槟城艺术家 Howard Tan 的作品，巧妙融合了深具马来西亚在地特色的拼贴与摄影元素，展现出独树一帜的艺术风格。在本集节目中，我们荣幸邀请他分享其完整的创作心路历程。他将从回忆开始：从儿时在槟城日落洞成长所累积的「野」的经验，延伸出对乡村的深刻印象；再谈到对喜帖的细腻观察与电影的热爱，如何启发他走向艺术。最终，这些养分引导他将摄影发展为主要的创作媒介，踏上艺术之路，并开设了自己的艺术小店。Howard 也将带领我们深入探索，他如何从「不经意的创意」中，发掘并提炼出槟城的独特创作元素，以及如何从槟城年轻人开设的咖啡店中汲取源源不绝的灵感。
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Penang artist Howard Tan’s work masterfully fuses collage and photography elements deeply rooted in local Malaysian characteristics, presenting a truly unique artistic style.
In this episode, we are honored to invite him to share his complete creative journey. He begins by reminiscing about his early life: how his “wild” experiences growing up in Jelutong, Penang, gave rise to his profound impressions of the countryside; and how his meticulous observation of wedding invitation cards and his love for films later inspired him to pursue art. Ultimately, these influences led him to develop photography as his primary creative medium, embark on his artistic path, and open his own art studio.
Howard will also guide us in exploring how he manages to discover and refine Penang’s unique creative elements from “unintentional creativity,” and how he draws endless inspiration from the local cafes opened by young entrepreneurs.