Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Printmaking is an art form that can be extensively reproduced; with planography, a form of printmaking that the artist feels best incorporates the beauty of painting into printing.

Liu Siu-jane loves using planography as her art medium, interpreting traditional Chinese art through the techniques of Western printmaking. She believes planography is a perfect combination of sensitive painting and rational production, reproducing her ink strokes and tones from the plate to the print. This art form allows her to directly create the effects of Chinese ink and wash paintings on a stone or aluminium plate with diluted paints. 

This resource kit aims to introduce planography, a rare art medium through the study of Liu’s works, and understand how the artist integrates Chinese and Western culture.

Resource Kit Overview

Artist Introduction

Let’s get to know more before your art-making. 

Introduction to surrealism

Video Viewing and appreciation

We will make prints of objects and images related to old Hong Kong (you can pick another city) to represent the collective memories of the city. Let’s do it together!

Your Art-making Activity: Surreal art print

The printmaking techniques have evolved with technological advances. Advances in photography and computer art have changed the concept of painting, and the definition of prints has widened as well. Nowadays, prints can be made by computer. So, what is a print? What are traditional prints? 

Introduction to prints

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, Liu Siu-jane will be introduced.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: Liu Siu-jane

Resource Kit Overview

Background Knowledge