Lot 30: White magnolia

ERIC CHAN (b. Malaysia 1975) White magnolia signed and dated 'Eric Chan 2007' (on reverse) oil on canvas 47 x 59 in. (120 x 150 cm.)

Chan focuses more on the formal elements, to step away from the subjective or narrative readings. He chooses flowers and leaves because of their shape, structure and composition. Whatever the subject of his work may be, he always blends the figure and ground using a blurring technique, which is achieved by wet on wet paint.