Fuan Wong

Wong Keng Fuan - Runs a studio specialising in stained glass and fused glass.

The technique of stained glass treats the lead line as a primary element of its design and forces a more mechanistic and intellectual approach;fused glass allows a more emotional and spontaneous response. This satisfies the parts of him that had been brought out by his past training in the chinese 'Hsieh-yi' style of painting, where great emphasis is placed on the spontaneous application of ink and colour on rice paper.  

This has its parallels with fused glass-the artist has to understand and master annealing schedules,the various chemical compositions of different glass and the results that different degrees of heat give to the different oxides used to colour glass. These disparate elements are then combined and the kiln finishes the work off using heat,time and gravity.This influence informs his life and work at a very deep level,as does certain aspects of esoteric Buddhism,and the mystic components of Christianity and Sufism. He resides in Penang,an island in the north of Malaysia,and finds the proximity of nature,the colonial architecture and the generally idyllic pace of life very conducive to his artistic 

sensibilities.