Hidden, Impact of COVID-19

My works explore my inner thoughts on various societal problems and focus on mental health as well. Some of my work tackles concrete problems; others deal with more philosophical and spiritual ones. This work shows the distance between the actual self and the represented self. It is also a metaphor for the idea that every person has a past that stays with them forever, like a shadow. When we see ourselves looking nicely on the outside, we need also to take care of our inner hidden problems. I emphasized bold, luminous colors in my work to mimic traditional oil painting. My hope is to show the contrast between luminous and sadness to show viewers that life is a mixture of goodness and badness, we need to have the courage to face our depression. I think it is important for us to have our self-consciousness to realize and define who we really are, despite the pressure that comes from outside that prevents us to show our nature to others. It’s good to be rebellious if others don’t acknowledge your personality or traits. We need to remember these traits make us different from others and make ourselves become more total, and not fragmented. I hope that through my paintings, I can remind people to look more closely and to care about the problem that we wouldn’t normally notice. One of the most important jobs of art is to encourage the world to change its perspective, make people care about their self feelings, and feel they are emotionally supported by others. I hope everyone can explore their identity and their true feelings in this modern world when we have to sacrifice a lot for the “mask” that is put on our faces.