Malaysian artist's new series allows visually impaired to engage with art


In Ivan Lam’s latest series of paintings, he also writes – rather descriptively – about the colours he puts on canvas.

“Purple is the colour of kings and queens. It smells like lavender and tastes like wine ... the softest bed you have ever slept on ... the richest piece of cloth you have ever touched,” says the text on a purple painting. The viewer will learn that yellow is bright, happy and warm; red tastes like sweet strawberries and spicy chillies; green is growth and new beginnings; and blue is deep and strong, but can sometimes feel like loneliness in a big world.

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