
The Fight,
2023
Boms
Painting : aerosol paint, acrylic
70 x 55 x 2 cm 27.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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70 x 55 x 2 cm 27.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: France
The Cantonese pronunciation sounds like "How are you?", which means "Fight the Tiger Tonight" in Chinese. It's fun to see the double meaning from a different perspective. This phrase comes from the 1991 Hong Kong film "God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai," an action comedy starring Stephen Chow, a local cultural icon.
The idea of learning a foreign language with Cantonese homophones is a classic method for Hong Kong residents, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when English began to gain popularity in society. There is a book called "English Made Easy" (唐字音英語) published in 1905 by "Mok Man Cheong" (莫文暢).
The chisel brush is a symbol of Western culture; it signifies a salute, meant to be calm and gentle. The Chinese brush is a symbol of Eastern culture; it signifies a fight and should be more aggressive. Inspired by the form and concept of "Duilian" (對聯), Boms attempts to create a contrast in both concept and execution by writing the same content in different styles.
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Boms is a Hong Kong street artist, graffiti writer, and BBoy. His early creation focused on acrylic and canvas painting, until his interest started to grow on street dancing in 2008 and became deeply influenced by hip-hop culture. He devoted himself to mural creation since he had his first taste of graffiti in 2014. Hong Kong local stories are a common theme among his creations. By transforming feelings and emotions into imaginary characters and words, each character that drops from his brush is no less a human than anyone of us. Welcome to Boms wonderland.
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