TEXT & IMAGE: KAMWEI FONG
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The Furry Thing is a series of furry animal illustrations first created by Kamwei inadvertently back in 2009. Using only black micro pigment ink, Kamwei has created a menagerie of playful kitties, doggies, and other animals. Despite their contextual isolation and uniform style, each of Kamwei’s cats displays unique personalities: some are fluffed and puffed into self-contained balls; others look with curiosity or wariness at fish that dangle or waves that crash from the animals’ own tails. The artist builds each feline form using innumerable short thin lines, varying the density of the marks to create volume as well as a palpable sense of furriness.
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Kamwei Fong is a Malaysian artist who works mainly in the animal world. His creations are often described as minimalistic, elegant, poetic, humourous, imaginative, playful, and dream-like. Kamwei’s artwork has received global recognition, including exhibitions at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Art Expo Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. In 2020 and 2022, he collaborated with the worldwide fashion giant UNIQLO.