Please tell us about the making of the cover image, HAHA Cosmic.
In HAHA Cosmic, I was trying to build a space—like a tempting trap. You approach in full awareness, but once you get close enough, you’ll find out that what’s inside the trap is a kaleidoscope.
If you were to trace your artistic lineage, which two artists are you directly descended from?
Bonnard and Godard.
What does a typical day of painting look like for you?
I like to start the day by watching a film, then taking the feeling with me to the studio and spending time with it. In the studio, I like to invite distractions (my mood, sounds, surroundings…) to affect my painting. I will paint, or just sit there looking at the paintings, feeling the afflatus or struggling. I like to paint something that I don’t quite understand, expecting to learn from making the painting. Such as the world and our existence.
What are some recurring subjects and/or concepts in your work?
I am always obsessed with the idea of how to paint this sense of loss: a sentimental person thinking about the promised paradise.
Name some influences on your work from mediums other than painting.
Films, literature, and mathematics, especially in terms of structures. Music helps me to understand color, speed, and textures in an alternative form. Thinking about them all together can be very inspiring.
In HAHA Cosmic, I was trying to build a space—like a tempting trap. You approach in full awareness, but once you get close enough, you’ll find out that what’s inside the trap is a kaleidoscope.
If you were to trace your artistic lineage, which two artists are you directly descended from?
Bonnard and Godard.
What does a typical day of painting look like for you?
I like to start the day by watching a film, then taking the feeling with me to the studio and spending time with it. In the studio, I like to invite distractions (my mood, sounds, surroundings…) to affect my painting. I will paint, or just sit there looking at the paintings, feeling the afflatus or struggling. I like to paint something that I don’t quite understand, expecting to learn from making the painting. Such as the world and our existence.
What are some recurring subjects and/or concepts in your work?
I am always obsessed with the idea of how to paint this sense of loss: a sentimental person thinking about the promised paradise.
Name some influences on your work from mediums other than painting.
Films, literature, and mathematics, especially in terms of structures. Music helps me to understand color, speed, and textures in an alternative form. Thinking about them all together can be very inspiring.