Sergi Cadenas

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About the artwork

In this peice, Lee Kuan Yew and his wife Kwa Geok Choo are painted on the same canvas. As the viewer walks past, the faces would morph into one another, before the distict portriats comes into view. In the eulogy for his wife, he said "Without her, I would be a different man, with a different life". Where ever Lee Kuan Yew went, Mrs Lee went with him and they were inseparable till the very end. This painting is a homage to the deep love between both of them, showing that Mr and Mrs Lee are indeed 2 sides of the same coin.

About the artist

Sergi Cadenas started painting at the age of 30. Self-taught, he builds large-scale canvases with precise vertical ridges before painting separate portraits on either side of the narrow ridges. The process leads to a mesmerizing effect in which each portrait appears to transform into the other as the viewer shifts vantage point, an exceptional technique that requires great precision.
The artist is currently focusing on large-format portraits. His works can be found in the Porrentruy Optical Art Museum (POPA) in Switzerland and in private collections around the world.