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Simon Birch Small Wonder

Just got back from the opening of Simon Birch's 'Small Wonder' Exhibition.  Whenever I hear 'Small Wonder'  I still think about that horrible 80s sitcom about the robot girl.    Luckily Simon's show was not at all related to that!  It was an exhibition of his recent paintings.  Most of his paintings involve beautiful women,  this time it was a bit different, outside the 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, he had a giant painting of dudes:In this case naked dudes! Not just any random dudes, it was actually the band Chochukmo. They were the special guest performers for the night:No comment from them about how anatomically correct the proportions are on the painting.They did a really nice acoustic set outside in the street,  since the gallery is not big,  it was the best place to do it.Quite a good crowd of art supporters.  FYI for those who are HK history/geography buffs,  the wall behind them is the Old Victoria Prison back wall (you may remember from the end of Jackie Chan's 'Rob-B-Hood').  Here's some pics of the exhibition.  I'm no art expert, but that one looks a bit like Ana R. :-PBesides the schlongfest outside,  many of the pieces inside were nude, especially these bigger pieces,  i managed to find one which was only PG-13.  ;-)We were graced with the presence of one of the models,  the beautiful Miss Grace Huang.  Who tried very hard to recreate her original body position:not quite the right angle.  doh. :-DGreat job yet again Simon! Looking forward to more of your work! 

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Mariejost 26 dsc00460
Not all nudes are pornographic, not even all anatomically correct ones. :-) Unless some of the figures were engaged in overtly erotic activities, I hope it is okay to show a few artistic renderings of naked human bodies on AnD.
14 年多 ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
I really like Simon's work. I wish I was in HK to see this show.
14 年多 ago
Phatchan
very nice!!!
14 年多 ago
45862083 0af2fd4d5d
maria - even someone not engaged in an act can be a appropriate for some audiences. Keep in mind that the site runs in multiple countries for multiple age groups and cultural systems. The laws in HK for example are quite strict when interpreted literally (which they have on a few occasions!), so even as platform hosts we have to be careful even here (much less the Mainland!). Usually we ask people to make blogs w/ artistic nudity as 'fans only' or at least put a warning up. (there have been complaints from users when suddenly they find their 'my feeds' filled w/ Not Safe For Work' photos too!)
14 年多 ago
Karinannacheung 6b karinannacheung
it was awesome meeting you too!!! now i know you're not darth vader or two girls. hahaha...
14 年多 ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
So you can legally buy sex on the street in HK, but you can't post a serious painting of a nude on the Internet. In advertising they can use young women who look like underage teenagers to titillate male consumers into buying consumer goods and that, somehow, is okay, too. This just doesn't seem right. Keep painting those nudes, Simon. Asia needs to see that this is an important part of the Western art tradition that China's big art stars are, otherwise, so happy to co-opt for their own fame and profit.
14 年多 ago
45862083 0af2fd4d5d
marie - see this link: http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=74217 i don't make the laws, i'm just the one who will go to jail over it!
14 年多 ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
Etchy--I'm just point out the wry irony of it all. Here in the West, we see sex for hire as a much greater evil than the public display of the nude form in art. Obviously, in Asia they see things from the exact opposite perspective. Some social scientists need to study this issue to determine which of these attitudes causes more harm to society and to individuals. Until very recently (early 1960s), the West was equally puritanical, to be sure. Well, maybe it was worse in the West--the nude, even in art was suspect, and prostitution was a definite no-no.
14 年多 ago
Desmondso
Schlongfest...ha ha ha. You are funny, Etchy.
14 年多 ago

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