SOON LAI WAI

SOON LAI WAI

宋來輝

Soon Lai Wai born in 1970 in Penang. After study at the Saito Academy of Design, he began working for an overseas advertising company for five years before making the decision to become a full-time artist.

With the foundation of Chinese painting for seven years, Soon Lai Wai began combining his knowledge of Chinese oriental strokes and western painting style with oils and acrylics. From Chinese ink and brush-stroke techniques, he learnt to express his art in more abstract terms with the concept of thick, thin and disappearing lines, ink splashes as well as the broad sweeps of the brush to create suggestions of forms.

As a lover of nature, many of his paintings are inspired by the vibrant colours he sees in the lush Malaysian landscape, with its tropical flora and fauna. He eventually settled on painting the beautiful lotus flower as his main trademark.

In his opinion, the Lotus is the most beautiful flowers. The lotus is depicted in various colours, styles, sizes, and types in many of his paintings. “I chose the lotus as my identity as a painter, because not only do I really love this flower but I believe it has an International theme that resonates with all kinds of people. The lotus is depicted in so many culture and races, from Buddhism to Hinduism, in Chinese culture and Thai culture. While the depictions vary, the lotus is always there. My portrayal of the lotus is quite different from other artists in the sense that it is not a realistic depiction but an interpretation of many things.” Soon Lai Wai said.

宋來輝1970年出生於馬來西亞(檳城)。在Saito設計學院學習後,他開始在一家海外廣告公司工作了五年後才決定成為一名全職藝術家。

憑藉七年的中國畫基礎,宋來輝開始將他對中國東方筆劃和西方繪畫風格的知識與油畫和丙烯酸相結合。通過中國的水墨和筆觸技術,他學會了用粗線、細線和消失線、墨跡飛濺以及寬泛的筆刷概念來用更抽象的術語來表達自己的藝術。

作為大自然的愛好者,他的許多畫作都受到他在鬱鬱蔥蔥的馬來西亞風景以及熱帶動植物中看到的鮮豔色彩的啟發。從此以後他決定以美麗的荷花作為他的主要的創作靈感。他認為荷花是最美麗的花朵。在他的許多畫作中,荷花被描繪成各種顏色,樣式、大小和類型。

“我選擇作為畫荷花的藝術家,不僅是因為我很喜歡荷花,而且我相信它能引起了所有人的共鳴。從佛教到印度教,在中國文化和泰國文化中,荷花被描繪成許多文化和種族。儘管描述各不相同,但荷花總是在那兒。我對荷花的描繪與其他藝術家截然不同,因為它不是現實的描繪,而是對許多事物的解釋。”宋來輝說。