Overtime, art has changed from sheer interest to a career path that I’ve been trying to navigate. Aside from my continuous practices and cultivation in the arts, I have always had an interest in spatial design, architecture, and perhaps working with installation art in interdisciplinary ways. My studio art practices have entailed concentrations in drawing, painting, and many more traditional and hard media; thus, I have been strengthening my proficiency in the digital aspect specifically in my using applications including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator that are critically essential in the arts and design today. I have been training and will continue to build on my graphic, illustration and web design skills as I move forward in light to create more transparency between traditional and modern art and design, and I also want to eventually establish my own artistic character, label, and identity that is unique to myself and my work. On the other hand, my interest in curatorial work stems form the involvement of working with both space and art typically in organising and designing exhibitions. I aspire to take on large scale projects in the future that hopefully incorporate the display of art and installation with designing a space or even a venue. While I’m aiming to gather experiences as I continue my learning process, I am also looking forward to earning a masters in a pertinent field in the arts and design industries once I’ve solidified my path. Nonetheless, it has always been an exhilarating thought being reminded that art has no boundaries. 

Art is an umbrella term for a great variety and kinds of show and performance. Art is important because it is by means how some people reflect and identify themselves and where others channel their deepest inner emotions. Figuratively, the presence of art is like adding color to an analogous world that is painted in black and white. Some art entertains people, and other art forms are reflective of bigger societal problems and can serve as reminders of humanity and other confronted issues. Art is so undermined today by numerous higher institutions, and yet, it retains its importance as a platform for people to communicate visually and indiscriminately for many purposes. Our lives are surrounded by art and propelled by innovations and new arising challenges solved by creativity. People create art that ranges from being a painted canvas to a poetic recital. While art is deeply entwined with the concept of creativity, creativity is a an asset that is needed in every industry and business in order to come up with solutions in face of new challenges and adversities. Being creative in art is a painstaking process that builds up one’s originality and identity, and similarly, creativity is the mind behind many innovative giants and companies which each has its distinctive product and label. 

Through my collaboration with The Creative Process, I am meeting (virtually) and connect with many creative people from diverse backgrounds whom are all involved in different but relevant industries that concern the arts. I wish to have the chance to curate some works or partake in the organisation and design of exhibitions, which I believe from which will greatly enhance my understanding of the curatorial process and different forms of art and display. I also hope the experience could inspire myself to work on new projects and explore realms in areas I am previously unfamiliar with, such as education, theatrical settings, and other performing arts. I am convinced through this opportunity, it will expand my preconceived knowledge of the possibilities an exhibition embodies and introduce me to new learning and working processes that will help me cultivate new meaningful skills and practices in the arts. 

The most recent project that I have accomplished is my senior thesis. For my thesis, I worked with ink pen on paper to create a series of drawings of dystopian cityscapes. The concept of dystopia, though imaginary and fictitious, is deeply reflective of our surroundings and the wider world we live in. I believe the landscape we live on today has the transformative potential to turn the world upside down and redefine the meaning of a happy ground. Thus, the concept of dystopia crossed my mind as I thought about ways to investigate the pathway in which our reality has headed into. Combining my interest in space and architecture, the approach I took to illustrate my perspective on dystopian cities is a twist reflecting the possibilities that human actions can incur on the environment. While most of my works are conceptual in nature, each work has integrated fictional elements with reflections of reality that I drew from various photo references of cities, streets, alleyways, and slums.

Intersection
17in x 14in, ink on Bristol Paper