BIOGRAPHY
Born and lived most of his life in the city that never sleeps-Hong Kong, Pierre deliberately had interest and intensity in Art when he was a child. Having spent time in Canada, Peru, China and USA, he believes image is the common language of all culture.
His first public art piece exhibit in 1990 won him a MdN International Awards and Broadway Hensey scholarship. He was also awarded the AGFA scholarship, which sponsored him to the San Francisco Art Institute as an exchange scholar. After the 3 years of BA(hon) degree graduate with a honor in Hong Kong, his image work and photography have been exhibited globally including USA, China, Brazil and Hong Kong. 1993 exhibition name " Social Documentary in Hong Kong" Sponsor by Agfa were held with some well known photographers and artist, PierreÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s work has been highly comments and been call as "Hong Kong Richard Avardon". Crossing between commercial art and fine art circles, Pierre found it interesting yet frustrating. In 1996, he came to the United States of America to further explore his aesthetic ideas and earned his BFA in Fine Art.
His work has been seen with rich impact and emotional mood that involve between social culture and art world. With a Fascinating Surrealism style of digital imaging and paper collage, his ideas reflect his current emotion towards life, love and the society.
He believes: ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅUsing other personÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s image to make collages feels like using otherÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s hand to slap their own faces.ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃÂ
Seeing comes before reading, images are the most powerful weapon in this generation. He believes that by creating powerful images, he can make this world a better place.
