5 Questions for an Artist
Local visual artist Peter Yuill in the hot seat
Canadian-born, Hong Kong-based Peter Yuill is no stranger to the local art scene, having exhibited at favourites Cat Street Gallery and Pearl Lam. He works in “deeply complex geometric abstraction” — intricate shapes and patterns complemented by closed-curve blocks, seeming to echo the way ancient Greek and Middle Eastern thinkers tried to understand the meaning of existence through mathematical and geometric purity. Because of the complexity, doing all the work by hand makes each piece deeply meditative.
But rather than ask him about that, we decided to break with the serious arts goings-on this month and quiz him on a few lighter topics.