District 18 News
Written by: Lu Ningmin
2020-10-25 16:38
Last update date: 2020-10-25 16:44
The paintings of sexy girls created by local cartoonist Lin Xiangkun were hung on the outer wall of the West Kowloon Centre earlier. The DAB district councillors complained about "bad consciousness", which caused repercussions.
In the early morning of today (25th), the large-scale works of well-known local cartoonist Gan Xiaowen were replaced, which immediately aroused heated discussions again, and many people even took advantage of the holiday to "check in".
The Hong Kong 01 reporter asked the original author Lin Xiangkun for inquiries. He emphasized that this "paint change" operation was only participated by him and Gan Xiaowen. Before the release of his new work, he invited Gan Xiaowen to create it. Other cartoonists join the action.
In addition, he also urged everyone to pay attention to the changes to the outer wall of the West Kowloon Centre tonight.
The West Kowloon Center today is replaced by a work by a well-known local cartoonist Gan Xiaowen. The painting style follows the sexy girl look of Lin Xiangkun earlier.
(Photo by Deng Yongzhong)
Lin Xiangkun said in an interview that he was complained about his paintings earlier, and Gan Xiaowen was the first local cartoonist to initiate a picture change online, so he invited him to participate in the "relay creation" operation.
"Gan Xiaowen is a senior and a good friend. He was the first to initiate a picture change and attracted many cartoonists to participate in the creation. I found it interesting with the marketing department of the West Kowloon Center. We decided to invite Gan Xiaowen to put his work before the new work was put up. Hang it on the outer wall, quiet everyone."
He described Gan Xiaowen's work style as being famous for its cuteness. Even if he imitated his earlier sexy girl's style, it should not cause obscenity controversy.
Regarding his disclosure on his Facebook page this morning that "good dramas are coming soon", netizens speculated whether more local cartoonists would join the "paint change" operation. Lin Xiangkun emphasized that there were no other cartoons in the "paint change" operation. The family participated, but he also urged the public to pay attention to the changes in the exterior wall of the West Kowloon Center at night.
Lin Xiangkun is a well-known local cartoonist whose work is also seen on the wall of a rice noodle restaurant in Sham Shui Po.
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On the 12th of this month, Lin Xiangkun’s painting was taken down. Some netizens once described the West Kowloon Center as "kneeling down" after learning about it. However, Lin Xiangkun emphasized at the time that the painting was removed only because of the wind hitting the next day and considering safety issues. Indicates that related paintings will not be removed from the shelves.
The exterior wall of West Kowloon Center was replaced with six new advertisements during the summer vacation. The "GOODGIRL" series with the theme of sexy girls continued to be designed by the well-known Hong Kong comic illustrator Lin Xiangkun. The advertisements were printed with "Don't forget the original intention", "Good times", The slogan "make your dreams happen".
Looking through the information, Lin Xiangkun launched his work exhibition and designed large-scale billboards in the mall in 2013. Since 4 years ago, he has sent the projects cooperating with the mall to the Obscene Articles Tribunal for review. The "GOODGIRL" series and later The new work is no exception. He said that it takes about a month for each prescription to be reviewed. So this time, before the new work is released, Gan Xiaowen is invited to create it, "There is a new piece in the middle, everyone will watch."
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