"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
My paintings depict a feast in the setting of a plain stonewall typically found in Dutch still life paintings. The setting is replaced with a common Hong Kong kitchen wall. The Western elements are maintained by keeping the starkly lit lighting style of Dutch still life paintings and singular perspective.
I establish reference to digital work within my paintings by collaging images of Hong Kong food taken from digital photos and social media sites into one horizontal row on a horizontal canvas. Painting the images next to each other without adjusting the lighting, shadows, or angle of the food preserves the digital quality of the food photos.
A dialogue is now created to explore themes such as the demystification of the Orient, globalism, the digital age, and authenticity of Asian food.
The Digital Feast
Oil on Linen
15"x 42"
2015
Pineapple Butter Bun
Oil on Panel
10"x 10"
2015
Study for 'The Digital Feast'
Oil on Panel
4"x 6"
2015
Chinese Birthday Buns
Oil on Panel
4"x 4"
2015
Chili Oil
Oil on Panel
8"x 6"
2015
The Digital Feast II
Oil on Linen
15"x 48"
2015