Frequently Asked Questions About This Location
Qus: 1).what is the mode of payment accepted ?
Ans: Cash , Credit Card and Wallets
Qus: 2).What are the hours of operation ?
Ans: Open all days from 9:30 to 8:30 and exceptions on Sundays
Qus: 3).Do they have online website?
Ans: Yes . They do have. Online website is - Click Here
Qus: 4).What does the local business do?
Ans: 關於Michael Lau (劉米高)
michael lau (1970年生於香港), 街頭派當代藝術家, 以街頭派搪膠藝術(urban vinyl art)創作聞名。其gardener系列、crazychildren、S.F.C.C、mr. shoe系列及與nike,sony, diesel和casio等品牌合作的一些設計使其成為在街頭藝術界和追逐流行文化的人群中無人不曉的人物。MICHAEL被人稱為urban潮流玩具運動的教父, 他的藝術世界融合了來自街頭音樂、時尚、流行文化、藝術、極限運動等不同生活態度所代表的理想。
當下對於玩偶的巨大需求往往使創作者犧牲品質而追求產量。然而MICHAEL卻始終如一堅持限量製作, 親力參與其名下每個系列由創作概念到繪製及親手雕刻用以生產的玩偶形象的每一道工序, MICHAEL一貫地將他對藝術的熱情完全融入於他的玩偶創作中, 廣受世界各地忠實玩具收藏者多年的追隨, 而成為玩具設計領域具有遠見卓識的成功典範。
2008年一月份美國"福布斯"雜誌內文「20 Trends Sweeping the Globe」更公認推舉MICHAEL為於90年代創立及帶領搪膠人形潮流之領導人物。
MICHAEL亦是首位被邀為中國小輪車國家隊設計2008北京奧運的參賽服及比賽用鞋的香港藝術家/設計師。
關於“Gardener”「花園人」及 "Kindergardener"「幼兒花園人」系列
1999年的香港藝術中心, 12寸的“Gardener”系列 — 最著名的可動人偶系列, 第一次展現在世人面前。從蓬勃發展的街頭文化中獲取靈感, 並融入了MICHAEL自己無比的熱情, 1999年9月29日他帶給觀眾的是99個鮮活生動的“Gardener”系列人物形象。世界見證了一種嶄新藝術形式的誕生, 而“Gardener”系列也給全世界潮流玩具設計師帶來了無窮的靈感。
“Gardener”於MICHAEL亦代表著一種他理想的生活模式及態度。“Gardener”名之為「花園人」代表MICHAEL幻想中的一個國度, 這個「花園」中遊走著扮演不同街頭文化的角色, 他們有自己一套的語言文化及生活態度。如愛滑板的一眾、有愛以塗鴉藝術表達對社會意見的團隊, 也有以嘻哈音樂宣示自己聲音的一群, 及喜愛從不同極限運動(X-sports)找尋刺激的人等等。在真實的世界裡,他們可能只是屬於「小眾」的一群。但珍貴的是他們卻各自在自己的小世界裡拼發著對生命的熱情。
"Kindergardener"「幼兒花園人」則是MICHAEL特意為是次於時代廣場展覽而演譯出來的Gardener新生代。他們不獨承傳了“Gardener”的生活態度及理念,MICHAEL更希望透過這群小傢伙讓現今新一代重新認識“Gardener”, 讓“Gardener”的精神得以相傳。
隨著潮流玩具運動的不斷地發展, 已很難對其做出確切的定義, 只能通過追溯其源頭來感受它的獨特內涵。“Gardener”系列十年間相繼在日本,臺灣, 倫敦, 巴黎, 洛杉磯、北京巡迴展後, 再次回歸其「出生地」香港展出, 這既是對其十周年歷程的紀念, 也是對MICHAEL LAU非凡洞察力和創造力的一種敬意。
The Artist
Michael Lau (born 1970 in Hong Kong) is a contemporary street artist most known for his urban vinyl art. His Gardener series, Crazychildren, S.F.C.C., Mr. Shoe collection together with his collaboration with Nike, Sony, Diesel and Casio, to name a few had made him a household name in the street art arena and to the crow who appreciates pop culture. Michael’s world of art combines the ideals of music, fashion, pop culture, art, X-sport as well as lifestyle that emerged from the street and beyond.
Michael is amongst the rare few vinyl artists that not only creates his own concept art, but actually sculpts and paints his own prototype, down to monitoring every step of his production to ensure his limited vinyl art meets the highest standard of output. Michael’s continual passion to his vinyl art not only won him loyal fans from around the world, his work had also set a milestone to inspire many artists that follows his footstep in the arena.
Widely known as the godfather of urban vinyl behind the designer toy movement, Michael is being recognized as the pioneer who had launched the trend starting in the 90’s in the article ’20 Trends Sweeping the Globe’ at the Jan 08 issue of Forbes.
Michael is also the first artist/designer from Hong Kong being appointed to design the national team uniform and footwear of China national BMX team for the Olympics game in Beijing, 2008.
About the “Gardener” & “Kindergardener”
“Gardener” likely the most known series of 12” action figure art was first brought to the world by Lau in 1989 at the Hong Kong Art Centre. Merging his passion to 12” action figures as well as drawing inspirations from the booming street culture then, Michael brought to life 99 characters in the Gardener series on Sept 29th, 1999. The world witnessed the birth of a new form of art and the “Gardener” had since inspired the whole vinyl designer toy movement around the globe.
“Gardener” reflects Michael’s ideal lifestyle and attitude. Through “Gardener”, Michael wishes to invite you to his surrealistic creative wonderland, where the characters within this “Garden” represent various urban culture and individuality, voicing out a unique lifestyle attitude via the expression of skateboards,
Graffiti, hip-hop music, different X-sports and alike. In the real world, perhaps they are the minority, yet they fill up their little world with the greatest passions and realize the quality that we are to treasure and pursuit.
“Kindergardener” is an extended series that Michael created from his original “Gardener” characters for this exhibition at the Time Square, they do not only carry on the same ideal in life as their predecessor, Michael also wishes “Kindergardener” can serve to introduce the “Gardener” spirit and attitude to our new generation.
With the vinyl movement constantly evolving , it is hard to provide a definitive look, but a measure of understanding can be gained in this retrospective of the art toy scene explosion through one of its originals. “Gardener” returns to its ‘birthplace’, Hong Kong after travelling to various cities in Japan, Taipei, London, Paris, LA and Beijing the last ten years, the exhibition documents ten years of Gardener and celebrates the vision and creativity of Michael Lau.
Qus: 5).What is the email of the business?
Ans: Email address is - crazysmilesmail@yahoo.com