Thomas Yuen’s creative works are often sparked off by inspirations from slices of life, extending to the spiritual and behavioral responses to social phenomena. Thomas started off creating sketches, but creative media themselves alone are no longer the focus of Thomas’s creative pursuits in recent years. Through each different creative experience, he sheds light on various concerns in a variety of creative forms. Amidst the diversity there is however a core – things about ‘human being’.

Creative art is his way of experiencing, savoring and reflecting upon life, his way to stretch thinking time to allow for more insight.

袁氏的創作多由個人生活上的軼事出發，延伸至對心靈、行為反應或社會現象的回應。最初專注繪畫，近來純粹創作媒介本身已不是袁永賢的創作重點。透過不同類別的創作經驗，他將其關注的事物以不同的藝術形式呈現。表面看似多樣，但有關「人」的事情，依然是他近來創作中的重點。

藝術創作是他於生活中思考、體驗和領略的一種方法。用以拖長思考的時間，延展體驗。這令他不至於太容易陷入文字和理性邏輯的直接。