This year, an art tour
was held at the
University Museum and
Art Gallery of the
University of Hong Kong
on 6 July 2008. This
exhibition showcased 100
pieces of Picassoˇ¦s
intaglio prints from the
Vollard Suite, which
were transported to Hong
Kong from the Louvre
Museum in France.
Although it was a rainy
day, the event attracted
37 Warwickers and
friends, which was
beyond our maximum
capacity!
We started with a
luncheon talk by Eileen
Tsang (BEd Art
Education) at Josephˇ¦s.
After a delicious meal,
we went to a private
room where Eileen gave
an interesting
presentation about
Picasso. We learnt a lot
about his different art
periods, the women in
his paintings and the
five collections of the
Vollard Suite. After an
active question and
answer session, Eileen
received a great
applause from all of us
and even a bunch of
flowers from one of her
fans!
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This was followed by the
guided tour. Ms Annie
Chow, Curator of the
University Museum and
Art Gallery, led us
through the
characteristics and
different printmaking
techniques of each
collection. It was very
interesting to see that
some of the intaglio
prints were in fact
diaries of Picassoˇ¦s
life in his sculpture
studio. By the end of
the tour, we found that
Picasso is actually not
too difficult to
understand!
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Every year, WGAHK
organises an art tour
for Warwick art lovers
and it has become a very
popular event. Due to
the capacity limit, we
had to decline some
registrations this time.
If you have missed this
event, please remember
to sign up early next
year! We look forward to
seeing you all next
time!
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