Interview

What is your background and how did you start your journey in the art world?

“I am an Asian Canadian and I grew up in Canada. Ever since I was young, just roughly 7 years old, I loved to draw and loved to create and to discover Mother Nature and about why things look the way they are. When I was about 10 years old, my parents had taken me to Rome. I thus recognized the St. Peter’s Basilica in the city of Vatican and I saw the paintings made by Michael Angelo. At that time, I questioned myself, ‘do all art come in this kind of fashion or is this the very foundation that we all have to go through in order to understand all art forms?’ Thus, my art journey had finally begun when my curiosity and enthusiasm had not been answered. When I was about 12 years old, I then had started my exploration and my parents was very aware that one day I would become an artist of some sort. By the time when I was 15 years old in my country Canada, I fell in love with Mathematics. I questioned myself on theory and philosophy. I wanted to know more and often times I dropped out of school because I had fallen in love with my own research. My parents were very angry with me at the time and they were very worried that I won’t have a bright future like other kids. But I did end up finishing high school and I went to University. Finally, my exploration about art had never stopped, and it continued and changed the way I look at things and about life, in general.”

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What does your work aim to say? Does it comment on any current social or political issues?

“My artwork’s aim is to be seen as a time continuum. Further, all my artworks is a get way for me to look to the past about what was going on with our world, then to the Renaissance and then after the Renaissance and human revolution. My artworks helped me to ask questions and helped me to know the guided truth about the social issues, the culture, the metaphorical concept of human nature, such as the tragical plays written by William Shakespeare and the great revolution.”

Do you plan your work in advance, or is it improvisation?

“I absolutely plan all my artworks in advance. I don’t just draw everything that comes out of my mind. Well, sometimes I do in my comics and fictional artworks because I need to brainstorm. And I draw a lot of ideas and concepts and stories. However, with all of my masterpieces, I do my research and I ask myself many questions and I write them down and type them out in my laptop. I wrote journals and the challenge I experienced when I draw and often times I experience emotional and mental distress and pain. So, in order to compensate this tedious process, I am a professional athlete. I do my physical trainings regularly, and monitor my health regularly.”

“My artwork’s aim is to be seen as a time continuum.”

Are there any art world trends you are following?

“I follow mostly from all of my Renaissance masters and the ‘Baroque style’ is my ‘Preferred style.’ And, of course, I follow many and a few of modern artists who are profoundly proficient and dedicated to their works. As the saying goes: ‘Great works comes with great sacrifices.’ I don’t ever play around with my artwork. I will make sure 100% that there does not exist any small and tiny glitch. And every time I finish my work, it will become a Marvel.”

What process, materials and techniques do you use to create your artwork?

“First of all, I got to let everyone and every amateur artists to know a secret. The secret is that you have to experiment. Experiment and experiment and do your diligent research. You got to have a very solid and good foundation in art. Some practitioners say there are no rules. The answer is both yes and no. There are rules. And many rules. As result, the process and the technique that I use really depends. I can and I am willing to share just one secret in how I do and make Renaissance. From the beginning, you know Leonardo and Caravaggio always like to work from the bottom upwards - the gesture, the position, the lighting, the composition, the anatomy, and the configuration. As for me, all of these are rules and you cannot ignore them if you want to create something ‘extraordinary.’ And there are also steps that are ahead of these that nobody knows. I don’t take shortcuts. I always go all the way! I don’t skip steps. I don’t cut time shorter. I will be very honest to everybody - study your subject again and again like you can almost see it 360 degrees and picture in your mind where you can navigate on where you want to paint and do it like you try to sculpture a diamond.”

What does your art mean to you?

“‘First of all, I would like to say that most of my artworks is a ‘Reflection of Time.’ It means that my artworks helps me to understand why human perception and ideology exists, and why it matters! The artwork is so important for viewers to imagine and open their imagination to an outer world and other possibilities or for us to see something in their mindset. For example, I like to study Isaac Newton’s physical principles. So, the artworks mean something that is incredibly important and significant for us to understand what is going on in our physical world. That was why Leonardo likes to draw out the concept and the physical principles and properties on paper. So, you would then understand what exactly was he trying to share his ideas with the audience.”

What’s your favourite artwork and why?

“My favourite artworks includes in the categories of Comics, Science Fiction, Digital, Fantasy and Classical Realism. First of all, you cannot continue to tell a story if you don’t know how to communicate to your audience by composing it in a way that makes sense to other people. However, if you think ‘Abstract Art’ makes sense to you and conveys your feelings - it’s also fine. But my suggestion for you is to really understand the theory and the principles behind it. Otherwise, you are wasting your time! Further, I enjoy drawing Comics and Science fiction more because it has way more freedom and opens up way more possibilities than I draw Classical Art. For example, in Classical Art, you have to really watch out for this and that. But in Comics and Fiction, you have more flexibility to maneuver your technique and style. That is why Comics and Fiction is so much interesting than Classical Art.”