Tom is a multiple award winner, including the Fresh Trend Art Graduates Joint Exhibition, the Academy of Visual Arts Award at Hong Kong Baptist University, Vitamin D Prize (prize given by both Fine Arts Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Academy of Visual Arts of The Hong Kong Baptist University), and the TUNA PRIZE Award (given by alumni of AVA at HK Baptist University) with his graduation work titled ‘The Redemption of Our Self-Existence by Making Sweat into Rice’. His interest is in human nature and the absurd state of contemporary society. 1994) received his Bachelor of Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2016. This piece in particular echoes human’s incapacity to change the flow of time. Beautiful mechanical movement.96. It buckles and stops the second hand moving while this in turn causes the self rotation of the clock, slowly moving as though walking a dog. Creative, Unique, detailed meaningful kinetic product Remind people not waste fast and silent passing time. It gradually changes shape throughout the day opening. In Tom’s key work ‘Walk The Clock’, one of six in the show, the rope leads the clock. Place a stylish spin on the way you tell time by hanging the Solstice kinetic clock on your wall. Whilst performing repetitive operations of the same form and shape, human beings are realising the mechanicality and purposelessness of daily routine. The trick is that the table draws tracks at whatever speed you have set. Something that draws new tick marks every hour and then draws something that progressively fills in the minutes would be pretty cool, and could have lots of variations. Modern factorial office working is a new embodiment of Sisyphus’s uninterrupted and meaningless labor. I've pondered this exact thing a few times (because I like awesome clocks). By observing the mechanical, repetitive operation of daily objects, the artist draws an analogy with Sisyphus’s never-ceasing process of pushing the boulder to a conversation about daily absurdity and oppression of life. The wood-base tables feature powerful servo motors, which are quieter and more precise at higher speeds, making them better suited for the larger sizes. ![]() Sisyphus The Kinetic Art Table (795) has harnessed the precise calculations to. Review: This began as a somewhat compelling look at faith in the face of modernity, but devolved into color by numbers white mans burden pap. ‘We Must Imagine Sisyphus is Happy’ refers to a never-ending and futile routine in contemporary society. The metal-base Sisyphus tables feature stepper motors, which are quiet, precise, and perfectly suited for the smaller diameter art pieces. When art merges with functionality, it can enhance our life experiences. Karin Weber Gallery is excited to present the debut solo exhibition of Hong Kong artist Tom Chung Man.
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