can happen in the firing process. Unpredictable
colouring, shape warping, and other accidents
have the potential to occur, something Fong has
noted to be quite challenging.
His inspiration comes from a myriad of
many great artists, designers, calligraphers,
architects, inventors, and writers, all shaping
collective insights towards his personal journey
as an artist.
As a professional artist, Fong functions
through creating and selling prints of his art
via commission or through a set composed
for other bigger, well-established brands.
His unique art has been featured and sold
all around the world such as Galerie Club
Sensible in Paris and Super Superficial Clothing
in London, just to name a few. Locals will
recognise him throughana tomy’s limited
edition run of notebooks with his work as cover
art, and through his exhibiton at Isetan the
Japan Store in KL.
Fong lives in the moment, enjoying everything
he does in the present. Like his art style, Fong
goes with the flow. His personal philosophy is
that the things he has done today will lead him
somewhere tomorrow. Like many of us, thinking of the future makes
him nervous, but Fong reverts this as
redundant as it has not happened yet. His
creativity is self-described to be instinctual,
striving to only do what he loves, and
collaborate with companies and brands he
finds interesting.
Very much in line with his zen outlook
on life, Fong considers his biggest
achievements to be finally be done with
work he was never fully interested in and
to be doing what he enjoys today.Fong confesses not knowing much
about Malaysia’s art scene; most of his
personality is active on the globally
reaching platform Instagram. He has
however, had some exposure via Art Expo
Malaysia 2018, and was amazed by the
number of visitors and openness to the
different kinds of art, encouraging the
many talented artists Malaysia has to
offer.Kamwei’s art can be purchased through his
Etsy (@kamweifong). He can also be found on
Instagram (@kamweiatwork). To inquire on
availability for certain pieces, reach out to him
at [email protected].