‘The day I slept with her’

I tried the Henry Matisse thing (one of the four great contemporary artists) with my illustrations of simplifying lines and I love the outcome of it. It’s more of an impressionistic representation of a moment of infedelity. And I wanted it to be voyeuristic as if I was guilty on one hand but the beauty of what happened has consumed me.

It has been a while since my last artwork. I’m not making excuses for myself but ever since I started out school this week, I have been really busy with brushing up my knowledge of European History so that I can at least follow the lectures. And because of that I have to limit my time to paint to once a week. I promised myself not to let it all go for the next 3 years.

Mother’s Day at Gardens By The Bay

For this year’s Mother’s Day, we went to Tulipmania at Gardens By The Bay. I wouldn’t do this post if it has no relation to art. Nature has inspired me in my illustrations and being surrounded by a fields of flowers and other non flowering plants was definitely an endless pool of inspiration.

But here’s the highlight of my day: There was this art activity corner where we had to design our own postcards. The moment I saw a watercolour set, my heart skipped a beat. It was therapeutic, especially after walking so much. There were people from Laselle who I guess volunteered to hold this activity, I’m not sure but they were great. So here are the finished pieces done by my family.

(Clockwise)
Brother’s impressionist work of ‘Autumn’, Mum’s dancing caterpillar, my yanky doodle landscape, and my sister’s minimalist piece of a flower.

Until next time

Identifying reason (Acrylic and ink)

Noticing and embracing the effects of powers beyond our control.

I first squeezed out white acrylic paint and used a ruler to create this wave-like motion on the paint spot. Once it’s dried, I outlined the every depression and edges of the dried paint with circles and lines. The use of small details, instead of simple lines, was done to allow the viewer to look closely to the work and notice the change in the direction of lines and circles. It reflects on the idea that we have to notice the little details in life to be able to see the bigger picture. It almost feels archeological similar to that of slowly brushing away the dirt to reveal the entire skeleton of a dinosaur.

The work is shaped as a heart to emphasize on the great impact we have on ourselves. And within the boundaries reveals 2 abstract outcome from the outlining.

Lightening gradually

The technique I used for the print above is quite simple. It’s by using a net/lace over a piece of paper and swiping a strip of paint over it creating this print and texture. Albeit the stain, it somehow feels calming and zen. It wasn’t of any inspiration, I wanted to experiment with texture and objects I find around the house to make art.

I buried Zach _ Mixed media art

My next work is in mixed media in watercolour, dead flowers, net and silicon beads. It’s technically crafting but I feel a bit schmancy to classify it under mixed media. “I buried Zach” is a representation of an attempt to give death a new life. Some die a natural death while others get murdered. I was fascinated with beauty and death and its presence being transcended in different forms.

When the object is placed above a light source, it reveals the silhouette of the person. On the flip side, seeing the object from above, pieces of dried flower petals arranged in a figurative manner similar to the shadow silhouette casted from the light source. In both entities do we see the essence of the person. We do not feel much of the tragic loss of this person as there is something romantic with the overlay of light, pastel pink and dried petals.  There is a certain beauty and sorrow to it and I wanted to voyeuristically show how even with someones passing, our memories we have of them are still left behind.

I have to thank my mum for helping me with this small project.