{"id":190191,"date":"2022-05-27T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=190191"},"modified":"2024-11-20T19:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T11:35:07","slug":"interview-lynus-woo-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/interview-lynus-woo-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional PT and artist, Lynus Woo, talks to us about his debut exhibition in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever considered gymming an \u201cart\u201d? We haven\u2019t exactly thought about it\u2026 But before you call it all BS, let us say in defence: a quick search on Google of \u201cis bodybuilding an art\u201d gave us a load of results, including a university thesis on bodybuilding and art<\/a>; a lovely essay on Vice<\/a>; and even an article from the New York Times, written in 1975<\/a>! \u201cWhat is art\u201d \u2013 and what \u201cshouldn\u2019t be\u201d considered art \u2013 have been subjects of debate for many centuries. And now, Lynus Woo, a certified personal trainer<\/a> and Oxford art grad, is here to kindle the conversation in Hong Kong with his first-ever solo exhibition, A Pilgrimage in Colours<\/em><\/a>. While the works displayed in the exhibition are not directly related to bodybuilding, the exhibition itself is being held at REP., Lynus\u2019 \u200b\u200bown fitness-centre-slash-gallery-space. What\u2019s this crossover about, and how did he arrive at this unique concept? We sat down with Lynus to find out.<\/p>\n

Lynus Woo: A pilgrimage in art and gym<\/h2>\n

Congratulations on your first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, Lynus! How did you go into art?<\/h3>\n
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Lynus Woo: \u201cI am still nervous sometimes to say that I am an artist, but what I have tried to do throughout the years is to embrace who I am, and what I do.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve always liked drawing, but art wasn\u2019t something that really stood out to me until high school, when I was picking my subjects for GCSE. Originally, I had planned to study architecture [in university] as I was keen on design. But after doing various internships and summer courses, I realised architecture wasn\u2019t the thing for me, because I didn\u2019t like the regulatory side of it (say, when a building could only be of a certain height by law, or something). Rather, I enjoyed the creative side of architecture and that, essentially, was art. Art \u2013 where there are no restrictions, no right or wrong, and is up to interpretation \u2013 is what I\u2019ve chosen to pursue.<\/p>\n

What was your experience like studying art at Oxford?<\/h3>\n
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