PROVENANCE:
BLINK GALLERY, Hongkong

Yung Chee-mun, Simon focused on ink painting. The creative concept of landscape painting has always been used to hold together the ancient scholars' philosophy about life, and has been viewed as the portrayal of their personality. With the use of ink, he integrated the invisible spiritual realm into the visible landscape, turned the real life's hustles and bustles into a world of quietness and serenity, and pursued the philosophy of leisure and free spirit inspired by Du Fu's poetry. His landscapes depict a fairy tale - like Chinese utopia based on natural scenes from his recalled memory. The other iconic symbol found in Simon's artwork is the waterfall. He feels that unlike trees and buildings which grow up vertically, water quietly flows downwards to nourish life on earth. As we lived in a rapid city, it is good for one to slow down and focus on a moment of quietness. Simon was inspired and influenced by Romantic English artist William Turner and Impressionist French artist Claude Monet. He uses Eastern and Western art materials and techniques to create his own rich colorful ink paintings imbued with a sense of Chinese fusion. His ink works Rocks Emerge when Spring Subsides no.26 is collected by Hong Kong Museum of Art in 2013.