Dony Cheng
Sky and Shade
2023
H 40 x W 50 cm (Framed)
Acrylic on canvas
In this artwork, Dony Cheng returns to a recurring element in her practice—the empty horizon. In contrast to the density of the city, this meditative landscape opens onto a world of suspended time, poised at the edge of the world. Painted with airbrushed acrylic on canvas, the surface forms a smooth gradient reminiscent of the sky. The black area is rendered in Musou Black, a light-absorbing pigment that interrupts visual perception and evokes a moment of pause in the act of viewing.
About Dony Cheng
Dony Cheng (b. 1993, Hong Kong) received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2017 and Master of Fine Arts in 2023 from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Cheng is inspired by the man-made nature and the sense of alienation that she has experienced in Hong Kong. She is the recipient of the 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Award for Young Artist Visual Arts in 2025. Cheng's multidisciplinary practice recurrently reveals the complexity of light, shapes and spaces, dwelling into the intricate relationship between humans, nature and urbanity.