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A joint presentation by Koru-hk.com Contemporary Art Gallery and Page One Taipei:
Ma Mun-ming Ceramics, Hong Kong Ceramics in Taipei
Exhibition starts 23rd October 2004 and continues until 18th November 2004
Venue: Page One Taipei cafe, 4th Floor, Taipei 101
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Having completed his studies in graphic design and photography courses, Ming MA has been engaging himself in a spectrum of art-relating works such as advertising graphic design, commercial product and portrait photography, interior design and cinematography. At the meantime, he took a pottery fundamental course at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and began to establish his interest in ceramics. He also participated in various private pottery workshops and continued researching in ceramics to refine his technique.
In 1999 Ma opened his own gallery and workshop. Since then, he devotes himself wholeheartedly in ceramics. Besides ceramics, he also anipulates other media and materials such as metal, glass and others.
MA loves nature and is especially fond of taking the form and color of plants and marine organism as his source of inspiration. He hand-builds light and thin ceramics biscuits and delicately applying special formulated glaze to create agnificent and colorful functional table wares.
馬敏明曾修讀平面設計及攝影課程，此後，一直從事有關美術的工作，當中包括廣告設計，商業及人像攝影、室內設計及電影美術指導等。其間馬氏修讀了由香港藝術中心舉辦的陶瓷基本課程，並開始投入陶藝創作。馬氏除參與個別私人陶藝工作坊外，亦自研製技巧。
馬氏1999年自設藝廊，並附設工作室全情投入個人創作。除陶瓷外，馬氏亦嘗試以金屬和坡璃等進行創作。
馬氏喜愛大自然，尤喜以植物和海洋生物等造形為創作陶藝的靈感。他以手捏技巧製出輕而薄的盛器，以特製的釉藥和細緻的施秞技法，造出自然和變化多端的色彩，使盛器化成優雅的有機載體。
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