Installation view of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2023.
Installation view of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2023.
Oil on canvas.
Description
Fly on my way draws inspiration from the pair of shoes the artist used to wear during his school days and holiday job. Only one shoe is seen to illustrate how he has been overcoming odds and emerging stronger. The untied lace signifies uncertain steps, yet the shoe taking flight and portraying how scattered elements could be extraordinary. Its background is reduced to a flat, dark space for the subject to take focus and accentuate its surrealism..
Description from "UOB Painting of the Year" Exhibition, 2023.
