My memories of childhood in rural Malaysia inspire both my approach to painting and my artistic choices of subject and materials. These memories, dreams, feelings, provoke fantasies which reawaken my childlike innocence and sense of wonder at the natural world.The brilliant and thick impasto of rich, vibrant colour spreading across my trademark medium, the gunnysack (a distinctively Malaysian fabric), is an affirmation of my love for authentically rustic material; the perfect medium upon which to give life to my artistic instinct. Each painting is unique but unmistakably in the "naive style" which is synonymous with my work.Delightfully vivid, densely textured, and as alluring to the touch as to the eye; each piece is a sensual exploration of happiness, happiness given form and colour. For me, this naive approach to art is the natural expression of a magical sense of wonder. A magical sense of wonder that is my companion as I explore the natural topography of my childhood through each new painting. Every time I create a new piece it is both a celebration of, and a homage to, the sights, sounds and fragrances of my childhood.
Yours
Khor Wei Kiang
