About my art
Children grow up, and little creatures
Children grow up, and little creatures
in their daydreams suddenly turn invisible.
in their daydreams suddenly turn invisible.
They are to be replaced with legitimate adult life.
They are to be replaced with legitimate adult life.
And here I am, a painter who still happens to
And here I am, a painter who still happens to
encounter little creatures in her daydream.
encounter little creatures in her daydream.
My paintings symbolize something precious
My paintings symbolize something precious
children possess but probably lose
children possess but probably lose
as they grow up, like books and toys.
as they grow up, like books and toys.
Now that I am an artist,
Now that I am an artist,
those things mean more than just children’s stuff.
those things mean more than just children’s stuff.
I believe that all the bright colors and cheerful gestures
I believe that all the bright colors and cheerful gestures
of children’s things are the veil
of children’s things are the veil
hiding some precious meanings behind them.
hiding some precious meanings behind them.
They may have the illusion of cheerfulness and simplicity,
They may have the illusion of cheerfulness and simplicity,
but if you take a closer look, you will realize that
but if you take a closer look, you will realize that
there is something deeper going on.
there is something deeper going on.
I wish my paintings to function
I wish my paintings to function
as those children’s books and toys.
as those children’s books and toys.
Every single one of my works captures
Every single one of my works captures
an alternate scene happening in my world.
an alternate scene happening in my world.
Everything has some story behind it.
Everything has some story behind it.
Nothing is just cute and beautiful.
Nothing is just cute and beautiful.
Some are ugly and even unexplainable.
Some are ugly and even unexplainable.
There is nothing that fascinates me
There is nothing that fascinates me
more than the chaos of the world.
more than the chaos of the world.
What I have always been trying to do is
What I have always been trying to do is
to capture as many as possible.
to capture as many as possible.
Every time you see my painting,
Every time you see my painting,
there is going to be something new to discover.
there is going to be something new to discover.
Sometimes things in my mind are
Sometimes things in my mind are
too chaotic and beyond description.
too chaotic and beyond description.
That is about the time when I pick up my pen
That is about the time when I pick up my pen
and start to build up a world on a sheet of paper.
and start to build up a world on a sheet of paper.
Those creatures in my work might appear
Those creatures in my work might appear
to be ugly and frightening,
to be ugly and frightening,
but don’t be afraid to touch and feel them.
but don’t be afraid to touch and feel them.
They are what you once loved
They are what you once loved
and probably still do.
and probably still do.