KWAI FUNG HIN ART GALLERY G/F, 20 ICE HOUSE STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG MARCEL MOULY (Born 1918, France) While Marcel Mouly's paintings are depictions of landscapes, cities, still lives, nudes and various other settigs and societal groups, their vitality and appeal lie within their combinations of luminescent colours and the stunning juxtapositions thus created. The brilliant hues and shimmering, faceted surfaces - created by the layering down of paint in strokes of carrying breadth and length - cause the paintings to resemble sparkling, exotic gems, full of magic and mystique. Mould optimally exploits colour to capture the essence of the locales, the people. The situations that he portrays - the bright scarves and saris of an Indian bazaar, the florescent lights of a Hong Kong street, the virility and ecstatic vibe of a late night jazz club. Indeed, despite the fact that Mouly does provide abstracted shapes that cue the viewer into what it is an artist is depicting, it is the colours and painterly gestures that manifest and immortalize the spirit of his subjects.