The opening of "Blue Mind Map"- Works by Io Weng Si was such a great success held in Tak Chun Macau Art Garden on July 8 Tuesday). On that day, lots of honorable guests have come to support the exhibition, including the Deputy Director of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR XIN Jian Bo, Vice-President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government Mr. Chan Kai Chon, , President of the Macau Artist Society LOK Hei, President of Fundação Rui Cunha Doctor Cunha,  Assitant Vice President of Tak Chun Group Eugenia IP, Representative of Trust Const & Invest Co. Ltd - Strategic Development Manager WONG CHEONG U， Vice president  of Art For All Society Sylviye LEI etc., the exhibition hall was so crowded that it filled with lots of guests and artist, it was such a great time to have fun and enjoy the moment.

Opening ceremony

   
Group photo of guests and artists

The artist Io Weng Si

Life is filled with colors. At different stages in our life, we have different preferences for colors. It is especially appropriate to use infinite colors to describe the complexity and ever-changing emotions of life. According to Io Weng Si's description, the "blue" color represents her feelings of depression and dimness in the face of adversity. The “blue” color is not an expression confined on the surface level, but it also describes the state when the emotion goes to the dark abyss, after reflection and remorse, there is a faint light at the bottom, and the deep "blue" is slowly illuminated by a gleam, which is the color of warmth, forgiveness and deep reflection. Io Weng Si has borrowed the poem “Recipe for Making the Color Blue” of the Portuguese poet Nuno Júdice as a blueprint. Looking for the concept of "blue" formula, she uses natural materials such as rice pulp and rice paper, taking the land of Macao as the outline, reorganizing it, creating and sketching these semi-abstract mood-oriented maps with emotions. In this process of creation, she said, that water, temperature and sunshine are especially important, as if the earth has grown rice to nourish the people. The pulp is made of rice, its color is white, with a bit of turbidity, but is still not in a pure white state. It is a stage in her pursuit of spiritual purification. And rice paper is like the human heart and the body's cell membrane, although fragile and transparent, it protects the core of life (nuclei). While reinterpreting these blueprints of mind, she is also in a process of re-considering the illusory ideas and thoughts, thus bringing out the light of wisdom.

series of “Act”, 32 x 15 cm / block, total 540, Rice paper, Sticky rice flour, 2019

“Dip”, Installation, Gauze, thread (Mixed media), 2019

 
Guests were watching artist’s work

"Blue Mind Map"- Works by Io Weng Si is partly sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macao SAR Government. Media partners include Hoje Macau and Ponto Final. The exhibition will be opened to public from 9 August to13 September.

 
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