The best art is spiritual and contains within it the ability to heal and the power to elevate humanity. Shamans of the past were essentially artists, being able to reach into the realms of alternate dimensions to bring back wisdom, knowledge and guidance. We need them now.
SITES

The Asian Male Project

NYVA Studio

Yip Fung Art
The photography explored in The Asian Male series was in part a way for me to deal with my dissatisfaction with my own physical beauty. Meeting and photographing guys I found attractive was a projection of what I wasn’t. I longed to be lean-fit to which was not. I lived vicariously through them, in their admiration to which I would envision myself to be.
Something about me….
Who I miss the most....
A famous person I would like to meet...
Photo credits: Unknown (found on the web with no source indicated)
First book that blew me away....
A favorite fruit that some find disgusting...
Photo credit: http://durianharvests.com
Alternate states of reality fascinate me. And my interest in consciousness and science intersecting at the junction of philosophy is apparent in my work, much like Taoism and Buddhism teachings colliding with physicists on the makings of the universe.
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Why I don’t photograph ordinary older males?
https://youtu.be/a_qJhiidOrMOne of my patrons on Patreon asked a question, or rather, suggested I photograph ordinary older males. I responded already but I thought I would use this opportunity to add to my neglected Youtube channel, and expand a bit on the answer. ///
Programme completed – NHS Couch to 5K
Some of you know that I have been following NHS's Couch to 5K. Well last night I completed the programme. I didn't post a week by week run-down, but left it to the finish, if in fact I could finish it. I couldn't jog without going out of breath for more than a few...
Creation/Destruction: Art on Two Planes of Existence
CREATION/DESTRUCTIONART ON TWO PLANES OF EXISTENCEArt Exhibition & Art Performance................... Over, Under, Over, Under by Bowie LeeWhat makes a map a map? Bowie Lee’s work ”Over, Under, Over, Under” navigates, mediates and reinterprets our physical...
Korean life model poses for Norm Yip in TAME
Jess is a professional life model in Korea that understands his body very well, much like an athlete, but with a better understanding of shapes, angles and form. Possessing a defined hairless body and ideal proportions, Jess was a delight to photograph, as we used a...
Maternity Photos One Week before Birth!
Maternity Photos One Week before Birth!I received a message from Roland, a friend asking me if I would be willing to conduct a maternity shoot for a friend of his. Considering my reputation for shooting mostly male nudes, he wasn’t so sure if I would take on the job....
Astronaut in Space
"Astronaut in Space" by Norm Yip Commissioned ArtworkA fun creative project with a client that wanted something slightly out of the ordinary. Influence by another artists' artwork of a an astronaut floating in space, he asked if I could somehow recreate the image. As...
Happy Lunar New Year – Year of the Rat
Gung Hei Fat Choy Sun Tai Geen Hong Wishing you Abundance & Good HealthThe year has been a tumultuous one indeed with all the events that have taken place in Hong Kong, a city where I have been since my arrival in 1994, several years before the handover. Yet...
Art prints using flowers and abstract body parts
Art Prints offer by NYVA Studio are custom created by Norm Yip. In the sample shown, the image is created through combining flowers baskets found on the streets of Hong Kong and abstract images of the the male human body. Three colour variations were created, of which...
Art prints by crossing flowers with abstract human body parts
Art Prints offer by NYVA Studio are created by Norm Yip. In the sample shown, the image is created through combining flowers baskets found on the streets of Hong Kong and abstract images of the the male human body. Three colour variations were created, of which this...
Norm Yip (葉灃) – Open Studio
NORMYIP/葉灃OPEN STUDIO "Have you ever wanted to see what an artist studio is like? For 3 days, I will have my doors open for studio visits, where you can see my working environment -- both a photographic studio and a painting studio. In addition, my latest abstract...
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip – New York
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip - New York 24 - 30 June 2019The Untitled Space GalleryNew York 37Tong is pleased to announce an inaugural exhibition for The Asian Male: BEYOND SKIN BY NORM YIP. On view to the public for World Pride NYC June 24 - June 30, 2019....
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip – New York
心 • 目 | Beyond Skin by Norm Yip - New York 24 - 29 June 2019The Untitled Space GalleryNew York 37Tong and The Untitled Space Gallery is pleased to announce an inaugural exhibition for The Asian Male: BEYOND SKIN BY NORM YIP. On view to the public for World Pride NYC...
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