ARTIST STATEMENT
‘Dinner for ten’ is a ten-piece collection which conveys the concept of diasporic nostalgia through the themes of culture, colour and animals. Diverse range of cultures, consistent colour hues, familiar mediums such as pencils, paint and themes of animals are significant to the Chinese zodiac representatives, all in cohesive relations to create my body of work to represent a perfect unity of personal aesthetic and my focus of diasporic nostalgia. Challenging the focus of diasporic nostalgia through my art once again, I chose to personal memories of a restaurant I use to regularly visit as inspiration to this collection of drawings.
ARTWORK PROCESS
‘Dinner for ten’ is a ten-piece collection which conveys the concept of diasporic nostalgia through culture, colour and animals. Diverse range of cultures, consistent colour hues, familiar mediums such as pencils and paint and themes of animals that are significant to the Chinese zodiac representatives, are all in cohesive relations to create my body of work. I chose to use personal memories of a restaurant I use to regularly visit as inspiration to this collection of drawings. Being inspired by the placemats featuring the Chinese zodiac animals, I communicated my knowledge of culture and personal memories through pencil drawings
