During the British colonial period, Hong Kong’s capital, Victoria, was divided into four “rings”: Sai Wan (including Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun), Sheung Wan, Central and Ha Wan (now Wan Chai and Causeway Bay). Today, these areas are the city’s political, financial and commercial centre.
Frank Tang is one of the participated artists of INK CITY exhibition at Tai Kwun Contemporary. In his series of paintings exploring monuments, Frank furthers his scrutiny of the city’s urban landscape along with the fascinating history of the statues and memorials that checker Hong Kong, thus carefully charting and uncovering the city’s layered past.
In this “City of Victoria Sketching Tour”, Frank Tang will lead participants to travel through Ha Wan (Victoria Park and Causeway Bay) or Central (Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Park) in order to objectively understand these two places both from urban observations and from provided information. While wandering through the areas, Frank Tang will share his method of sketching with participants and describe the landscapes, sounds and personal feelings.
在港英殖民時期，港英政府將維多利亞城範圍劃分為四環，即西環（包括堅尼地城、石塘咀和西營盤）、上環、中環和下環（今灣仔及銅鑼灣一帶），而這城曾被標示為香港首府，時至今日，這地帶已是香港的政治與金融商業中心。
大館當代美術館現正展出的展覽「墨城」的參展藝術家之一鄧啟耀在探索古跡及遺址的系列作品中，重遊都市風光，反思遍佈香港各地的雕像、遺址背後引人入勝的歷史，繼而揭露城市的過去，繪製段段歷史。
在「維多利亞城暢遊寫生團」中，鄧啟耀將會帶領參加者遊歷下環（維多利亞公園和銅鑼灣）或中環（香港動植物公園），從城市觀察和資料去客觀理解這兩個地方，漫步其間他會與參加者分享他的寫生方式，一起描繪眼前這地方的景觀、聲音和個人感覺。
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