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Connecting and Collage with Mom, Despite Alzheimer’s
I had an idea to create artwork with my mom, who has Alzheimer’s. Together, we make collages: she cuts out clippings from supermarket flyers, and I paste them. This collaboration is a source of immense joy for her and a unique opportunity for us to connect, especially as I juggle the responsibilities of being her full-time caregiver.
Arcadia, No. 5 and Graphites at Poliform
Prior to my departure from Hong Kong, I was delighted to have Poliform offer to display several of of my favourite artworks in their showroom for an indefinite period of time. All artworks are available for sale. Arcadia, No. 5, or Blue Planet II is a large 122 x 122...
My first garden: Suburban gardening in Saskatchewan
What began as a simple idea to plant some vegetables along the side of the garage, which was once covered with overgrown grass and weeds, has evolved to become somewhat of an addiction. Following the ideas of Charles Dowding and concept of no dig beds where one...
Days of Dementia
Moving from Hong Kong to Canada has proven to be challenging, not only because of the Covid 19 with its regulations imposed on returning citizens but with me adapting to an environment that greatly contrasts a place I had grown completely accustomed to. As much as one...
Programme completed – NHS Couch to 5K
Some of you know that I have been following NHS's Couch to 5K. Well last night I completed the programme. I didn't post a week by week run-down, but left it to the finish, if in fact I could finish it. I couldn't jog without going out of breath for more than a few...
Creation/Destruction: Art on Two Planes of Existence
CREATION/DESTRUCTIONART ON TWO PLANES OF EXISTENCEArt Exhibition & Art Performance................... Over, Under, Over, Under by Bowie LeeWhat makes a map a map? Bowie Lee’s work ”Over, Under, Over, Under” navigates, mediates and reinterprets our physical...
Korean life model poses for Norm Yip in TAME
Jess is a professional life model in Korea that understands his body very well, much like an athlete, but with a better understanding of shapes, angles and form. Possessing a defined hairless body and ideal proportions, Jess was a delight to photograph, as we used a...
Maternity Photos One Week before Birth!
Maternity Photos One Week before Birth!I received a message from Roland, a friend asking me if I would be willing to conduct a maternity shoot for a friend of his. Considering my reputation for shooting mostly male nudes, he wasn’t so sure if I would take on the job....
Astronaut in Space
"Astronaut in Space" by Norm Yip Commissioned ArtworkA fun creative project with a client that wanted something slightly out of the ordinary. Influence by another artists' artwork of a an astronaut floating in space, he asked if I could somehow recreate the image. As...
Happy Lunar New Year – Year of the Rat
Gung Hei Fat Choy Sun Tai Geen Hong Wishing you Abundance & Good HealthThe year has been a tumultuous one indeed with all the events that have taken place in Hong Kong, a city where I have been since my arrival in 1994, several years before the handover. Yet...
Norm Yip (葉灃) – Open Studio
NORMYIP/葉灃OPEN STUDIO "Have you ever wanted to see what an artist studio is like? For 3 days, I will have my doors open for studio visits, where you can see my working environment -- both a photographic studio and a painting studio. In addition, my latest abstract...
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip – New York
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip - New York 24 - 30 June 2019The Untitled Space GalleryNew York 37Tong is pleased to announce an inaugural exhibition for The Asian Male: BEYOND SKIN BY NORM YIP. On view to the public for World Pride NYC June 24 - June 30, 2019....