HE BAILI (PAKLEE HO, B. 1945)

Located in Yuen Long, Nam Sang Wai is a scenic spot and stopping place for many migratory birds known for its ecological diversity. He Baili rarely names specific sites or locations in his works; Sunrise Over Yuen Long offers a glimpse of the emotions he shares with his home city. With his early training from the Lingnan School and his brilliant application of colour wash, He creates the sunrise in Nam Sang Wai at its most brilliant hour of the day, almost like a romanticised version of the world. Since childhood He was struck by the beauty of nature and its relationship to man as it opens his mind and heart. Before He paints, he first meditates and places himself within nature. This feeling is thus expressed with his hand and brush. He believes that beauty is found in things and people one loves, and that with emotions even ordinary objects can be dazzling and beautiful.