“But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us.”
–Alan Watts

“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.”
–Jean-Paul Sartre

"He will essentially follow the language of the spectacle, for it is the only one he is familiar with."
- Guy Debord

Generally speaking, the focus of my creative and scholarly attention is to sort out the ways that people relate to one another. There are 3 distinct states within the human experience that I struggle to reconcile:

1. Mankind as an instinctual animal, directly connected to the earth with all of
its’ flora and fauna.

2. Mankind as an evolved, socially conscious being, that must consider both
the individual and the community at large.

3. Mankind as a fractured being, whose constant engagement within the
sociological environment of virtual technology and mass media inherently
separates him/her from their physiology.

Autobiographical in its nature, my artwork is the tangible result of emotional responses to philosophical investigations.  The images arise as I challenge myself to gain a better understanding of myself through addressing and re-evaluating core values and beliefs.  While seeking out personal truths I confront the unanswerable questions of human existence and attempt to come to terms with the reality of life's impermanence.

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Designing & painting over 15 years. I work in a pure aesthetic style with interests in the Pattern & Decoration movements. My unique praxis, explores positive cultural concepts in humanity. I offer the viewer reflection through a conceptual abstract colorist palette. I nurture & share my artistic technique & discipline. My artworks are tools for transformation & give voice to positive issues. My muse is colorist photography. Conceptually, I produce refreshing, uplifting & insightful cultural manifestations through art, design & technology | a transmedia discourse.
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Lian Ng started his career in 1990 as a graphic designer in Seattle, Washington. Past employers included design agencies such as Hornall Anderson Design in Seattle and Cahan & Associates in San Francisco. Since 2000, Ng has freelance for design firms such as Character, Turner & Associates, Turner Duckworth, Eleven, as well as in-house art director for Restoration Hardware. Throughout his career, Lian has worked with brands such as Starbucks, Levi’s, Kohler, K2 Skis and Nike. His experience ranges from print, packaging, retail graphics to environmental design. Ng’s work has been recognized internationally and is in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work has been published in both trade and consumer magazines, including Communication Arts, Type Directors Club Annuals, ID Magazine, Print, How Magazine, as well as books such as Paper Perfect, Paper Craft and Tangible. In addition to his wide range of professional experience and clients, Ng also runs an online store—Publique Living. As of 2009, Lian has started to revive his interest in the fine arts, specifically in print making, such as screen printing, letterpress, intaglio and relief printing, as well as sculptural ceramic.

Influenced by his background in both Mathematics and Computer Science, Lian Ng’s art and design often incorporates mathematical algorithms, as well as typography or architectural references. His interest in pattern generation based on a given set of criteria has been a recurring theme in his art, often resulting in works that show elements being expanded and manipulated to create systems where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Ng is also fascinated by the naturally recurring pattern, or texture, that is non-repeating but influenced by the environment—such as wood grain, or the crystallization process. A current point of interest is how time affects the generation of patterns. In addition, Ng is also obsessed with detailed alignment and finds it hard to place anything down randomly without a precise and calculated move. Ng’s work has an underlying formal structure but still maintains a sense of organic fluidity by his use of color, texture and composition.

 This body of work is from a continuing series based on recontextualizing information.  In our current web-inflamed age, there is a level of over-saturation with the availability of information and images.  I experiment with ways to reorganize and reinterpret found imagery.  My agenda is purely aesthetic. There is beauty in charts, graphs, and other visual detritus that accumulates. My goal is for this informational detritus to take on new roles based on contexts and juxtapositions.

My artistic expression is grounded in an inherent appreciation for detail, wonder for the natural world, a deeply rooted love of music, and dedication to the creative process. From my ever-present conscious experience of living this human life, I gather personal truths that find their voices within my artwork. Through this journey, my goal is to help someone feel something from the inside out. More specifically, to share with someone feel the way I feel, at least for just a moment; to show them the world through my eyes, with all of it's beauty, imperfections, unbelievable detail, and bright wonder. My aim is to slow down the pace of living for a few moments, and allow people to take their own time to appreciate exactly where they are, because, I believe that Time is the most valuable gift in this world, and we should always know that we are exactly where we need to be.