The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep: a green number 116 tram, pedestrians and vehicles on a Hong Kong street, with dense neon signs in pink, gold and deep blue, surrounded by a wooden frame.
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Artwork illustrationJIYI / 25
See it in a space

Commissioned oil paintings

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep

城市仍未入眠

A city that refuses to disappear into the night.

Before commissioning
Photographs, dimensions, method and frame
Artistic direction
Classic oil painting
Discuss my cityscape

Every work is commissioned anew from your photographs and story. Method, framing, quotation and delivery date are agreed before commissioning.

READING THE WORK

Look slowly,
at the details within.

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep captures Hong Kong in a moment of restless glow. Beneath neon signs and passing trams, the streets remain alive with movement, memory, and the warmth of a city that refuses to disappear into the night.

If this were your story

We can discuss the composition, colour and artistic direction for streets you know, cities that matter to you and the night you want to remember.

Mention any objects, words or backgrounds you would also like to keep during the consultation.

Let this story become part of everyday life.

Let the night and movement of the city become a view that stays with you when you come home.

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep on a concrete wall in an industrial-style living room, with a sofa, desk and city view; space illustration.
Space illustration; size and placement are for reference.Click to view larger

Details within the painting.

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep: The street keeps moving — detail
Detail · Artwork illustration

The street keeps moving

Curving tracks, passing pedestrians and dense signs draw the eye forward along the street.

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep: Tram number 116 — detail
Detail · Artwork illustration

Tram number 116

The green body and deep purple shadows overlap, making the tram a place for the eye to pause among the neon colours.

The City Has Not Yet Fallen Asleep: Neon colour and texture — detail
Detail · Artwork illustration

Neon colour and texture

Gold, pink and deep blue signs intertwine, while raised brushwork gives the night more distinct layers.