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Resource Kit Overview

Your Art-making Activity: Creating “Sandwich font”

Based on the HKMoA collection, this series, ‘In Touch with Hong Kong Artists’, provides education materials and activity sets designed with the aim to raise the interest in artists and art and culture in Hong Kong. In this resource kit, Kwok Mang-ho will be introduced.

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: Kwok Mang-ho

Visual Arts

The Arts

Chinese brush, Chinese ink, ink slab, xuan paper or drawing paper, video-recording equipment, musical instruments, lines of lyrics

Here, using a name as an example to create a character using the “sandwich font” by combining the Chinese and English versions of the name. You could use any languages to create a character. It’s about the importance of structure and visual balance. 

Left image: The form lacks balance between the left and right parts.

Middle image: The left and right parts are more balanced, but the structure is rather rigid.

Right image: The structure in livelier whilst the curved lines create a consistent form with a balanced structure.

Form groups of six or seven and create characters using the “sandwich font”:

•Each group selects one line from their prepared lyrics, and distribute the creative work among the team members so that each member has a character to create

•Each member should create at least one character with the “sandwich font” using a Chinese brush

•Create drafts with a pencil and select a word or term to create a character with, create two to three versions and then select the best one. (Example is shown as image)

While creating the characters with a Chinese brush, pay attention to the form of the calligraphy, including how the various parts can be combined to present a consistent form. After finalizing their drafts, practice writing with a Chinese brush on drawing paper.

Each group should share their finalized draft so that students can appreciate and evaluate it. 

Each group should revise their drafts after the evaluation.

Each group should improvise a performance based on the characters they design.

- Make use of objects for spontaneous percussion to create sounds and rhythm for the performance. 

- Make use of various forms of body language and expression

Each group should improvise a performance with various forms of expression and make a video recording as part of their creative project.

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In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: Kwok Mang-ho

Your Art-making Activity: Creating “Sandwich font”

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