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Tuesday 12 November 2019

Hong Kong Artist Karen Cheung features her story
‘My childhood in Hong Kong and Aruba’

at Aruba Art Fair 2019

SAN NICOLAS — Karen
Cheung is an artist based
in Hong Kong specializ-
ing in ink pen sketching of
travel and cultural themes.
Her creative work and
art brand, Karen Aruba
Art, takes inspiration from
the year she spent as a
small kid in Aruba with her
grandmother during 1980s.
Spending part of her child-
hood in totally two differ-
ent places, Hong Kong
and Aruba, Karen gives a
unique perspective on the
lives, and shared values
among local communities.
This year April, she debuted
her first art solo exhibition in which allows them to people on the island. She
Hong Kong about her inter- adapt and thrive. Karen’s revisited her primary school
esting childhood stories in art pieces are a discovery and her grandma’s res-
Hong Kong and Aruba. Her of the spirit, attitudes and taurant in Dakota (which
six art pieces are delivered activities among people, was already sold out). She
from Hong Kong to Aruba how they sustain their lives also interviewed people of
for display at Aruba Art Fair and maintain harmonious Aruba New China Club As-
2019. relationships within society, sociation, owner of a gro-
no matter where they are. cery and a hardware fac- and beautiful scenery, her taught illustrator based in
Life in Hong Kong and the Her illustrations reveal the tory, trying to enhance the illustration capture distinc- Hong Kong specializing in
beautiful Caribbean island humble living styles among intimate understanding of tive local stories and love ink pen sketching related to
of Aruba could not be people in Aruba: perse- Chinese people living here. to this happy island. travel and cultural theme.
more different. But for the verant, collaborative and In April, she launched her ‘My grandmother and un- With a passion of art, she
Chinese communities living united. art solo exhibition in Hong cle’s settlement in Aruba derives inspiration from ev-
here or working abroad, Last year December, Kar- Kong which generated a many years ago. I lived in erything she comes across
there are common values en returned to Aruba and lot of media coverage. Aruba for a year when I was by incorporating themes
people take with them interviewed the Chinese Through attractive colors
a small kid. Now, I still travel of travel, energy, peace
from Hong Kong to Aruba and happiness. Her art
sometimes despite very brand ‘Karen Aruba Art’
long haul of flight. I love this was set up in 2015, sharing
small island. The values of her amazing illustration with
Aruba are still influencing creativity combining East-
my drawing today. That’s ern and Western features
why my art brand, Karen which are made into nice
Aruba Art, shares my art gift and home décor.
values related to happi- Her illustration related
ness, peaceful and harmo- to ‘Travel Mahjong City’
ny.’ said Karen. achieved a number of
In Aruba, there are only awards in Hong Kong and
very few families coming attracted media attention.
from Hong Kong. For the first She loves to draw while
time of Hong Kong artist, she travels. Her drawing of
Karen’s art pieces illustrat- ‘Art Journey’ in Aruba was
ing a lot of Aruba beautiful shared on social media
sceneries will be featured after visiting Aruba last De-
at Aruba Art Fair 2019 from cember.
Nov 22-24 in San Nicolas. All
art pieces are available for For more information of
sale. Karen’s work, please visit
Facebook Karen Aruba
About the artist Art or www.karenaruba.
Karen Cheung is a self- com.q