#CCPVID20 #WhiteTerror #AhTo #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw
Comic Artist Ah To: "This is the horror of the white terror"
The following was written by the artist of this comic, Ah To:
"After submitting this comic strip, I was notified by Ming Pao Weekly that my column will be terminated.
After July 1st, I received a warm reminder from the journal that the serialized content should be careful to not violate the national security law. Today, my column was to stop because of an "editorial revision." Under the current political gloom, I inevitably had all kinds of speculation... This is the horror of the white terror.
Looking back at the content of the last published comic, I couldn't help but show a bitter smile. Haha."
Source: Ah To's Facebook #Jul22 #MingPao
Comic Artist Ah To: "This is the horror of the white terror"
The following was written by the artist of this comic, Ah To:
"After submitting this comic strip, I was notified by Ming Pao Weekly that my column will be terminated.
After July 1st, I received a warm reminder from the journal that the serialized content should be careful to not violate the national security law. Today, my column was to stop because of an "editorial revision." Under the current political gloom, I inevitably had all kinds of speculation... This is the horror of the white terror.
Looking back at the content of the last published comic, I couldn't help but show a bitter smile. Haha."
Source: Ah To's Facebook #Jul22 #MingPao
And one thing leads to another...
#CarrieLam #NationSecurityLaw #ExtraditionBill #policebrutality
#AhTo
#GoHKGraphics
Source: Ah To
#CarrieLam #NationSecurityLaw #ExtraditionBill #policebrutality
#AhTo
#GoHKGraphics
Source: Ah To
#AhTo #Comics
A Conversation between 'Education', 'News', 'Law': "Trust the Government?"
Fig. 1
Education (in blue head cover) says to News (in grey head cover), “So long as we listen and obey…”
Fig. 2
Leaning in closer to News, Education continues, “We will be granted with certain freedoms.”
Fig. 3
Turning to Law (with head injuries), Education keeps saying, “Because if we die, Hong Kong will die with us. They won't do such a foolish thing.”
Fig. 4
The lion wearing a 0005 red shirt bitterly echoes with tears in its eyes, “You’re right … Who would be as foolish … (as me)?!”
Source: Ah To
#Education #MediaFreedom #Law #HSBC
A Conversation between 'Education', 'News', 'Law': "Trust the Government?"
Fig. 1
Education (in blue head cover) says to News (in grey head cover), “So long as we listen and obey…”
Fig. 2
Leaning in closer to News, Education continues, “We will be granted with certain freedoms.”
Fig. 3
Turning to Law (with head injuries), Education keeps saying, “Because if we die, Hong Kong will die with us. They won't do such a foolish thing.”
Fig. 4
The lion wearing a 0005 red shirt bitterly echoes with tears in its eyes, “You’re right … Who would be as foolish … (as me)?!”
Source: Ah To
#Education #MediaFreedom #Law #HSBC
#ProtestArt
Local artists "draw apples" and salute #AppleDaily amidst #WhiteTerror in the city
Apple Daily is about to cease operation as its assets has been frozen by the Hong Kong Security Bureau. Being a part of lots of Hong Kong people’s lives, its sudden shutdown has widely affected people among different social classes. To salute Apple Daily, local artists use their talents to ‘draw apples’.
Earlier on last Thursday (17/6), when the National Security Police searched the Next Digital building, political cartoonist #JustinWong posted a ‘heart-shaped apple’ picture with a smiley face on the bite-mark to encourage citizens to stay ‘faithful, hopeful and loving’. On the same day, #AhTo also posted a four-panel comic titled ‘May those who speak the truth be safe.’, illustrating how Apple Daily was annihilated for spreading the truth. #HongKongWorker even changed the green apple from a well-known artwork, ‘Le fils de l'homme’ by surrealist painter René Magritte, into red to show his support towards Apple Daily.
On Friday (18/6), Apple Daily printed 500,000 copies in response to citizens’ call for support. #TonyElectronic posted a picture of people dressed in black holding hand-in-hand, surrounding an apple, with caption ‘We will see the lovely HongKongers tomorrow’.
This week, Apple Daily acknowledged the possibility of shutting down, which once again initiated a new round of artwork-responses. Artist #CentralSaintStudent changed Apple Daily’s logo into a ‘bleeding apple’. On 22/6, #AverageGuy posted a 8-picture comic about an apple being stabbed by a knife; artist #TseSaiPei posted a drawing of a fruit stall without apples; #VAWongSir, a former teacher, even portraited a person stepping into deeper waters, starting from the amendment of the extradition law, to the legislation of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23.
In the midst of frustration, some artists remained positive. Tony Electronic posted a new picture in which a boy bowed down 90 degrees, saluting to Apple Daily; #Showroom posted a 7-picture comic illustrating the process of throwing an apple onto the ground, to the thrive of an apple tree, implying the hope of rebirth; #Cuson self portraited as a guy holding a ‘disappearing apple’, saluting, with the caption ’things disappeared now have a chance of rebirth in the future’.
Source: Stand News #Jun23
#PoliticalCartoon #HongKongArtist #Art
Local artists "draw apples" and salute #AppleDaily amidst #WhiteTerror in the city
Apple Daily is about to cease operation as its assets has been frozen by the Hong Kong Security Bureau. Being a part of lots of Hong Kong people’s lives, its sudden shutdown has widely affected people among different social classes. To salute Apple Daily, local artists use their talents to ‘draw apples’.
Earlier on last Thursday (17/6), when the National Security Police searched the Next Digital building, political cartoonist #JustinWong posted a ‘heart-shaped apple’ picture with a smiley face on the bite-mark to encourage citizens to stay ‘faithful, hopeful and loving’. On the same day, #AhTo also posted a four-panel comic titled ‘May those who speak the truth be safe.’, illustrating how Apple Daily was annihilated for spreading the truth. #HongKongWorker even changed the green apple from a well-known artwork, ‘Le fils de l'homme’ by surrealist painter René Magritte, into red to show his support towards Apple Daily.
On Friday (18/6), Apple Daily printed 500,000 copies in response to citizens’ call for support. #TonyElectronic posted a picture of people dressed in black holding hand-in-hand, surrounding an apple, with caption ‘We will see the lovely HongKongers tomorrow’.
This week, Apple Daily acknowledged the possibility of shutting down, which once again initiated a new round of artwork-responses. Artist #CentralSaintStudent changed Apple Daily’s logo into a ‘bleeding apple’. On 22/6, #AverageGuy posted a 8-picture comic about an apple being stabbed by a knife; artist #TseSaiPei posted a drawing of a fruit stall without apples; #VAWongSir, a former teacher, even portraited a person stepping into deeper waters, starting from the amendment of the extradition law, to the legislation of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23.
In the midst of frustration, some artists remained positive. Tony Electronic posted a new picture in which a boy bowed down 90 degrees, saluting to Apple Daily; #Showroom posted a 7-picture comic illustrating the process of throwing an apple onto the ground, to the thrive of an apple tree, implying the hope of rebirth; #Cuson self portraited as a guy holding a ‘disappearing apple’, saluting, with the caption ’things disappeared now have a chance of rebirth in the future’.
Source: Stand News #Jun23
#PoliticalCartoon #HongKongArtist #Art
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【多圖合集】《蘋果》停刊在即 創作人以畫致敬 | This is 呃 | 立場新聞
壹傳媒旗下的《蘋果日報》因被警方凍結資產，勢將停刊。每日一《蘋果》曾經是不少香港人生活的一部分，當局強力剷走《...
"Let's have a talk."
Artwork by #AhTo
On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia.
On 28 February, Moscow called on a 'peace talk' with Ukrainian officials in Belarus. The Ukranian government demanded the Russian forces to cease fire and withdraw, but Russia continues the invasion.
People in Ukraine do not want to give up on their freedon and conitinue to fight for their country.
#StandWithUkraine #FightForFreedom
#RussianInvasion
#Putin
Artwork by #AhTo
On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia.
On 28 February, Moscow called on a 'peace talk' with Ukrainian officials in Belarus. The Ukranian government demanded the Russian forces to cease fire and withdraw, but Russia continues the invasion.
People in Ukraine do not want to give up on their freedon and conitinue to fight for their country.
#StandWithUkraine #FightForFreedom
#RussianInvasion
#Putin
#Exodus #Oppression
Pro-democracy political cartoonist announces departure from Hong Kong citing ‘great mental stress’
The comic artist, #AhTo, who has drawn satirical cartoons about local politics for 11 years, made the announcement on social media.
He shared a drawing of one of his iconic characters standing in front of what appeared to be the London cityscape and said he left because he “wanted to continue creating for HK.”
"Staying in HK to produce political cartoon [causes] great mental stress. [I] have no alternative but to leave,” the artist wrote on Facebook, without stating his destination.
Ah To said he had considered giving up on political cartoons in 2017 when HK’s social movement was “at low tide.” He also thought about changing the theme of his work last year.
But he deemed that HK “needed political cartoons,” and said he wanted to “persist” by remotely creating cartoons for his home city.
#WhiteTerror #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Apr26
https://bit.ly/3MwJfIk
Pro-democracy political cartoonist announces departure from Hong Kong citing ‘great mental stress’
The comic artist, #AhTo, who has drawn satirical cartoons about local politics for 11 years, made the announcement on social media.
He shared a drawing of one of his iconic characters standing in front of what appeared to be the London cityscape and said he left because he “wanted to continue creating for HK.”
"Staying in HK to produce political cartoon [causes] great mental stress. [I] have no alternative but to leave,” the artist wrote on Facebook, without stating his destination.
Ah To said he had considered giving up on political cartoons in 2017 when HK’s social movement was “at low tide.” He also thought about changing the theme of his work last year.
But he deemed that HK “needed political cartoons,” and said he wanted to “persist” by remotely creating cartoons for his home city.
#WhiteTerror #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Apr26
https://bit.ly/3MwJfIk
Cartoon by #AhTo: "We & Us"
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the idea—some animals are more equal than others—from #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the idea—some animals are more equal than others—from #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection