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Profiles tagged “Macau creative”.
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Mio Pang Fei: the modern-art pioneer who founded "Neo-Orientalism" in Macau
Mio Pang Fei
A modern artist born in Shanghai who put down roots in Macau and is regarded as a pioneer of Macau modern art. After moving to Macau in 1982 he developed "Neo-Orientalism", fusing Eastern tradition with Western contemporary techniques, and in 2015 was chosen by the Macao Museum of Art to represent Macau at the 56th Venice Biennale.
Eddie Wong: the Macau architect behind university campuses and the East Asian Games venues
Eddie Wong
A Macau-born architect whose work has shaped the face of contemporary Macau. He led the design of the Macau University of Science and Technology campus, the Macau Olympic Sports Centre built for the 2005 East Asian Games, and the International School of Macao, among others; he served for years as president of the Architects Association of Macau and received the Medal of Professional Merit twice.
Ung Vai Meng: the artist who became the founding director of the Macao Museum of Art and head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau
Ung Vai Meng
A Macau-born artist and cultural administrator. An award-winning visual artist, he also served as the founding director of the Macao Museum of Art (1999–2008) and as President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (2010–2017), shaping Macau's art development and cultural policy; he returned to his own art after retiring.
Soi Cheang: the Macau-born director who took Hong Kong genre cinema to Cannes and Berlin
Soi Cheang
A Macau-born Hong Kong film director known for stylish, hard-edged genre cinema. His films include Accident, Motorway, SPL II, Limbo, Mad Fate and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, with selections at Cannes, Berlin and Venice, and two Hong Kong Film Award wins for Best Director.
Un Sio San: the Macau-born poet on the international stage
Un Sio San
A Macau-born contemporary poet and writer regarded as one of Macau's leading younger poets. Educated at Peking University and the University of Toronto, she is the author of several collections including Exile in the Blossom Time, Naked Picnic and Evolution of Love, and a multiple winner of the Macao Literature Award and cross-strait poetry prizes, with work featured at international poetry festivals.
Season Lao: the Macau-born artist whose lens went from an old Macau courtyard to the snows of Hokkaido
Season Lao
A Macau-born contemporary photographer known for minimalist images of snow, fog and empty space. A graduate of the Macao Polytechnic, he drew attention in 2009 with work documenting Macau's old buildings, then settled in Hokkaido and Kyoto to make his art, with works held by the Macao Museum of Art and the Asian Art Museum in Nice, among others.
Tracy Choi: the Macau woman director behind Sisterhood
Tracy Choi
A Macau-born and -raised film director and producer, among the most prominent women filmmakers in contemporary Macau. Her film Sisterhood (2017), set in Macau, won the Audience Choice Award at the Macao international film festival and earned Hong Kong Film Award nominations, bringing a local Macau story to the big screen.