For some individuals, artwork is an effective way to categorical oneself. For actor Simon Yam, it’s an effective way to … communicate with aliens!
On Nov 28, the Hong Kong star attended the Shanghai-Hong Kong Ink Art Tour Exhibition 2022 held on the Hong Kong Arts Centre the place he displayed two of his paintings.
While the 67-year-old has been portray for a very long time, he solely grew to become excited about pursuing a profession as an artist through the two-year pandemic.
“I have created 30 works so far. The longest one took me two days to complete,” mentioned the SPL: Sha Po Lang star.
Yam, who acquired crucial popularity of his efficiency within the Hollywood movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life, revealed that he makes use of the theme “Yuan” to draw the looks of aliens for his artwork items.
“If you look closely, you will notice that all my paintings have a pair of eyes in them. This is to convey the message that I am always watching people,” he defined to Hong Kong media, including that he hopes to communicate with aliens through his paintings.
Hong Kong actress Donna Chu, who was additionally invited to exhibit two of her paintings, confirmed assist for Yam’s “alien” paintings, calling it a novel idea.
“He actually is a person stuffed with hidden skills and surprises. I’m simply so amazed by his distinctive creative expression,” she instructed Singtao.
Yam has additionally eager curiosity in pictures. In reality, the Naked Killer star has held pictures exhibitions in Hong Kong, Thailand, China and Singapore.
In 2017, Yam printed a pictures ebook, Hong Kong: Views From Another Perspective, which comprises a number of 120 images documenting the architectural historical past of Hong Kong.
Yam intends to compile the paintings he did through the pandemic into an album and maintain a solo artwork exhibition subsequent yr.
