Feeling Blue

Feeling Blue was a series of mixed media paintings created in different shades of blue and blue-green during my most depressive period yet. Only occasionally warmed by other colours, this series of work depicted my inner feelings and emotions in a cold blue space; The blue sky and sea gave me a sense of freedom, tranquillity, peace yet sometimes solitude and melancholy. Unlike my earlier work, the mood of this collection didn’t diffuse any hint of fairytale and feminism.

Between 2017-18, I spent most of my time with animals, which I could deeply connect with. I portrayed solitary animals such as a turtle and a moose, creatures which I saw in myself and perhaps ones that I could simply find a soulmate in amongst the art world that I create. Despite the inner turmoil, 2019 has been my favourite year of all time. I learnt from my past failures and mistakes, transformed my previous breakdowns into blessings and gradually progressed into a more mature, stable stage of personal growth and career. I interpreted my transformation in the language of art, especially in blue tones.

‘Solitary’ has been my all-time-favourite piece amongst all my artworks. I saw this sea turtle when I was scuba diving in Ishigaki in 2018. I had never felt such calm and free ambience under the water. The turtle was simply enjoying being alone, swimming along very slowly. I captured this magical experience on the panel, yet I added a little fish for the turtle. The little fish was an analogy of my dog ‘Brie’.

Snow White

50X70cm, mixed media on panel, 2019

Rhinoceros

50X70cm, mixed media on panel, 2019

Solitary

50X70cm, mixed media on panel, 2018

Alces Alces

50X70cm,mixed media on panel, 2018

Life

40X80cm, mixed media on panel, 2018

I Will Always Miss You, Mom

60X60cm, mixed media on panel, 2018