About
Evolving from Chinese brush painting to watercolours and oil painting of sceneries and flowers, my art has resolved into more abstract oil paintings that hinges on colours as well as geometric forms that dominate urban landscapes. Since 2011, it has progressed from 2D works into 3D sculptures and installations.
This shift in media allows me to explore elemental effects on contemporary materials that frolic with visual phenomena to draw our attention on questions of human perception and reality.
Technological advancement and globalism have culturally shifted our society into a lifestyle of convenience. With capitalism that ensnares us into the planned obsolete culture, we are choking the earth with massive loads of non-perishable products. Thus, impacting the earth in a vicious cycle.
This dumping habit has swayed my current art trajectory. Since I have a fascination in the wonders of this world, particularly light and its properties, it is not surprising that my sculptural constructs are a fusion between societal detritus and the cutting edge materials like reflective mirrors and Perspex. Such materials enhance the mystic with a heighten elemental enigma.
Working with both the organic and manufactured materials, my work intersects our contemporary lifestyles with the phenomena of the universe. It is this convergence of nature and the manufactured that underpins my exploration in the interconnections of systems to deliberate on ecological and societal interdependencies.
Within the pristine sculptures that rendered optical sensations, my art seeks to promote the contemplation on the relationships between perception and reality, the organic and the manufactured as well as the visible and the invisible.
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Solo Exhibition
2013 ‘of all things visible and invisible’ George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
Recent Group Exhibitions
2016 Affordable Art Fair (Singapore), Blue Lotus Gallery, Singapore
2016 Globelight 2016 (a non profit org), Off the Kerb gallery, Melbourne
2014 George Paton Gallery: Artist’s Books (reprised), (curated by Sandra Bridie, Alice Matthew and Craig Burgess,) George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2014 ‘Perceptions of Space: Justin Collection’, Glen Eira City Council Gallery (curated by Diane Soumilas), Melbourne
2013 Masters Exhibition (VCA), Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2013 ‘The Outdoor Public Art Exhibition’ at The Festival of Ideas, 2013 (curated by Matthew Fitch), University of Melbourne, Melbourne
2013 ‘Luminescence’, Hotel Windsor/VCA Art Prize and Exhibition, Melbourne
2013 ‘The Proud Show’, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2013 ‘Framed: Make It New’ Photography Competition and Exhibition, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2013 ‘Science in Art, Art in Science’ Art Prize and Exhibition, ACMD (St Vincent Hospital), Melbourne
2013 ‘Sign Language’, POLAR website exhibition plus launching of catalogue and physical exhibition at The Alderman, Melbourne
2012 ‘What lies beneath’, The Substation (curated by Ashlee Laing), Melbourne
2012 ‘Art Prize Exhibition’, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Melbourne
2012 ’25% Masters show’, VCA, Melbourne
2012 ‘Connect 12’ – the Visual Art Alumni Reunion Exhibition, Victoria Uni,
Melbourne
2011 ‘The Proud Show’, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2011 ‘Ambiguity, Mystery, Nature & Life’, Hogan Gallery, Melbourne
Commission
2015 to 2016: Recycling Signage Project with Spectra Secondary School
This project involves a PowerPoint presentation on environmental issues, such as the impact of global warming as well as educating them on the 3Rs(Reduce, Reuse & Recycle) as well as teaching the art students, as an extra-curricular-activity, for the entire semester.
Internship
August 2015 to December 2015: Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS)
Collections
St Vincent Hospital; Private Institutions; Private collectors; Korea Culture Art Research Institute and Malaysia Culture Art Research Institute.
Awards
2013 Fiona Myer Award, Masters Exhibition, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Highly Commended Award, Science in Art, Art in Science Art Prize, ACMD (St Vincent Hospital), Melbourne
2013 Most technologically innovative award, Framed: Make It New Photography Competition and Exhibition, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Environmental Award, The Proud Show, VCA, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Alliance Francaise Award
Finalist in Art Prizes
2013 Luminescence, Hotel Windsor/VCA Art Prize, Melbourne
Education
2012-2014 Masters of Contemporary Art, Victorian College of the Arts
2009-2011 Bachelor of Fine Art, Victorian College of the Arts
2007-2008 Diploma in Visual Arts, Victoria University
Anna Ng 