ART
	Issue 02, Spring 2008
Christina Hui Jung Song

ARTIST STATEMENT

Through life’s struggles and times of gloominess, I use art and different art media to help cope with the harder times of life. I feel aged and weathered through the hard times that life has brought me. Through this body of work I have discovered that I care a lot about my family and a lot about the quality of life. Through the fun times there has to be down times. I felt as though I was trying to paint funny things while everything at home was crashing down. Even though it may be rough sometimes, life is what you make of it. Just like painting, drawing, or any art form.

Through the expressions of my characters and the colors they are happy and yet glum at the same time. The monsters are weathered in the eyes and some even show age spots and certain features that set them apart from a clean baby monster. It is markings and characteristics that life creates imprints on you everyday. The color palates are generally cooler but are bright which also gives it a sad but happy tone. I have always thought that it was important to show the world that I was happy even in hard times and I really hope that my art is expressed in those ways. Its not always easy to fake it, but its easier to express my means through painting rather than speaking out in feelings

 

Cholos

 

 

Encaustic Monster

 

Family Portrait

 

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