Artist's statement
Being borned in Hong Kong and trained by renowned masters of Chinese painter and calligrapher, I have a very strong Chinese artistic imprint. Chinese visual arts give me the feeling of a nice cup of tea soothing my spirit. Since 1988 I have been living in Montreal, Quebec, I acknowledge that the western culture has a profound impact on my art just like a glass of red wine overwhelming my senses. Artistic ideas from the east and the west coexist but remain distinct from each others. Whether my work is traditional, contemporary or avant-garde, they are the reflection of myself, a person of eastern root and western influence.
Critic's reviews
"There is no doubt that she (Ngan Siu-Mui) shows the highest technical skill in controlling the brush, so she masters
the form. But much more important, when, in her works, we look at the dance of the strokes she makes us imagine the
ideas that are bewitching the Mind of the Brush at the very moment of her artistic creation."
Yang Huelun
Cultural Counsellor to the Canadian Embassy of the Popular Republic of China.
"The artist, in a personal and unique manner, creates the link between East and West . . . Ngan Siu-Mui, as a painter and calligrapher, uses all of her amazing talent to merge the form and the Chinese calligraphy, thereby walking away from tradition but keeping a strong link with it."
Robert Bernier, Art Critic
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