The Flying Balloon

“At a glance, it seems that the numerous objects such as animals, insects, children's toys, screws, balloon, and the familiar smiling emoticons used in social media occupy the picture surface in a chaotic manner. However, the colourful layers and lines of strong strokes are unfailingly those of Ay Tjoe. Her 'paste' reveals her process of layered painting with its technique of repeating a myriad of coloured layers and lines…It could be said that Ay Tjoe's everyday life of constantly stimulating her child's interest has taken on the form of art works depicting everything she sees on a picture surface. Here, the word 'paste' could also represent Ay Tjoe's intense and joyful life with her baby, replacing the inorganic copy/move command on the computer screen.”
Extract from Ota Fine Arts exhibition ‘Myriad of “Paste”’, 2013.