From graffiti to grand murals, Vitorino Vong’s art transforms Macao

From vibrant graffiti on factory walls to collaborations with the world’s most exclusive luxury brands, Vitorino Vong has painted his way into the fabric of Macao. His murals breathe life into the city’s streets – on Rua de São Tiago da Barra, Travessa da Assunção and Taipa’s bustling Rua do Cunha – transforming blank walls into vivid works of art. For Vong, it all started with a pen and paper. Weekend yum cha outings with family doubled as art lessons, as he watched his uncle sketch on the backs of paper menus. At home, he admired his cousin’s drawings of Digimon characters. Vong found inspiration in his cousin’s drawings of Digimon characters which sparked his own artistic journey – Photo courtesy of Vitorino Vong “My cousin could draw one of the characters, and I thought it was beautiful, so I copied him,” Vong says. Soon, he was sketching everything from anime characters in One Piece to his favourite vehicles and robots. Then, he started painting. As a teenager, his artistic pursuits expanded to graffiti. But today, his work is far more polished – and impossible to miss. And his ceaseless experimentation still moves the needle for a career that’s anything...