This evocative monochrome image is an abstraction based on a selection of organic forms derived from nature. It emanates a timeless seductive quality reminiscent of a film noir still, simulating the effect of a camera lens and allowing the viewer‘s mind for a moment to search and recollect memories of lost time. The painting stirs emotions and portrays glimpses into one’s thoughts and silent reflections, all captured in a single poetic scene. Eric Chan’s signature treatment of surface is present, in which he creates detachment from blurring out the image by dragging his brush to create a deliberate atmospheric effect. The process of prepping the canvas and paint application rendering subtle tonal qualities remains a crucial factor in creating his technically accomplished works. During this period, fundamental questions on objectness, representation, and colour were considered before composing an image. Associated with the grey “photo paintings” of Gerhard Richter, both of their work displays similar effects in which the tension in their canvases compel the viewer to consider the act of looking, and “balances longing for something behind what is represented with an insistence that we can never know what is there.” Chan displays dynamic oeuvre and boldness in challenging a wide repertoire of themes explored through multiple series and installations, i.e. Nightfalls (2006), Wanted (2011) and Another Place. Another Time (2007). Chan’s evolvement as an artist flourished from initially presenting a conceptual idea to gradually incorporating elements of life experience and personal narratives. Based in Singapore, Chan received his Master of Fine Art in painting from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia in 2000. He has held numerous solo exhibitions including WANTED: Possession and Rejection at Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore (2011), The Romantics of Betrayal, ION Art Gallery, Singapore (2010), Fine Displacement at Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong (2008), and most recently, Misfits and Bandits (2014/2015). Chan has also exhibited Hitchcock’s Love Affair with Abstract Expressionism (2013) at the Olympia Grand Hall in London’s Global Art Fair. The prestigious fair presented a solid consolidation of work from emerging artists across Asia, The Middle East, Africa as well as the West. In 2002, he was awarded the Juror’s Choice at the Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards and in 2003 the Highly Commended honour at the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Painting of the Year Competition. In 2007, Chan was the first artist to launch the BMW Young Asian Artists series in collaboration with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute.