Taipa Village Art Space

Taipa Village Cultural Association proudly presents local established artist Allen Wong’s solo exhibition “Who am I”, showcasing two sets of artistic expressions – video installations and mixed media installations, which are based on Wong’s recurrent theme of traditional Chinese bird cages.  The four video installations, entitled Southeast Southwest, Fan, East West Path and What Do you Want, explore the concept of the thaumatrope. The exhibition aims to reflect the relationship between freedom and human society.

Who am I:Video Installation by Allen Wong

Taipa Village Cultural Association proudly presents local accomplished artist Tong Chong’s wooden sculpture exhibition “Restless Nature” which is first unveiled to the public, showcasing Tong Chong’s new collection with plywood technique and reflects the outcome of his 3 years’ meticulous research on this subject.

Restless Nature by Tong Chong

Local sketch drawing artist Fan Sai Hong holds his first solo exhibition in Taipa Village Art Space with his unique collection of drawings that document the traces of his personal life journey discovery over a decade.

Simple Things – Sketchbook Drawings by Fan Sai Hong

Taipa Village Cultural Association exclusively presents Portuguese artist Ana Aragão’s first solo exhibition in Macau entitled “Imaginary beings”, which showcases her unique collection of illustrations of building features which are drawn spontaneously in different forms and shapes, leading audience to a fairy tale.

Imaginary Beings – Illustrations by Ana Aragão

Taipa Village Art Space is honoured to invite Luso-American photographic artist Hugo Teixeira to showcase his unique collection of documentary photography featuring an iconographic Macau fixture – bamboo scaffolding on construction sites, which is ubiquitous in the city as it undergoes rapid development.   The construction workers (bamboo masters) are acting like spiders, taking a risky job with courage to wrap the vertiginous towers with bamboo scaffoldings which look like spider webs.

Transience:Daredevils and Towering Webs

Taipa Village Art Space is honoured to invite local graffiti pioneer P.I.B.G. (street mark and signature tag for “Pat Is Bombing Graffiti”) to present his first solo show P.I.B.G.: On the Verge to mark its official opening. The exhibition aims to blur the boundaries between two distinct worlds relating to art, space, morality and social issues. It attempts to reconcile these often conflicting and contradictory spheres by deploying a range of antagonistic concepts that convey the sense that art is what matters.

P.I.B.G : On The Verge

Taipa Village Art Space is honored to showcase the Watercolor collections and Japanese Paper collections created by Blue Chan – an illustrator and comic artist in Macau.  These 2 collections illustrate a number of scenes associated with the artist’s travel journey, her perspective on Macao heritage, architecture, festival, cultural and leisure scenes that unfold her idyllic emotions, allowing audience to feel the temperature of the city.

“Macau °C” by Blue Chan

Owing to the positive response garnered from the generic public, 《Taipa Village Cultural Association》 has extended the《 Dream with Love》 exhibition to Taipa Village Art Space to sustain the momentum.  The exhibition showcases “The Harmony Collection” and “The Dream Collection”.

Taipa Village DREAM WITH LOVE Campaign

Taipa Village Cultural Association exclusively presents the first “Din Dong” themed creative art show in Macau entitled “Din Dong x Taipa Village Creative Art Exhibition”.  The exhibition showcases 50 excellent artworks created by local students who participated in the 2017 “Din Dong x Taipa Village Creative Art Competition”.  As the kick off show for Taipa Village Art Space this year, the exhibition aims to recognize the outstanding talents of the local youth by offering a platform for them to demonstrate their creativity.

Din Dong x Taipa Village Creative Art Exhibition

Taipa Village Cultural Association exclusively presents the first solo exhibition “Degustation” which showcases a collection of films created by Macau-based Russian-born  film director Maxim Bessmertny. This exhibition will screen Maxim’s award-winning narrative  film “Tricycle Thief”, which was world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,  won the 2015 Gold Kodak Award for the best short film, and has been played continuously in Macau, Kong and the Middle East.  Other recent productions will also be screened,  including “Death of a Parrot”, “The Great Debt” and “Sampan”, complemented by poster panels of his films.

Degustation – Films by Maxim Bessmertny

Taipa Village Cultural Association collaborated with AAMA (ARK – ASSOCIATION OF    MACAU ART)   to present the “2018 Art Kaleidoscope Exhibition” which showcases the      paintings and crafts created by the public who participated in three different workshops.     Organised by AAMA and co-organised by Art Stationer Education Center and Grace Art  Design Studio, these three workshops include painting, printmaking and English calligraphy under the theme of “Art Kaleidoscope.”  The objective is encourage the public to get into the world of paintings and merge arts into their life.  This also aims to promote the art and creative diversity of the public by utilizing different materials and techniques to interpret their own unique Kaleidoscope, representing a diverse range of scenes.

Achievement Exhibition of Art Kaleidoscope

Taipa Village Cultural Association presents the new exhibition entitled “Macau’s Firecrackers Industry” created by renowned painting master Lio Man Cheong.

Lio will showcase his recent unseen works which depict Macau’s long-flourishing firecrackers industry, from its growing prominence in the late 19^th century to its prosperity in the early 20^th century.  The industry subsequently experienced a gradual decline without leaving any trace of its presence.

Macau’s Firecrackers Industry – New Works by Lio Man Cheong

“Focus & Scatter” Borderless Arts 10th Anniversary Exhibition is held at Taipa Village Art Space, showcasing the imaginative artworks presented by 16 Macau and Taiwan artists which contributes a FOCAL point for the show.

“Focus & Scatter” Borderless Arts 10th Anniversary Exhibition

Renowned national photographer Chan Hin Io showcases his new collection at Taipa Village Art Space.  The exhibition renders a unique view of the city, featuring groundbreaking horizons from drone photography that promises to leave audience in awe.

Surface Revealed – Drone Photography by Chan Hin Io

Taipa Village Cultural Association collaborated with ZINECOOP Hong Kong to introduce a new exhibition  entitled “SEE SAW ZINE” which aims to promote local zine culture, individual publishing and facilitate art exchange between Hong Kong and Macau artists.

SEE SAW ZINE ?

Taipa Village Cultural Association is proud to present the first solo exhibition entitled “What Are You Thinking?  Picture Book by Un Chi Wai” created by  Macau talented illustration artist Un Chi Wai.

What Are You Thinking? Picture Book by Un Chi Wai

Taipa Village Cultural Association exclusively presents the first unique printmaking exhibition entitled “Fallen”, jointly presented by two Macau-born, Canada-based sisters Bonnie Leong and Kitty Leung who always present their work as a duo.

Fallen – Printmaking by Bonnie Leong and Kitty Leung

Taipa Village Cultural Association exclusively showcases the first-ever Chinese ink works exhibition entitled “Who heeds a man who sits and wails out in the cold?” presented by Macau-based Portuguese artist Rui Rasquinho.

Who heeds a man who sits and wails out in the cold? – Illustrations by Rui Rasquinho