Wong Ming Hao

Artist Statement

Ming Hao’s paintings depict the human form which conveys the undercurrents of today’s life. His approach in material brings about its potential to elicit strong associations to the submerged human emotions. Figures are overlaid with different fragmented compositions, producing varying motions and textures of the paint. These camouflaging layers submerge the underlying paint; masking over true emotions and faces. It is as if peering through a kaleidoscope of history, allowing for tiny glimpses to be seen through the cracks.

The painting hints at the chaos in identity while documenting the beginnings of an internal battle. Perhaps a call for attention to the burdens of societal constructs fueled by rampant consumer culture and rapidity of post-modern life, darker thoughts which one can easily identify as common silent that struggles, seeping into the social fabrics of today.