Tedious work of art..

Baeland have probably known about the joint exhibit of BYJ's works with lacquer artist Mr. Jun Yong Bok which due to certain circumstances has been postponed until prior notice.

In the hope of understanding this fine art of lacquer painting which constantly bugged my thoughts the moment BYJ decided to add this to his vital skills, I decided to read about it.

Blimey!What a ton of dedication and tedious labour in order to come up with this..

To have a glimpse of the process, I found this short description on how a painting is done.

Artistic Characteristics:
***Lacquer traditionally comes in three colors - brown, black and vermilion. By the 1930s, artists started to use a new technique known as chiseling which gives a richer mix of colors and an added sense of size and distance..
***The painting is done on wood. It is covered with a piece of cloth glued to it using the sap of the lacquer tree and then coated with a layer of the sap mixed with earth. The board is then sand papered and re coated with a layer of hot sap. After polishing, this gives a smooth black surface with a brilliant luster.
***The painter uses hot lacquer to draw the outline of a picture and the colors are applied one by one, layer upon layer. Each coat dries slowly.
***The finishing touches consist of polishing and washing the pictures. This process may seem like brutal treatment for a work of art, but it is done with great care. This process leaves a brilliant surface on a painting. Source: Asia-Art

To read about Mr. Yong Bok's artwork please click here as dear Jaime visited this magnificent place where you'll find his works.
I also found this video produced by Tomato99 about Mr. Yong Bok's work. It's amazing! I am not surprise why BYJ was besotted with this art.

Thank you very much.