| Cheng Joi-Kuen (Kenny) - China * |
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Cheng Joi-Kuen (Kenny) China Born 1954 in Hainan Island, Kenny was educated in USA and is now living in Hong Kong. He has adored absolute freedom ever since his teenage years and he has Immense passion for Painting, penjing, and his “dust collection". He enjoys an occasional electronic game to release excessive energy as well as to generate creative ideas. kenny started to learn the art of penjing in the early 80's and is still learning. He is now a full time penjing fanatic, part-time businessman. Currently he is Chairman of Hong Kong Penjing and Art Stone Association and Great Pacific Group. kenny’s penjing technique is a combination of multiple styles, but more towards Lingnan in terms of trimming and presentation. He feels that it is inappropriate to say one style is better than the other, but for certain, each style has it's pros and cons. Lingnan penjning has the best representation of a natural look, which is the spirit of Lingnan penjing, which presents the beauty of a tree in miniature. The traditional Lingnan penjing masters seldom used wire to shape branches. The main technique was by trimming the branches repetitively to "lead" the curve of the branch. A finished penjing looks stunning, but the entire process could take as long as 20 years and the old master may die before he completes his creation. New penjing fanatics are more receptive to other styles and techniques, which presents a new main stream for Lingnan penjing to exit from the old school rules and parameters, despite some resistance! The future of penjing or bonsai development depends on tolerance, acceptance, appreciation, exchange of new ideas, searching for new techniques and new plant species. A new wave of penjing fever just started in Mainland China a few years ago, this enthusiasm will certainly bring Chinese penjing to a next level of success. 鄭在權1954年出生於中國海南島。美國受教育，現居於香港。自少祟尚自由人生，對繪畫，盆景及“雜物收藏”有無限的熱誠，並會參與一些“極限運動”（X-Game），藉以消耗剩餘的體力及引發新靈感及構思。 於八十年代初，開始涉獵盆景藝術，迄今仍在學習中。目前為兼職生意人，主職為盆景愛好者。現任香港盆景雅石學會及大豐利集團主席，鄭在權的盆景技術可說是“雜家”，但以修剪技術及盆景展示方面來說，則風格貼近嶺南派。要評論各家各派孰優孰劣，其實各有千秋，實難分高下。嶺南盆景以流暢自然為主，亦是其精粹所在，將樹木最美麗奔放的一面縮影於盆景上。 傳統的嶺南盆景大師很少以鐵線去固定樹幹形狀，其主要技術是以不斷修剪樹枝，務求達至心目中的盆景形態；完美的作品可令人讚嘆不已，但其孕育過程可長達二十多年，有些大師甚至不能在其有生之年完成其不朽之作。現時新進的盆景愛好者主張融會各家所長，擺脫舊有的規範及教條，雖然仍有反對之聲，但亦為嶺南盆景締造了一個新的主流。盆景將來的發展有賴各家各派互相體諒，接受與欣賞，心得交流，尋找新的技術及新的盆景品種，從而創造一個新的局面及新方向。近年盆景藝術新浪潮正在中國開始蘊釀，深信此股新勢力能帶領中國盆景藝術更上一層樓，發揚光大。 |
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