[Qudu is an artist 3] Fanatic ViuTV female artist turns the show into an oil painting

On the day of the visit, Minmin wore a long dark blue dress with wet paint stains printed on it. She holds a palette in her hand, but her eyes stay on ViuTV playing on the computer - she is a TV fan and loves watching ViuTV. The male god is Cui Jianbang, and the goddess is financial anchor Chen Peier.

At the age of two, she still did not understand how to speak. After examination, it was confirmed that Minmin had mild mental retardation and autism, so she shuttled through special schools, training centers and sheltered workshops since she was a child, and lived the life of an ordinary mentally handicapped person. Until she was discovered by chance in an interest class, she was recommended to take part in the "Love Different Art" course sponsored by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and co-organized by the Department of Visual Studies of Lingnan University, targeting people with disabilities, which allowed her to embark on a creative path. .

"I think he is really a person who is born to paint. He knows that he paints in a corner when he stops the color, and he wants to baa."

Mr. Wang, the instructor of the course, said that Minmin's paintings do not need to be drafted, and they can quickly learn to mix colors; their paintings are not only colorful, but more of them are large-scale works. "It's so big that we don't have the money to buy such a large canvas, so we can paint the walls and canals." According to Wei Beini, a member of the "Love Different Art" team who prepared the course, Minmin painted three murals at the Jockey Club Rehabilitation Center of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. . Not only is she talented, but Minmin is not sloppy in her studies. "He has a horizontal book, where he writes, 'I will come back to draw rabbits on Tuesday, and I will start painting flowers on Thursday...', and most of the homework is for him to do for himself." In Bainey's eyes, this is like a collection of materials created by the artist. Minmin even asked my sister to go online to capture the picture and print it out for reference. "Bennie and Wang Sir couldn't help smiling knowingly when they mentioned these reference pictures - it turns out that Minmin's creative inspiration all came from TV shows, and those scenes, hosts, and title pictures became the protagonists in her paintings.

"Well, there are a lot of news about ATV, but he loves ATV. Some people say that ATV is not good, and he will be good." Outsiders may find it ironic, but Wang Sir was very worried at the time: "Because watching the potential of the channel is really good. Just do it." Later, ATV really closed down, making Minmin fall into a low ebb in her creation. Unexpectedly, ViuTV opened soon after, and programs such as "Flying Clouds", "The Live Craftsman Now", "Immediately See" and other programs brought new impact. It made her think like a spring, better than before. "ViuTV seems to open a window, and his love for TV is more reflected in his works." Wang Sir bluntly said that he never thought that artistic creation could be so "sticky". In 2016, Minmin completed the three-year course and officially graduated, and she still continues to paint with undiminished interest.

What exactly is an "artist"? Minmin has infinite creativity and pure motivation, and should be called an artist. So, what is a "normal person"?

"Two eggs, 50 grams of sugar, 60 grams of chocolate powder..." In the bakery, Min Min was concentrating on measuring the ingredients for "QQ wave" (mochi bread). Her full-time job is a baker, and she works in iBakery's workshop five days a week, earning more than 4,000 a month. She is best at making mini sausage buns, ham buns, QQ waves and luncheon meat buns; the reporter tried her QQ waves, which are soft and moderately sweet. "Minmin's work performance is very good today, from the application of flour to the baking of the oven." Master Man (Wu Zhongwen), a baking instructor, praised Minmin for her carefulness and high requirements, and she felt relieved to entrust the work to her.

Every morning, she is forced to go to work on the subway alone, and she likes to go shopping in her spare time. Minmin's life is no different from that of ordinary girls. Even with mild mental retardation and autism, sometimes they get emotional and sometimes talk to themselves, but how "abnormal" is this? "Autism makes him have a lot of repetitive behaviors or talk to himself. Especially Minmin's ability is high, and he can work in a social enterprise. He has to work hard to change himself to meet the public's standards." As Minmin's friend, Benet She felt helpless. "If we say it's weird for friends with autism, maybe they all think it's weird that we keep looking at our phone."

Minmin participated in the "Love Different Art" course, hoping to treat the students as ordinary people and artists. They will hold exhibitions and sell paintings, and professional art critics will take the initiative to write reviews after seeing the works. Recently, Minmin had the opportunity to draw promotional materials for the ice cream brand. When everyone sees her masterpiece on the street, how will they look at it?

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Originally published at hk.news.appledaily.com on 10 June, 2017.

postscript:

A month after the report, ViuTV's PR colleagues called me, hoping to invite Minmin to paint a mural for their office. Minmin agreed immediately, very excited. To this day, sometimes I still see her works on ViuTV's variety shows.