Awaiting a Democractic Hong Kong
This is a Series of art work paying tribute to Premier Zhao Zi Yang in support of the democractic movement in Hong Kong.
I translated the images onto T-shirts and the goal was to make fashionable political T-shirts where one could wear everyday rather than leave these ideals in the closet and brought out only in days of protests.
There was a mention of the series in "The Standard," paper today. I only finished them on Friday so this is a bit of an unforeseen early launch.
Here is the blurb:
"[Glutter’s] current attempt to bring democratic awareness to the SAR centers around an
art project using a spin-off of the iconic 1960 Alberto Korda photo of late
Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara found on the T-shirts of radical legislator
“Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung and elsewhere. “It’s now a symbol of freedom and
the end of oppression for many,” she said.Spurred on by the January death of former Communist Party premier Zhao Ziyang,
she has added a “Democracy Hardcore” art series to her blog, taking images of
Zhao, who helped renew much of China’s agricultural and industrial sectors
before he was marginalized for trying to warn off students in the 1989
Tiananmen Square massacre, and converting them into T-shirt designs and pop art
a la the Guevara image." Bloggers Post For Change
Since a few people have asked if
they can get one. I am happy to make them available to the public. I am setting the price at HK$180 (US$ 24, Aus$ 30) plus shipping and
handling and all proceeds (if there are any) will go into creating more democratic related
art for Hong Kong. I hope that’s not too expensive but each one is made individually by hand so currently the goal is to cover costs. This is a non-profit project.
If you’re interested: email me at mooncaketees@gmail.com
Subject: mooncaketees plus (your name)
Artwork: T-Square
All T-shirts are Hand Made Individually as a Limited Edition
Pro-Bono Studio Shots: Reddog Studios HK.
Hair and Make Up: PuiPui.
The Blurry T-shirt images: My Camera Phone.
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 
One Step to Democracy
Glutter Girl has come up with a series of artwork, Hard Core Democracy Series, which confronts the (un)democratic condition in Hong Kong (and the greater China) and it is now available on t-shirt. The inspiration for this artwork came from the recent …
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impressive. i guess those of us that aren’t affected by this issue of Democracy in HK can only hope to support by creating awareness and funding. personally, i’d buy a few for myself and some friends because they’re well designed.
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I want a t-shirt. Now, my dilemma: which would look best on a pale Texas exile?
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Awesome Yan. I have my CD and you have your T-shirt. It’s you, it’s me. Send me your address.
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i love it! First and last; of course the model too.
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I’m really looking for a “Goddess of Democracy” T-shirt, maybe with New Hampshire motto “Live Free or Die”, but a Zhao Ziyang design would be O.K. in the present climate.
Solidarnosc
D. A. Taylor
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