By Kimberly Johans
Published in The Macau Daily Times
September 8, 2007, page 18 (1,038 words)
The first thing you realise about artist Lam Kin Ian is that he doesn’t look anything like one. But take one glance around the Centre of Creative Industries that’s currently housing his latest exhibition and you begin to realise just how much artistic talent this Shanghainese-born, Macau resident has to offer.
And he isn’t happy with just one particular style of artistic expression. Within the twenty paintings on offer one can see a range of techniques, both oriental (Haipai art) and western, using watercolour with acrylic on canvas. It’s the broad possibilities that sometimes vexes the artist whose goal it is to “really complete a painting.”
“For me the target I want to achieve is that every time I start a creation I want to complete it and be satisfied it is done,” says the 50-something-year-old.
“So I put all my effort into finishing and creating a perfect picture.
“I think the creation of the art side is endless because even though I finish one piece of work I don’t really think its finished because I’m always in the process of exploring something new.
“I think my target is very difficult to achieve!” he adds.
Titled ‘True Expressions’, his current exhibition, he says, is about his daily life. It reflects what he sees on a daily basis, what he hears and feels. Read the rest of this entry »
