Lui Cheng Thak addresses the issues of the preservation of colonial and pre-war buildings in a palette of soft, creamy tones. The facade of pre-war buildings forms an integral part of his compositions, allowing us to reconsider the architecture of a bygone era. This piece is distinguished by the exquisite rendering of light effects and architectural details, focusing on the windows of a row of colonial shophouses. Cheng Thak has been a fulltime artist ever since he graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1989. His forte is with extolling the architectural heritage as livable abodes and in his own inimitable style of lush grandeur and romance. He also paints about the disappearing trades such as the itinerant roti man or pasembur hawker. He held his first solo called As I Was Passing at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and among recent, Jalan-Jalan 2, was held at PinkGuy Gallery in 2022, and Festive Seasons at the same gallery in 2023. His works are held in the collection of corporations, hotels and private collectors.