葛量洪視覺藝術獎2022/2023得獎學生分享
高中組得獎學生 — 新界鄉議局元朗區中學 梁佩宜同學
「第十二屆香港視覺藝術教育節2023」頒獎禮已於12月23日順利舉行。就讀新界鄉議局元朗區中學的梁佩宜同學是其中一位榮獲葛量洪視覺藝術獎2022/2023高中組的得獎者。是次展覽，也展出了梁同學在參選時所提交的其中３份作品，包括《烏托邦》、《飛天》及《活著》。以下是她的分享：
藝術家自述
藝術創作是親手為自己在歷史洪流留下足印的其中一個渠道。
在探索不同媒介的路上，走的每一步都是對美的追求。透過創作，我可以盡情地自由創出一個空間，給別人呈現我眼中的世界。從小繪畫到現在，我深深感受到藝術對生命的重要，由學會握筆開始便到處塗畫的我，似是天生便無法與藝術割捨。人人都說「眼睛是靈魂之窗」，用藝術與觀眾交流時，就像是與他人共享眼睛一樣，把腦海的風景化為實體，把心中所想用各種形式長存在每位觀眾心中，在世界留下七彩的痕跡，這便是藝術對我們的意義。
得獎學生的參賽原因
在中五期間有幸被學校的視藝老師推薦而得到這次寶貴的機會參賽。雖然學業繁重，但為了擴展自己的眼界，亦想借着這個機會挑戰自己的能力，便抱着不論結果、抱著增加人生閱歷的心態，以自己最大的努力參與這次比賽。
得獎感想
很榮幸能夠獲得這個殊榮，亦很感恩得到身邊不少人對我的支持。在準備比賽期間，有賴老師的悉心教導和父母對我的關懷備至，給予我力量完成所有參賽作品。十分感謝各位評審對我的肯定，也感謝每一位喜歡我旳創作的人。
這是我第一次參與全港性的展覽，很高興香港美術教育協會給予這次機會，讓我能夠踏上這個舞台。而且在作品展上， 我也得到了與其他得獎學生交流心得的機會，令我獲益良多。展覽上每一位在我作品面前駐足的人，亦成為了我繼續往前進的勇氣，我會攥緊這次比賽得到的每一句鼓勵和建議，化作創作的動力。希望在不久的將來，我能夠成為對他人生命帶來影響的藝術家。
創作期間深刻或難忘的經歷
在構思期間，我為作品作資料搜集時對不同文化的了解更深刻，彷彿在創作過程中，能與不同背景的人，以藝術這門語言對話無數次。例如在準備《飛天》這份作品時，我參考了不少有關敦煌的知識和文化，讓我在更多角度看見這個世界。另外的趣事是，我在準備作品期間經常扛着與我體型差不多的畫布周圍奔走，走在街上會不時收到行人的注目和讚賞。這些「小確幸‘令我深深感受到，香港其實是一個很温暖的地方，也十分感恩每一句的讚美和支持。雖然過程很辛苦，但現在回頭看，我覺得一切都是值得的。以後我會繼續努力創作不同的作品，務求為他人帶來更多會心微笑的時刻。
是次得獎過程及經驗，能在視覺藝術科上帶來哪些正面影響？
在準備作品期間，為了呈現出不同的藝術效果，我嘗試運用不同媒介和參考不同畫派的技法進行創作。探索過程中我發掘了不少自己從未想像過的風格並加以運用，讓我發現原來自己也可以擁有無限的可能性。同時我也因其他參賽者出色的作品而擴闊了自己的視野。是次獲獎更讓我更加肯定自己的能力，我將會帶着是次參賽獲得的每份珍貴的收穫，堅定地走向未來探索藝術的旅程。
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Awardee of junior group - Chung Kwok Ching from
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School
The award presentation ceremony of the 12th Hong Kong Visual Arts Education Festival 2023 on 23 December,2023 were held successfully. Chung Kwok Ching from Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School are one of the awardee of Grantham Visual Arts Awards 2022/2023 (Junior Group). The exhibition, three of her artworks included 《饞嘴怪》、《我的內心世界—正負面情緒》and《香港夜色》were also exhibited. Below is the sharing:
Artist Statement:
Leonardo da Vinci once said,'Where the spirit does not work with hand, there is no art.' I still remember how I felt when I first passed by a gallery when I was little. I was mesmerized by the colors, the creativity, and most importantly,the waves of emotions rushing out of the canvas.
Some people thinks that arts is a luxury, but in fact, we are surrounded by it in our daily life.From the posters hanging on the building to the random doodling on textbook, we are all unintentionally creating art, which makes us all artists.
On top of that, art is not just mindless drawing. To me, we get to see through the drawer's heart and explore his/her inner world and it is my own way of communicating with the outside world.Through art, I can well express my feelings.
I wish to carry my passion for art on and be a painter who touches people's soul with my artworks.
Reason for participation:
As we all know, the Grantham Visual Arts Awards is one of the most reputable competitions in Hong Kong. Although I have participated in other contests before, they are comparatively small-scale contests. Therefore, I wished to attend Grantham in order to broaden my horizons and knowledge about arts and cultures.
Feelings:
It is an eternal honor that my efforts are approved by the judges and I am delighted that I have the chance to voice out my opinions and inner thoughts to the public via this competition.
The most memorable experiences:
Brainstorming ideas was definitely the most challenging stage, but eventually I had decided to set my drawings’ main theme as ‘Home Kong’. Hong Kong is our hometown and an irreplaceable place that influences us throughout our whole life. By drawing out the daily scenario on Hong Kong Island, along with the suffering minorities who show the less glamorous side of Hong Kong, I hope that everyone could appreciate the local histories and cultures.
The positive influence(s) in Visual Arts after participate the Grantham Visual Arts Awards:
With the sense of achievement brought by the competitions, I am more confident in my own drawings and I am even more willing to create more art pieces. At the same time, inspired by other contestants’ masterpieces, I am motivated to try out some innovative art forms such as sculptures and oil paintings that I have never got in touch with.