Michael Punchman
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Home-grown
and award-winning talent Michael Punchman (aka Punchman)
has gained recognition in the advertising since
the 1980s. Awards and achievements include 'Freshman
art director of the year'(1989), the first HK
designer to be featured in the British D&AD
yearbook (1992), creative director at Leo Burnett
(1995), Co-head of J. Walter Thompson's creative
Team (1998), Director of Image and Communication
of Red Earth (1999), Founder and director of Institute
of Matter (2000), Completion of the Creative Professional
all-round education and prize winner of 'Japan
poster Grandprix Takaaki Iwamura Prize’
(2002).
His work in 4A's agencies and first-hand collaborations
with international clientele has gained much exposure
for him and secured solid footing in the creative
arena.
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Being an agile, witty but visionary
artist, Michael challenges establishment through his
particular and idiosyncratic view of life. Having launched
himself into a new phase in his career when he founded
the 'Institute of Matter' in 2000, Michael took his
creativity to new levels.
Unsurprisingly, some of his fine productions such as
'Beam Boy' and 'No Peace No Boom' cross boundaries of
controversy with their flash and cynicism. It could
be noted that his works are constructively anti-establishment.
Jaded by a restrictive capitalistic society, Michael's
passion is to instill his philosophy into his productions
and thus reach every aspect of life. He believes that
people should empower themselves with a similar drive
to his, which is to explore their creativity and expand
upon innovation. Michael's belief is that this cumulative
lateral thinking will kick-start the dynamics of harmony
in this unprecedented era of fusion.
The Punchman can not halt his evolution.
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