Dense, seemingly interminable. From far and near, and if you take a small-square cut-out from anywhere in the painting, you get different points of view from the different textures, colorations with light elements and forms. Looking at it closely, the vegetation whether of productive use or wild overgrowth, it is an intricately woven matrix while exuding a Patterning aesthetic. The close-cropped vegetation provides a cover, a protection for whatever lies within, and therein lies the element of mystery. Also, the play of light in highlighting or diminishing or nuancing what is seen. It may just be a natural grassland landscape of verisimilitude but there are philosophical underpinnings. This artwork was exhibited in the Malaysia Open Exhibition at National Art Gallery and documented in the exhibition catalogue. Since 2010, Wong Perng Fey has relocated to artistic enclaves in China. After graduating from the Malaysian Institute of Art in 1998, he got a boost with the artist’s residency at Rimbun Dahan in 2002, and he did not have his first solo, at Valentine Willie Fine Art, until 2000, but more than made up for it after that with solos even in Jakarta (2009), Singapore (2011), Beijing (2012, 2014, 2018), Hong Kong (2015), and Kuala Lumpur Richard Koh Fine Art (2014, 2018). He was also featured in Beirut Art Fair, Art Expo Malaysia, and Art Stage Singapore.