Wai Wong

Wai Wong a.k.a. James is a young artist based in Hong Kong and London. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Beijing. He is interested in expressing the decorous social persona and inner corruptions in his painting.

My artwork takes a critical view of social and cultural issues on urban area. In my work, I construct an imaginative metropolis that is in a parallel universe of our world. Having engaged subjects as diverse as the hyper-density of modern city, aesthetic of architecture and replication of space, my work produces a realistic world, leading it relates to social commentary.

While I use a variety of materials and processes in each project my methodology is consistent. Although there may not always be material similarities between the different projects they are linked by recurring formal concerns and through the subject matter. The subject matter of each body of work determines the materials and the forms of the work.

Each project often consists of multiple works, grouped around specific themes and meanings. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of work.

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design '11 MA
Fine Art

Lingnan University '10
Visual Studies
BBA Marketing

EXHIBITION

2012: Lights In the Dusk: fade out, Frameless Gallery, London
2012: Lights In the Dusk: fade in, Frameless Gallery, London
2012: Open cueB, cuBe Gallery, London
2011: Central Saint Martins School of Arts and Designs Final Degree Show
2011: Shenyang Art Fair, Shenyang
2011: China International Luxury Exhibition, Shenyang
2011: From Charing to Kings, Agnes B Store, London
2011: Dragons in the Lion’s Den, Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, London
2011: The New Pretenders, Bargehouse, London
2010: Imag(in)ing, Leung Fong Oi Gallery, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
2009: Experience, Leung Fong Oi Gallery, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
2009: Discovery, Leung Fong Oi Gallery, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
2008: WTC more X Ante Vojnovis Exhibition, World Trade Centre, Hong Kong