Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, "a true master has arrived"

This is a painted rendition of a scene from the Oscar-winning movie, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as one of the series of paintings by Chow on the influence of classics in everyday life. The artistic concept was inspired by Italo Calvino's definition of "What makes a classic?":"The classics are books which exercise a particular influence, both when they imprint themselves on our imagination as unforgettable, and when they hide in the layers of memory disguised as the individual's or the collective unconscious." Moving images on celluloid is a cultural product imbued with memorable dialogues and expressions, which create a paragon for the moviegoers. By reproducing a scene from celluloid on canvas, Chow encourages the viewers to interpret the meaning of "classics" with their own related experience.