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Foreword
I'd like to think of Asia like an artwork – riddled with flaws to some, yet beautiful to others. asian blood rushes through my veins; hence, I'm intimately aware of the issues we harbor behind closed doors. our culture makes us hyper fixated on superficial matters that don't weigh our nation down, but reality lies beneath the cover. recognizing that my culture is as beautiful as it is stained, I chose to encapsulate and express my thoughts on its contradicting nature with my artwork. Through this, I hope to underline the importance of taking off rose-tinted glasses and to see our culture for what it is – imperfect, diverse, unfocused, and bold.
Exhibition Layout
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Have you heard? (2021)
Acrylic paint on calico cloth
4x1.5m
This piece delves into the unspoken truth about the media and how it has too much focus on ultimately inconsequential matters. The media draws us to the popular game Among Us, newest celebrity scandals, the release of a new Batou Shoujo manga volume and all things “entertaining”. As a result, we step on things that matter. To embody this, headlines covering important subjects are left black and white. Have you heard? A genocide is happening in West Papua and no one is doing anything about it.
A Mirror’s Gaze (2020)
Oil paint on canvas
70x50 cm
Inspired by Henrik Uldalen, this artwork is a self-portrait that explores the indecisiveness of the artist’s identity. Creating this work is, in itself, a representation of the challenges within self-love, and how it takes courage to be comfortable with ourselves. The painting illustrates haywire thoughts, with the wisps symbolizing the uncertainty and doubt within the subject's mind. The subject is just like everyone else - weighed down with confusion and hesitancy; indecisive, yet reflective.
“sisters” (2020)
Gouache on paper
25x25 cm
In most Asian countries the LGBTQ community has yet to be accepted. LGBTQ rights are limited. Asia’s attitude towards the matter forced people to hide their true identities. Here, the piece depicts just that. Two women showing such delicate intimacy, butterflies in their stomachs, enjoying their own company. They’re not sisters, though, that’s what others would like to believe.
a star for (2020)
Oil paint on canvas
20x20 cm
A star for is inspired by an old story my mom would share, a story called “A Star For You”. In short, the story narrates about a village where its habitant’s self-value is determined upon how many stars they get. This painting is a response to the story, where self-value shouldn’t be determined by anyone but the individual themselves. The ‘star’ is inside of us, and it is our choice to decide its fate. We get to choose how many stars we have.
Eunoia (2020)
Oil paint on canvas
27x22 cm
“In rhetoric, eunoia is the goodwill a speaker cultivates between themself and their audience, a condition of receptivity” (Cambridge Dictionary). The piece aims to encapsulate this feeling of eunoia. A kind of reassurance that there is still so much positivity left in this world. A sign to support one another and care about each other’s happiness. A reminder that everything is going to be alright.
lightt.mp4Light. It. Up. (2020)
EL wire on foam board
80x59 cm
Social media is notorious for its toxicity. We are constantly faced with unrealistic beauty standards, trendy clothes that we MUST have or we won’t be cool enough, constant reminders of our flaws (with tips on how to get rid of them!) and a plethora of other things. In this piece I created a space to ignore all that. A space to reflect and feel comfortable with our bodies. A space of empowerment and igniting the fearless dragon inside all of us. So here I invite you, let’s light up that confidence.
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