Tuesday, December 30, 2008

ATC Zodiac








Zodiac Men
cut images on newspaper

a series of ATC sent to USA under the Zodiac swap. pretty much similar to pameran poskad 2008 works but these are much smaller and i did some explorations on their chest, drawn zodiac symbols. did 3 similar ones for the postcards that i sent to overseas but that theme was superhero.

there is a sense of child-like works yet exploring matured themes in the series of men and acorns. from physical aesthetic to conceptual attributes. there is also a series kind-of-feel to my works which is intentional, as i want my works to be include the concept of collectibles, like trading cards which further deepens the concept of child-like products. a lot of playful tone in the work especially from the physical process of making.

a similar artist doing this combination of what is matured and what is childish is Chen Wai Teik. His photography work is combined with pages from children books and there's a blend between adults and kids. similarly, i want viewers to wonder, what makes a child a child and an adult an adult.

Superheroes
cut images and spray paint on postcard

the Muse



the Muse #1
photography and drawing on paper

this is a new series of work that im working on for gallery 2902 project in february. the concept is pretty much simple, muse in one's mind to help him/her getting out of the messiness of his/her thoughts. there is an idea of simplicity and emptiness portrayed as a symbol of human's mind and the contrast between drawing and photography is to highlight the idea of what is real and what is not. after all, the muse is an abstract figure, non-exist but yet they are there, to aid us in reality.

Thursday, December 11, 2008



untitled
mixed media on silver paper
2008

another trying out attempt using glue and printed drawing. the base is actually cake plates and it gives very interesting unclear reflections of the viewers.



untitled
mixed media on silver paper

the earlier attempt using cake plate and Pollock's gestural abstraction.


untitled
mixed media on recycled paper
2008

a trying our effort on combining mixed media on recycled paper. most of the medium used is recycled stuffs, including the origami paper, a residue of an origami design.



untitled - APPLE
mixed media on paper
2008

a trial continuation of the APPLE on canvas series. play around with paints, found objects and recycled paper. found some interesting patterns but cant seem to repeat them on recycled paper.