SAMMI LEE

"Across a Moonlit Riverie"

Digital

6600 x 9000 px (350 dpi)

This digital piece employs a mixture of geometrical shapes and an anime like art style. It visually ties in with my theme of dreams by creating an abstract background that resembles the night sky. The aesthetics and compositional arrangement of the piece also convey the message of ‘night time’ and ‘dreaming’ as I have chosen to depict the subject in sleepwear.

"Across a Festive Sky"

Digital

9000 x 7000 px (350dpi)

Inspired by the Spring Lantern Festival in China, the focus of this piece is centered on a floating lantern and a humanoid dragon character. The scene is set at night on top of a traditional Chinese rooftop to highlight the cultural elements of the festival. This piece explores the influence of real life cultural events on dreams, and hopes to showcase the impact of culture on the subconscious.

"Across a Tranquil Lake"

Digital

This piece was largely inspired by two Disney movies that I’ve been exposed to as a child, ‘Tangled’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’. It hopes to evoke a nostalgic feeling stemming from recognition of iconic elements from those movies. The piece features the same sleepwear wearing character, which denotes a continuation to the dreamt up adventure. The water lanterns, lake, boats, and hanging foliage are nods to the inspiring scenarios from the above mentioned movies.

"Across a Sunlit Morning"

Digital

This piece is meant to contrast the night themed pieces in my collection. It employs a usage of geometrical digital tools, and experiments with texture brushes to create a faded background, which highlights the character’s dreamlike state in connection to my theme of dreams. Despite the background, the clothing that the character is wearing informs the audience that they are not sleeping. Day time also suggests that dreaming is not constrained to night time, and can instead happen any moment.