High Life

36 品 The dimensions of Cai’s paintings in this exhibition were enlarged to a full sheet, the maximum size for watercolor paintings, with the painter’s aggressive autography hovering at the top of each one as if he is sitting atop, looking down and describing the ever-changing cityscapeswhere Cai indulged himself in such unharnessed imagination. In addition to his artwork, Cai has also been deeply involved in various activities in Macau for years. He was invited by cardinals to repair the statue for a church and the result was so impressive that he has been receiving invitations from other churches ever since. As a teacher, his art classes fill the moment they are announced. He is a man in demand. But for Cai, it is all nutrition for his artistic endeavors. “I devote all of myself to each work I take, I do not keep anything,” he says. “That’s also my father’s principle.”