PolyU Design faculty and students exhibit NFT art creation

Ms Step Cheung, our Deputy Programme Leader of BA (Hons) in Digital Media, was invited by the organiser of ‘Fine Art Asia 2021’ to participate in NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) creation previously in October. She led 9 students from Digital Media into this growing new art field.
 
The creations are based on ancient artworks. What inspired Step for her work is the Chinese hand pulse pillow. Relating personal experience, she created two versions with the element of ‘pulse’.
 
Two interviewed students shared that their animation storylines come from mirrors and pillows respectively. Chan Sze Ming’s work is about bronze mirrors that were usually chosen as gift for beautiful women in ancient times. Alice Choi used ancient medical culture as her animation’s theme.
 
The NFT platform made the online or dynamic exhibitions more visible. The atmosphere and setting of traditional physical art exhibitions may not optimise the impact of digital media works. It provided more opportunities for new artists who have low reputation by now to promote their works to a global audience.

 

Tutor:
Step Cheung
 
Students:
Windy Yeung
Hana Ho
Alice Choi
Miyuki Francisco
Randy Tse
Simon Wong
Keith Chow
Chan Sze Ming
Ceci Chow
 
Media Coverage: 典亞藝博︱曹志豪觀銅鏡見正邪 張小踏新動畫「跨界」與古人合作 (HK01, 13 October 2021)