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I first encountered artist Lai Suet Wing's work three years ago at an annual group exhibition. The piece that stayed with me was a painting of a barbershop scene, rendered with a distinct cinematic quality. What was most striking was her use of a 'cross-shaped' brushstroke to fragment the composition. The maturity in her handling of the picture plane was remarkable, especially considering she was only a sophomore in university at the time. It's important to emphasize that this technical proficiency did not bear the shadow of other artists. An artist's emotion is intangible, and her unique brushwork seemed to act as a medium, transforming that intangible feeling into a visual form—a true talent.
Art stems from life. The scenery of our small city and the people and events of daily life fill the artist with imagination. Over the past two to three years, Lai Suet Wing's blocky brushstrokes have gradually evolved into a method of decomposing and cutting the picture plane. This cutting is non-rational, intuitively dismantling and reassembling the scene to form her distinctive artistic style.
In this solo exhibition, she attempts to use her fragmenting brushstrokes to construct a 'Dokodemo Door' (Anywhere Door) within her works. Once this door opens, anything can be transferred across time and space. The backdoor of a home becomes the entrance to a circus. Passing through it, you enter an urban playground meticulously prepared by the artist.
'Implant' is a creative method, marking a metamorphosis in the artist's creative journey. One of the works in this exhibition, Kingdom, Angle, serves as a pivotal piece that bridges her past and future—transitioning from a personal style of depiction to one of creation and meaningful expression. The path of artistic creation is long, and it is believed the artist is ready to continue walking it.
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