Escape 金蝉脱壳, 2016

Hong Kong 2016
Escape 金蝉脱壳

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Painting
Pigments and acrylic on canvas
100.0 x 100.0 (厘米)
39.4 x 39.4 (吋)
The inspiration behind his stone paintings stem from his walks in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore some years back. He was inspired by the hulking forms in nature, though inanimate, they appeared full of life and personality. To achieve three dimensionality and character for the stones, Tay manipulates colour and shades to achieve subtle gradations and ink-like translucency using acrylic paint, a technique forged and refined by the artist since his encounter in the nature reserve.