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Wong benefited in his time, the 21st century, from the virtual library of the net to immerse himself in all the references of the history of art at his fingertips thanks to the mobile phone.
His work is clearly contemporary but he also used very traditional techniques such as ink on rice paper, which connects him to his historical Chinese roots.
Van Gogh was probably the very first painter to put the expression of his moods at the heart of his landscape paintings. Matthew Wong follows in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor in his own way, his paintings are also charged with emotion and, in his case, the touch as well as the chosen motifs reflect his inner world.
Matthew Wong, See You On the Other Side, 2019
Oil on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm Matthew Wong Foundation © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich