Cultural Log in Hong Kong

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Cultural Log: This semester has been quite eventful for me. Throughout, I have tried to see light in the creative stream and take part in activities that allow me to understand the creative world to a larger extent. Looking at my classes taken this semester, the creative stream students of the English Department have been fortunate to have exposure to job opportunities and guest lectures by different talented people in industries that include designing, advertising, Public Relations and more. However, throughout this semester, I have also taken a course called Exploring Contemporary Art. This course allowed me to be more active in taking part in creative industries and the events associated with it. With this in mind, I have been able to take part in two major events this semester. * Fotanian Art -This is an area that surviving and thriving artists are working at the moment. It has been ongoing since 2000 and there are over 100 artists present there. I understood the way they live, just trying to survive in the industry, supported by the government. I even had to do an analysis on one of the artists I found most interesting, and digging into her life and interviewing her gave me an insight into this. This cultural event is under this category because she has added Chinese Elements into her work, and the artists I have chosen is Jane Liu. She has even portrayed her art in the Chinese Civilization Centre in the City University of Hong Kong. * I have visited the Hong Kong Art Museum, where there were multiple paintings that inspired me. The most interesting were by Pan Tian Shou, an artist in the past that left a great mark on its audience. * Started reading novels again. I had stopped in a very long time. This semester, I have read: Sidney Sheldon – Sands of Time and Bloodline. I have also read EL James – Fifty Shades of Grey. * Saw two

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