Kitty Ng 吳施慧

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Papier-mâché installation, Performance Art, 106 inches x 73 inches x 31 inches. 

The contrast between the human body and nature intrigues me. The sculpture not only evokes the security of a womb, but, given the exposed upper and open ends of the papier-mâché tubes, also conveys the inevitability of risks. Almost mimicking an umbilical cord, the tubelike structures highlight the detachment necessary to become an individual.

Travel

Wire sculpture, 83 inches x 38 inches x 29 inches. 
Waves of undulating wires form a nest-like structure that certainly holds the eggshells but fails to provide any sense of warmth. Although our identities (at least in terms of our original birthplaces) may be limited, we choose where we fly to and who we become.

Growth

Mixed medium: Papier-mâché Sculpture, rope and tree branches, 50 inches x 40 inches. 

We must move on from the past in order to embrace the new. The dried up branches tied to stronger cores made out of newspaper clippings express how my own doings shape my future as I obtain new knowledge and extend my horizons.

Chaos

Oil on Canvas, 24 inches x 32 inches. 

As we try to contain our emotions and present only the best aspects of ourselves to the public eye, little fragments slowly accumulate into a cluster of chaos. The coils of rattan escaping from the box mirrors the release of the burden of inner turmoil.

Explosion

Acrylic on Canvas, 27 inches x 39 inches. 

Bottled up emotions accumulate and eventually become uncontainable. Pollock’s drip painting technique (modified) helps convey the moment before one experiences the satisfaction of emotional release.

Lunacy Oil on Canvas, 36 inches x 48 inches.


As our impurities start to consume us, the persona that we present to the world begins to crack. The stark contrast between the dark skin and the white of the background and scars left behind by emotional struggle explore the strain of expectations regarding beauty

Contamination

Oil on Canvas, 28 inches x 40 inches. Slabs of raw meat have been contaminated, with worm like substances taking over, representing how darker side of our inner beings come to life.


Decay

Acrylic on Foam, 26 inches x 26 inches. The segment of decaying raw meat represented in this sculpture mirrors the way I imagine emotions permeate our minds.  

Overflow

Oil on Canvas, 20 inches x 36 inches. 

Although this image stems from my recent fascination with meat, the barbaric image of hands pulling open a wound-like hole communicates more symbolic ideas about femininity and power.

Laundry

Installation 

Merging the ideas of exposure from clothing lines along with the idea of consumerism from the meat markets, the hanging clothes disguised as meat reveal tensions between our true personalities and the facade we present to the outside world and how that causes us to conform to social norms and act as a product to society. 

Figure

Bamboo Cane Sculpture, 30 inches x 63 inches x 31 inches. Each color represents three women’s responses to the question: “Which sort of woman do you aspire to be?” Women who picked their “mother” were assigned navy, women who chose “a supermodel” were assigned orange, women who selected “an actress” were assigned light blue and “other” responses were given white.

Colors
Oil on Canvas, 36 inches x 48 inches. 
Through the bright contrasting colors, this painting captures our “true” colors seething beneath a layer of skin once the ‘everyday mask’ we wear has been peeled off.

Sealed

Oil on Canvas, 28 inches x 40 inches. 
This unattractive self portrait reveals my desire to break free from restrictions of my own making.

Lone Figure

Oil on Canvas, 28 inches x 40 inches. 
As an anonymous contorted man strains to cover his nakedness, ideas of insecurity, entrapment, and identity come to the fore

Conflict

- Mixed medium: Newspaper collage, Nails, Toothpicks, Hemp, Oil on Canvas, 36 inches x 48 inches. 
Through the image of the Crucifixion in front of an imitation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, this piece reflects both inner turmoil and physical suffering (the Crucifixion), as well as entrapment and societal expectations (as signified by the collage of fashion model magazine clippings).

The Unseen

Oil on Canvas, 48 inches x 59 inches. 

Hong Kong’s dazzling skyline often obscures its growing wealth gap; this painting explores that phenomenon.

The Fourth Dimension

Oil on Canvas, 36 inches x 48 inches. 
A surrealistic approach reveals and expresses my desire to discover the unimagined.

Support

Acrylic on Canvas, 30 inches x 40 inches. 

The drip paint technique effectively conveys the beauty of age I see in my grandmother’s hands. Just as the cane supports her physically, she has supported me as I grow and change.

Defiance

Mixed Medium- Oil on Canvas and Cotton, 36 inches x 48 inches. 
The woman’s strong posture, together with the scarlet of her garment and the ebony of her skin, exudes strength and defiance.

Fusion

Oil on Canvas, 36 inches x 48 inches. 
With vines penetrating a woman’s skin, this painting contemplates the dichotomy of humankind and nature.

Weary

Ink on paper, 17 inches x 23 inches.
When we fall asleep, we are most vulnerable, leaving behind the harsh realities of the world. However, every once in awhile we are startled back to reality when we are on the brink of sleep by the sensation of falling. The lack of support beneath the subject attempts to depict the imminence of that sensation.

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