This article was published in Eksentrika , The Sun Daily , CJ.MY , and Newswav . Cultural aesthetics were displayed wall to wall at The Courtyard at Beach Street for the launch of Chao Kai Chih’s solo art exhibition titled Material.Quality.Aggregation . The launch event was held on 13 July as part of the George Town Festival’s programme, which spans the entire month of July each year. The renowned artist, a Taiwanese currently a PhD candidate at the University of Seville in Spain, is celebrated as a visionary navigator boldly venturing into the uncharted territory where East meets West in his artistic endeavours, synthesising creation with culture. "I like to incorporate Eastern materials like paper and calligraphy and infuse them with Chinese characters and Western brushstrokes," said the soft-spoken artist. His visually appealing works capture the essence of cultural exchange, bridging disparate worlds in a fusion of the physical and abstract. His art contrasts flatne...
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