Ethereality 

Stanley Artgerm Lau created this digital artwork, Ethereality, in the 21st century, a period marked by the global rise of digital art and online communities. The artwork shows a martial artist poised with a sword, set against a backdrop of a waterfall. The image utilizes visual codes that reference East Asian martial arts traditions, particularly the Wuxia genre, with its themes of chivalry and transcendence. The light ethereal color palette and the association with purity link the figure to concepts of spiritual elevation. Made in a time of globalized art markets, this piece blends traditional Asian motifs with a contemporary digital aesthetic. To fully understand this artwork, scholars might look at the rise of digital art platforms and how they have reshaped artistic production and consumption. In the end, the artwork's meaning remains contingent upon the evolving social and institutional contexts in which it is viewed.