Canto Cutie - Volume 3

Wandy Cheng
Toronto, Canada
After being uprooted from Hong Kong since I was 10, I travelled back to
the city periodically throughout my teenage years and early adulthood.
These sketchbook spreads were drawn when I visited during different
seasons in 2016 and 2018. As an illustration student at the time, I was
enthusiastic about documenting every aspect of my travel, practicing
perspective and composition with urban sketching. It wasn’t until
recent years that I connected the dots between my artistic style with my
upbringing in an urban landscape unique to Hong Kong, gradually
unpacking how it shaped my identity from an early age. Looking back
in 2021, these chaotic snapshots feel like a soothing, calming balm
against the true chaos of reality today.
About Wandy Cheng wandycheng.com @wandy_cheng
Wandy Cheng (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist from Hong Kong
currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her studio work embodies
contrasting textures and repeated patterns both on paper and with clay.
Her artistic practice is an exploration of the interactions between
interior spaces and exterior facades. Particularly, she is interested in
how lived experiences are shaped within the confines of physical
environments. Wandy is also passionate about art and culture, and has
experience working a number of years at a public arts organization to
help bring community-engaged installations to life.
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