Connected and Disconnected
Inspired by Edward Hopper, Lucian Freud, Eric Fischl and Mary Pratt, my thesis artworks continue to explore the human condition. They respond to the inherent longing for connection and approval, and the perils of closeness and dependency. No one can live as an island; the desire to connect is made more evident by the recent global phenomenon of a pandemic that forced the world into isolation. We might not need love or adoration but without the basic human connection, life can be tortuous. Ironically, the capriciousness and unpredictability of human nature unravel most connections, damage even solid ones.
I am fascinated by these mundane but constant interactions that occur imperceptibly. The body language and gestures to one another are taletelling. Our body is a landscape, and there is a landscape that lives in our mind. In a contemporary setting riddled with complexities of socialisation and challenges in relationships, modern technologies further complicate these tricky and precarious associations. It is the sign of our time.
My art delves into these instances, these fleeting moments. It resists time, uncovers human weakness and vulnerability, the complexity of human interactions. These memories are encapsulated and celebrated, each can be revisited as we choose them to be.
Art imitates life. Just like life’s encounters, it is revealing yet also obscuring.
(note 1: sub-tabs have smaller works)
(note 2: main webpage www.gracedam.com)
