Recollection

This series consists of 7 watercolour painting on canvas that were entirely produced during the movement control period in 2022. Supported by the Cendana Visual Arts Funding Program, I explore the psychological benefits in the process of art-making, inspired by the book "Art As Therapy" by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong.

During those unprecedented times, the greatest takeaway producing these works was the experience of art-making having the ability to mediate our psychological short comings, soothe our anxieties about imperfection, and find some delight in every disappointing situation.

Water in the paints play a role like another person, and I response to situation that was brought to me. These paintings appear to be almost monochromatic, I decided to use only 1 colour (but it's a tube colour that has 3 pigments blended) as a representation of solitude.

Selected pieces were exhibited at the ber{SEMANGAT} and Turun Tanah group exhibition at Galeri Puteh.