Take-away art
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Fine artworks are displayed on Macao Creations' third floor. |
Macao Creations sells souvenirs while showcasing the city's best visual artists. Rebecca Lo tries some homegrown heroes' work on for size.
Wilson Chi-lan Lam isn't ashamed to admit he loves making money.
The Macao native is CEO and creative director of Macao Creations but was initially a graphic designer in Toronto during advertising's 1980s heyday.
At a time when high-quality editorial photography was the realm of a few rare experts who used 35-mm cameras and film, his deft hand at illustration reaped lucrative results.
He lived in Canada for 25 years before returning to Macao about five years ago.
"When I was working in advertising there, photographers were very expensive," Lam says.
"Instead, I would be hired to draw concepts by hand. But today, it's all done on the computer. People are a lot more careful with how they spend their money. And there are more choices."
The designer of easily recognizable logos, including Air Macao's, returned to Macao to explore a semi-retired lifestyle. But he's busier than ever with Macao Creations, which he set up in 2009.
