Apart from math, I'm pursuing a side career as an artist. I am extremely passionate about essentially all forms of art -- visual arts, literature, music, films, installation, performance and interactive art (video games included)...
I am primarily an oil painter, but I occasionally work with other mediums, such as watercolor, gouache, acrylic, printmaking, pastel, colored pencil, and sculpture. Here are some selected artworks I made throughout the years. I have also done music composition; here are some selected pieces I have composed in the past, all from a long time ago: Blueen (2013), An Ensemble (2013), A Rainy Day (2015), In the Clouds (2015), Funeral (2015), The Eskimo Religion (2016). I have recently become interested in writing as well, and here is a short fiction (2022) I wrote exploring a long-term vision I have of my life in which both math and art play an integral part.
I have always felt that math and art are intertwined through their shared appreciation for beauty. I'm trying to explore the connection between math, art, and aesthetics in my teaching (under Engagements Course) — I believe it can be an approach to make math more accessible to the general audience as well as enhance our understanding of aesthetics. I sincerely hope I will be able to spend my life weaving the two disciplines a bit more together.
*This page also intends to serve as a semi-art portfolio for those who are here for the art aspects of this website. Please see Research and Teaching for purely math-related content.