Adirondack Chair
Adirondack Chair

Painting

Adirondack Chair

A chair commonly found on front lawns.

Brown House
Brown House

Painting

Brown House

A painting from photograph, observing the peculiar combination of fence.

Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer

Painting

Emerald Ash Borer

An invasive species that has done significant damage to trees across North America.

Emerald Ash Borer Cluster
Emerald Ash Borer Cluster

Painting

Emerald Ash Borer Cluster

Emerald Ash Borer scattered across and overwhelm a fixed space. The squiggly lines imitates the movement these invasive species do under the tree bark.

hey dad, thanks, i'm trying
hey dad, thanks, i'm trying

Painting

hey dad, thanks, i'm trying

The stories my family tell me of their home forms my understanding of my identity as a second-generation immigrant of the Hong Kong diaspora. My work pursues the dissection of familial relationships through the notions of suburban environments. The... More

Outlined House
Outlined House

Painting

Outlined House

Emphasis on the stark whiteness of the houses.

Pergola
Pergola

Painting

Pergola

That's what these things are called?

Wood 1
Wood 1

Painting

Wood 1

An earlier experimentation painting on drop cloth.

Wood 2
Wood 2

Painting

Wood 2

Experimentation of colour on drop cloth.

Yellow House
Yellow House

Painting

Yellow House

Using blue ballpoint pen, one of the most common writing utensil, outlining homes to suggest mass production.

Work by

Adora Lau

Drawing and Painting

“The stories my parents tell of immigration and loss are both familial links and a form of preservation. Through the repetition of my mark-making, these lines mimics storytelling, becoming morphing...” [More]