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Fear of the White Canvas
Fear of the white canvas syndrome is something that has happened to me only a few times since I began painting. The first time was when I started painting in 1999. I had spent several month fixing up the new studio space in Sheung Wan and decided that it was time to...
First experience at an Art Fair as an independent exhibitor
The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, 3-6 May 2018. Norm Yip - Booth 87. Just some of the many people that came by my booth at the art fair! So many fascinating conversations where people completely understood where I was coming from with my artwork. On the surface, it could...
"Le tourbillon de la vie": an excerpt of my life as a visual artist living in Hong Kong
Every now and again I create a small pdf of my recent artworks that I've created, along with few other selected artworks. It allows me to relook at works at a certain distance and to also see what really speaks to me; I only include the ones I really like in the mini...
The Making of ‘Sending Love’….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-A_teDJFrw&t=8s After a meeting with a lady yesterday discussing art, she told me that one of their main projects was creating art with the intention of sending love. I have never created art with intentions in mind; it is always...
Closer to Truth: painting or photography?
Someone asked which one I liked more: painting or photography. I didn't know the answer. It depends I said.What I do know after investigating both mediums in my work is this: painting lies closer to truth than photography. Paintings (unless you're merely copying, but...
Letting your unconscious mind do the work, as it’s more creative than you ‘think’.
Several months ago, I came to the conclusion that I was going to start make one drawing a day, so that by the end of one year, I would have 365 little creations. To alleviate the fear and pressure (which we have enough in our daily lives already), I decided that to do...
