Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.
Signed on the front.
This artwork comes with an external frame
This painting commemorates the Chinese trading vessel, Tek Sing (True Star) as representing the maritime Silk Road. Unfortunately, she sank in 1822 and her cargo of Chinese export porcelain was scattered all across the sea floor.
How would I describe my art?
It has an emphasis on pattern and historical cultural fusion, with a decorative flair or style.
How do I decide what to paint?
It normally stems from research, but other times from serendipity. I might discover a historical style or culture that I haven’t seen before, but often I am inspired by documentaries, textiles, ceramics, history, or cultural mixing.
What does my work mean?
My work explores how cultural exchange has always happened. In each piece, the motifs I use will change, however, depending on the host culture.
I aim to draw attention to how we are all more closely related than we realise, and how forgotten fads in the past have informed our present. I am interested in what we owe our ancestors, by highlighting those things that should be remembered and perhaps are no longer valued as they should be.