Remembering the time when we would be fascinated by the simple effect of salt crystals melting into water... Time goes by and a year later, we would not bother giving it a glance....... Do fascinations, passions and wonders in life eventually fade, taken for granted? Should we never ever stop seeing Life as if we... Continue Reading →
Exhibition Japonisme/Ponti, and Les Troyens at Opera Bastille
Yesterday, Saturday, Chun went to this exhibition Japonisme/Gio Ponti at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs with a friend. Some of his friends told him about this exhibition about Gio Ponti, a renowned Italian architect, and there he was. In the first part of this exhibition, Japonisme, were displayed different japanese art pieces. Chun always liked... Continue Reading →
Hong Kong Caprice~
Just after breakfast, sitting at the dinning table just next to Ah Ma (Grandma in Cantonese), Chun looks at his grandma, thoughtful. He asks, - "Ah ma, do you want me to come back to Hong Kong?", Ah Ma nods simply, eyes looking at her empty bowl. Each time Chun comes back home to see... Continue Reading →
Home sweet home ~ Photos of La Dame aux Camélias……
Chun is on vacation in Hong Kong, enjoying some precious time with his family and friends in his hometown. That us probably explains why he's less active here..... Here are all the photos taken during the last production at Opera Garnier, La Dame aux Camélias:
Jean-Michel Basquiat / Egon Schiele @Fondation Louis Vuitton
I think Chun has never spent so much time in a single exhibition.... He arrived at 9am at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a beautiful building by the architect Frank Gehry, and at noon, he had lunch appointment, so he had to leave, but he would have stayed even longer! This Basquiat/ Schiele exhibition was really... Continue Reading →
Concert in the Church of Madeleine~
The "La Dame aux Camélias" group of dancers is now on a short holiday of 5 days before finishing the last two performances of the series on 2nd and 3rd January. Chun takes this occasion to finish his homework, and to enjoy the beautiful city of Paris before going back to Hong Kong on 4th... Continue Reading →
Pointe shoes training and sewing…
Pointes shoes, the ultimate symbol and cliché of classical ballet and reserved for female ballerinas, is often a fascinating technique and savoir-faire. Not only is the technique of going on pointe extremely painful and difficult, choosing the right pointe shoes, learning this technique correctly, and even preparing the pointe shoes in a way that's appropriate... Continue Reading →
Déjeuner at Akrame Paris
A friend asked Chun to meet at Fauchon shop at Madeleine church today. Chun is on a day-off, before attacking the intense weekend with four performances of La Dame aux Camélias in 3 days! He thought, "lunch at Fauchon? interesting. I've always seen Fauchon corners at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris selling macarons and... Continue Reading →
Modern Art Exhibition – Zao Wu-ki
Chun has a day-off in the middle of the week. Sitting in front of his Mac and facing the window, he got envious of the nice sunshine and blue sky outside. He decided to go to the Palais de Tokyo which is near where he lives, and to go and see an exhibition: Zao Wou-Ki,... Continue Reading →
Artists’ Freedom~
Yesterday, Chun was invited to an afternoon party in the 16th arr. of Paris. He met and talked to some other artists: a few musicians and a painter. That painter told him, "In today's fast-paced world, we artists are pushed to produce more and more artworks to attain the sales goals. Professional artists make a... Continue Reading →
