Artchat recently caught up with Echo Chai, one of the artists featuring in our March exhibition, to learn a little more about them and their art.
AC: Describe your art in a sentence.
EC: Painting is another way to describe my story.
AC: Who or what inspired you to become an artist?
EC: My partner Fu Hong & Van Gough
AC: What is your favourite medium to paint in and why?
EC: Acrylic / similar like oil but dry faster, I can paint more layers to make colour more beautiful
AC: Has the direction of your paintings or perception developed and changed over time?
EC: From oil to acrylic, and, from impressionism to modernism
AC: What inspires you to paint these particular scenes?
EC: When I was sent back home from 4 months chemo treatment of my leukaemia last year, I asked a friend driving me to see an exhibition in the city, and, the first time I noticed the sun was so bright, city was so colourful, people was so happy, as well the life and, especially, the nature. This is it.
AC: What do you like doing in your spare time?
EC: Writing & publishing my e-magazine
AC: What music do you listen to while painting?
EC: Jazz
AC: What is your favourite quote or saying?
EC: Life is short, but art is in a long life, enjoy art.
