The opening of “Eternity in an Hour - Works by Lai Sio Kit” was such a great success held in Tak Chun Macau Art Garden on April 12 (Friday). On that day, lots of honorable guests have come to support the exhibition, including Assistant Director of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR SHAO Bin, Acting Vice President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau LAU FONG, President of Institute for Tourism Studies Dr. FANNY VONG, Chairman of Agencia Comercial Lda. LEI CHONG MING, Assitant Vice President of Tak Chun Group Eugenia Ip, President of Fundação Rui Cunha Dr. RUI CUNHA , President of Macau Artist association LAI IENG, President of the Macau Artist Society LOK HEI, Director of Macao Delegation of Orient Foundation Ana Paula CLETO, Director of Creative Macau Lucia Lemos, Representative of Trust Const & Invest Co. Ltd - Strategic Development Manager Mr. WONG CHEONG U. The exhibition hall was so crowded that it filled with lots of guests and artist, it was such a great time to have fun and enjoy the moment.

Opening ceremony

Group photo of guests and artists

The artist Lai Sio Kit

Gradually moving away from the urban scenery in recent year, Lai Sio kit’s latest series of forest viewscapes have brought with them bracing possibilities; initially, he began painting with the uncharted territory of the aging city left undisturbed, as he went on to inquire the ‘illusive and precipitous mountain ranges’ manipulated from his aerial perception of the forest. In place of his developed series dominated by the bird’s-eye view, he is now to present landscapes synthesized at the eye-level. It is Sio Kit’s intension to retain a lower viewpoint; as he sees grass sprouting, entwining trunks and windswept limbs, the river runs in a sloping cascade. His images are rendered with obsessive details, characterized by remarkable textures and mellow tonalities; his downward gaze led us to see beauty in mundanity. The exhibition “Eternity in an Hour - Works by Lai Sio Kit” features a latest series of forest viewscapes paintings created by Lai Sio kit.

Eternity in an Hour-27,40 x 30 cm, Oil On Canvas, 2019

Eternity in an Hour -30, 95 x 95 cm, Oil On Canvas, 2019

Eternity in an Hour-32, 81 x 121 cm, Oil On Canvas, 2019

Sio Kit’s paintings, motivated by his own innate bearings, rejects of a narrative tendency. His soft landscapes represent nature at its abstract shades and subtle colors, to rid of the shocking palettes or unnecessary drama. His representational pieces are imbued with abstract lucidity, for capturing the fragments of his travel memories, that are tranquil, delicate yet effortless.

Guest was watching Lai Sio Kit 's work

“Eternity in an Hour - Works by Lai Sio Kit” is partly sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macao SAR Government. Media partners include Hoje Macau and Ponto Final. The exhibition will be opened to public from 13 April to 15 May 2019.

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