Glowing up in the heartbeat Am02 Painting

Born in Hong Kong, as the daughter of a tailor, I graduated from Central St. Martins, U of Arts London in 2009 with a MA in “Apply Imagination”, and in 1999 with a Degree of Fine Arts in U of Lethbridge, whereby paintings follow western art world both in technique and in subject matter and materials. My art incorporates elements of sewing, and patchwork influenced by my mother in different eras in the work. On the one hand, painting techniques from the surrealist period, from which I adopt the power of unconscious and childhood dreams. On the other, growing up in the late 1980s with the Nipponese Neo-pop generation, I borrow contemporary popular elements of expression, such as Japanese “anime” (animation) and “manga” (comics) and American pop art. I rework this diversity of influences into myriad artistic media and formats, artwork ranging from paintings reminiscent of cartoons to figurine sculptures, giant inflatable balloons, handcrafted accessories and other limited-edition merchandise.