20 pax/ class
Fee: HKD 1,800 (6 sessions in total)
*10% early-bird discount for the purchase before 15 Oct / two or more persons
Note: Tools and materials will be provided for the first session, and participants are required to bring their own for subsequent sessions.
(2) Texture X Material: Seal Engraving Laboratory
Since ancient times, stone has been used as the material for engraving seal carving. The hardness of the stone used is relatively low (about 2-4 degrees on the Mohs scale). Even physically-weak scholars can create their own seals without the help of craftsmen. The material characteristics of stone have also inspired renowned seal carvers throughout ancient and modern times, showcasing their style through gold and stone knife marks. However, exploring the use of materials other than stone for seal engraving is a vast area that remains unexplored. This course aims to guide students in breaking away from stereotypes and approaching seal carving from the perspective of different craftsmanship.
Date: 4 Nov - 9 Dec, 2023 (Every Saturday, 6 sessions in total)
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Room 1006, Hong Kong Art School (2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai)
Language: Cantonese
Capacity: 20 pax/ class
Fee: HKD 2,000 (6 sessions in total)
*10% early-bird discount for the purchase before 15 Oct / two or more persons
Note: The course fee includes the cost of materials and one electric polishing machine.
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Artist: Kong Hoi Kan, Thomas
Kong Hoi Kan, Thomas, received his BA (Hons) in Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University and MA in Cultural Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Taking Han culture as a blueprint and orienting at present-day human values, his practice manifests a notion of contemporary seal art. Kong’s works have been collected by corporate and individual collectors, and he proactively hosts workshops, talks and art demonstrations at different commercial entities and universities. Kong received the Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) in the 17th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards. He currently serves as a Visiting Lecturer at the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University and as a resident artist at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC).
