Then One day Everything Changed

The work is inspired from naturally scraped-off house paints from the walls of old shop houses in the orient. The process recreates this natural degeneration and involves the layering of paints that are purposely peeled-off or scratched from the top to middle layers to reveal the surface textures and colors underneath. In context, the painting reveals the element of the past as seen together with the present. In essence, time is trapped visually in the painting.The artist’s state of introspection is a necessary pause from life’s uncertainties while re-evaluating himself as a family man, artist, & academic leading to greater challenges and responsibilities.

This artwork examines the artist's diaspora and is the centerfold of his ongoing story as a foreigner in a Chinese nation. The work charts his experiences from adjustment period to the sincere appreciation of the people and their culture. The artist’s captures this panorama of humanity as a witness to a life that is good.