PESERTA
CADANGAN KARYA
Numenus of death tolls due to the global pandemic, protests and riots in parts of the United States, political and economic turmoil in our home country, massive floods in the cast coast, then we also had online leaming and remote work-describing 2020 in just a wond or two was a daunting task. But somehow, Unprecedented Order felt like the perfect oxymoron to illuminate everything that had happened. ‘Order’ has a sequence, a pattern that we can depend on while “unprecedented’ is disruptive and novel. The two wards are su contrasting, however, the truth is, we are trying to find structure in this uncommon time.
When I was working on these pieces, I thought hard on how could I reflect the uncertainty of today’s world onto my canvas. Deciding to let the piece guide me, I crumpled my canvas to create valleys of unexpected shapes then started building up on there. In a sense, the wrinkle marks represent the up and downs in life. No matter how erratic the lines may look in the beginning, what I make of it is what makes the whole piece meaningful. No matter how challenging life may feel for us now, how we rise up from it is what makes life beautiful.
Back in my uni days, I used to work in a workshop to makes meet end. From there. I learnt how to work with the auto paint to elevate a vehicle’s look
Nonetheless, this is my first time integrating this technique into my artwork Today, we see many people breaking out of their comfort zone to put food on their table and roofs over their heads. For those who got retrenched from their work, there is a necessity for them to reskall for survival. By choosing the airbrush, a non-conventional material for me, I am resolute to create something that is different than what I am accustomed to. My pieces are an ode to embracing change and keeping a positive outlook in life despite the challenges
In this time of restricted movement, many of us are forced to work and leam remotely, even getting our information and entertainment only via online media. The thing with virtual media is, it often does not represent the real truth or sentiment. Through this exhibition, I aim to feature the difference between our physical and the virtual environments by the recurrently employing the 3D effect in my paintings. The effect of the paintings ensures a variety of visual interpretations depending on whether the audience is online or offline. When the paintings are viewed on the screen, the texture is emphasised Notwithstanding, when viewed physically they appear flat, like a digital print or digital waves that we see in music videos. This somewhat mimics our lives right now. Often, we are intrigued by what is put on on the media despite knowing that they are enhanced and that they only representa fragment of reality.
This time around, I am also taking a step further in my artistic journey by incorporating a sculpture piece to bring my paintings into life. The 3D effect does not just appear on the canvas but it is also literally translated into another medium made from resin, to further accentuate the contrast between the pieces despite them conveying the same idea. While the canvas was scrunched to create the wrinkle effect, the sculpture itself was moulded using resin that has high compression strength and corrosion resistance. Through the utilisation of resin, the luminosity and depth of colours of the sculpture are also highlighted. Interestingly, distinct from the canvas pieces, for this sculpture the clarity and brilliance caught on screen is similar to what is seen in real life.
Unprecedented Order is my effort to shed light both the harshness and the beauty of life. Humans need structure and order but nature itself is unpredictable. How we rise above the circumstances that we cannot expect to come in our way is what makes human life so purposeful
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