Her latest success is an installation at a major exhibition of modern Chinese art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which opened in March. The unsuspecting art lover will come upon what appears to be a simple white room adorned with small delicate flowers. Although Man claims there is no unifying theme in her works, this exhibition and others like it suggest that her work has a particular resonance with the female experience in Hong Kong. With the installation of 'Beautiful Flowers' I tried to present it as something beautiful. Man however knows that such notoriety could prove fleeting and could never sustain her career.
Art is what matters.
From an early age, Man showed a talent for art. In elementary school, she recalls sitting in the back of the classroom doodling in her textbooks as the teacher droned on at the front of the class. While Hong Kong secondary schools had no art classes, she continued her explorations and taught herself how to draw. In late May, journalism students from UC Berkeley will travel to Hong Kong. Watch for their reports.