ART – The HK Political Art of Winnie Davies 5

Winnie Davies, founder of The Joy Art Club, draws much of her inspiration from HK’s widening poverty gap…

…Her art reflects the contradictions inherent in Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” relationship with mainland China…

…The blue, white and red striped plastic sheets in her oil-on-canvas paintings have not only come to symbolise Hong Kong, they are also seen as a ‘poor man’s material’…

…Davies’ works have been exhibited in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan and Canada; and collected by both museum and private collectors…

…Currently Davies is the Presidents of Hong Kong Oil Painters’ Guild and Creative Figure Studio; and Founding Chairmen of Club 4 Art and Joy Art Club at Fo Tan…

…After her initial art training in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy, she went to The University of Hong Kong to study Fine Arts…

…The piece below depicts the July 1st annual pro-democracy march on HK Island…

…The final piece below, entitled simply ‘One Country Two Systems’ sold for US$8,800 at Saatchi in 2010. It is currently being exhibited at the HK Cultural Centre…

Yesterday, legislators agreed to raise the HK minimum wage to rise by HK$2 in May 2013 to HK$30 (US$3.87 or UK£2.40). The city has the highest-priced real estate market in the world.