opened his mind to new
possibilities,and he began to
seriouslyconsiderdoingart.
It was there that he made his
first ShaoxingVillagers–he
became afull-timeartist in- In fact, he had discovered
histalentforworkingwith
cardboardearlier, as he used
to make toys and disguises
forhistwochildrenwhenthey
were young, using whatever
materialswere readily
availablearoundthehouse.
His first piece was aDarth
Vader helmet, and soon
after that, he was making
props and costumesfor his
children’sschooltheatre
productions.After afew years
of making cardboardmasks
and helmets,he turned his
attentionto human figures,
capturingfacialexpressions
software company executive
for 15 years; becoming an artist
was never a consideration.
“Art came much later in
life,” he admits. “Even after my
first exhibition, being called
an artist felt awkward. But
I’ve been working at this
for a few years now. After
experiencing how people
can be genuinely touched by
what I have to convey, and
getting an idea of the range of
subjects that can be explored,
I can finally say that I feel
compelled to continue.”
A Different Path
The turning point came in 2012
when Warren and his family
decided to live abroad. They
moved to Sweden and lived
there for four years. Being out
of his normal environment
- Warren King
became an artist
only later in life. - Aside from
human faces,
Warren also
experiments
with making
animal ones. - Warren’s
work is lifelike
and realistic, in
terms of form
and proportion. - Warren’s
piece, entitled
Grandfather’s
Friends. - The artist
used the image
of a lion to
symbolise his
grandfather.
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