If you follow me on twitter then you've probably seen a few pictures of my art work. Some of you may have some opinions or interpretations about my work already.Sometimes people are a bit intense with their interpretations. It's the same with a lot of discussions and opinions though. You're not always going to agree or think the same, but there's no harm in accepting and listening to them.
There's not much to interpret from my artwork. Like how I usually think you just have to accept my pieces for what you see. They're not complex. They just are what they are. There's no deeper meaning or need to question 'who 'what' 'when' 'where' or 'why'.
The only thing people questions is the technique but it's just how I draw. It's a style I've developed over the years. I literally just do what works for me; what I'm used to, and what feels and looks right to me. You can see the development when you contrast my early works from when I first came to Korea and my more recent drawings.
These ones are all done by ballpoint pens, and all but the bow also has yellow highlighter in them.
And the piece below is the current piece I've been working on. This is drawn using coloured pencils. I originally used the above image from the internet to work from but have now started to make it up on my own. I find it hard to copy things. I can't get things to look exactly the same and that annoys me. Also, it doesn't always look or feel right to me so I find it much better and easier to just go by own eye.
I record the progress of my work because I find it fascinating to see something constructed, and it helps me to see what progress I make.
Like I said, you can interpret my art how you want but there's no deeper meaning behind my work. I draw flowers because I think they're easy to draw from imagination and I like the flow of the colours. I drew a bow because my sister told me it will help me get better. I've wanted to draw an eye since seeing my friend paint an amazing eye for Art using oil paints. I drew the nuclear explosion in water for a friend's birthday. And water drops because I drew one before for an art project in High School. There's no special meaning or anything interesting about my work. They just are what they are. What you see is what you get. That's all.
Drawn from gel pens and Biro pen.
Like with art, I think people try to look too hard and find something that's not there. I thought this when I studied English Literature. Apparently the author picks each individual word for a particular reason ... O.K. they pick certain words and phrases, and yes of course they use imagery and punctuation in a deliberate way. But does everything have to have a reason behind it? I'm sure they do carefully pick each individual word.
I love analysing. I'm a bit of a loser. I analyse a lot. It's why I love discussing, reading, debating, politics, History ... But there is such a thing as 'over-analysing'. Sometimes people just need to accept things for what they are and not look for a reason behind everything. If things happen for a reason, then just accept that there's a reason. Don't look for the reason. Not everytime something happens at least. Sometimes you can just accept it, be grateful and move on. Don't waste time on every single detail. And like we all know, sometimes there's just no reason or you're not going to know the exact reason. As frustrating as that is at times, life's a mystery. Accept it and don't let it get to you.
Ballpoint pens and yellow highlighter.
Highlighters only.
Two liquid pens: black and red.
