Lewis Lau Yin To: Facade

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The Art Projects Gallery proudly presents the latest works of Lewis Lau Yin To in a solo exhibition titled “Facade”. Lau’s art practice focuses on depicting the current state of his life in Hong Kong, and by extension, a personal reflection of the physical and philosophical realities of the city. In a constant search to overcome the numbness he has felt about his existence, Lau looks to painting as an avenue of escape and rediscovery.

Lewis’s figurative style of painting with a vivid colour palette and the juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated subjects and alienated settings, create intriguing scenes that project a sense of surreal ambiguity and absurdity. Through the blurring of reality with distant memories, Lau hopes to conjure a stimulant for the soul and indulge into what may be to the artist, a sense of tranquility along the fine line between the present and the uncertain future.

“Living in a contemporary city life, Lewis reflects the meaning of living with painting as an only way of escape, the way of numb. As he has written,
When facing moments of numbness;
When facing the absurd present,
I wander the city,
Trying to find a stimulant for the soul amid the scenery;
Trying to find a future amongst memories.
For a moment, it is as if I could swim in the tranquillity found between the reality of now and what might be.”
~ Lewis Lau Yin To

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Lewis Lau Yin To (1988), graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a M.F.A (2012) and B.A (2009). Lau has participated in various exhibitions in Hong Kong with his hyper-realistic style of work.