Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee

The collaboration between Keng Wai Lee and Marco Araldi is based on the contrast between the techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic illustrations.

His background is in engineering and architecture, making him familiar with mathematical design and the awareness of geometry. Lee's technique frequents the use of acrylic, focusing on impressions of subjects taken from nature; flowers, picturesque scenery, ocean habitats, and birds. His gorgeously rich and colourful paintings are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memories and imagination. 

The merging of these two different styles create a unique amalgamation of hard lines and soft painterly brushstrokes, working with the gilded canvases that give the artwork an extra dimension based on light refraction.