Agnes Lui

**Born:** Hong Kong
**Live:** Hong Kong
**Website url:** www.agnesmyuniverse.com
**Twitter:** @agnesmyuniverse
**Instagram:** agnes_my_universe

Painter Agnes Lui was born in and currently residing in Hong Kong. It has never come across her mind that pleasing people and gaining recognition from them is a way to live. Awards and achievements have never occupied a big part in her life. She is known for remaining incognito while going after her dreams. She was led to be a painter right from her youth but she had refused to listen to her destined calling repeatedly. Her artworks, limning the magnificent night sky when observed under a telescope, are meant to remind people that the most beautiful things are always around us and they await us to explore. In a digital era where people live on the social media, it’s easy to share our thoughts in a minute while forgetting to appreciate the little treasures we have. The message she wants to convey through her artworks is as simple as this: to be grateful for everything you have.

If you would have to impress the press (TV/Radio) with your artworks – how would you describe your works in order to stand out from other exhibitors:

In the multitudes of thousands of artworks in the fine arts industry, Agnes Lui’s paintings are particularly soothing. How relaxing it is after moiling and toiling all day and you find accompanied her renditions of the starry night sky without having to bring a telescope out? It’s the combination of her hobbies in stargazing and talents in arts that make her artworks interesting. When viewers stand in front of her artworks, appreciating her portrayal of the magnificent night sky which human beings have taken granted for, they will start wondering the insignificance of mankind. How will each of us look like when observed from the exoplanets or stars in other galaxies? As minuscule as stardust? None of us will survive long enough to see the finite existence of galaxies which the scientists could gauge in exact numbers with the aid of the most advanced technology. The life span of mankind varies with individuals, but it’s an undeniable fact that our lives are much shorter than those of the astronomical bodies in our universe. If we are merely stardust travellers of particular time frames who have to surrender our possessions here when the journey ends, what kind of footprints would each of us want to leave in the universe?

Where do you get your inspiration?

From nature.

Where do you see your art going in ten years?

It’s difficult to see where I’ll stand in 10 years’ time but I will work as hard as I can to make my artworks reach out to more people as long as I live. It’s my pleasure to communicate with the guests coming to my exhibition and knowing how they think about my artworks.

Can you tell us what your 'Before I Die' is?

To become the person who I have always wanted to be and to work hard to realize all goals in life. There’s something more than getting married and becoming a mother for women. People need multiple sources of happiness and it’s only through finding goals to achieve that people can stay positive continuously. I enjoy setting goals and seeing myself completing the items on the checklist one after another before I die.

I know my artwork is finished when…?

No further amendments are needed and I am happy with it. I am particularly fastidious over the trivial details and sometimes it takes a year to finish a painting.