In this mixed media piece, I wanted to show my ambivalent feeling about piano. I am trapped by the ropes but I’m also breaking them away, showing my struggles with piano and how I find a way to embrace it. I play underwater with bubbles and fishes flowing around me as I immerse myself through the process and the peace I find through playing.
Entanglement
Acrylic & Color Pencil
18x24 in.
2025
In this painting, I am creating my miniature house for my parents and I. I always find joy in building miniature items. For this instance, I want to represent my ambition in the future to provide for my family. My hand is in the process of piece everything together as I felt internal pressure represented through the blurred background.
Miniature of Life
Acrylic Painting
18x24 in.
2025
In this work, I wanted to express the feelings of anxiety and loss of identity I struggled through the pixilation and squeezing of the heart. The water dripping out of the heart represents how my heart is crying. The fish represents the stress I felt over life and how I imagine myself as the fish being hooked up to somewhere I cannot predict.
Pixilation of Identity
Acrylic Painting
18x24 in.
2025
In this acrylic painting, I used “me,” the figure standing on the string, to represent the difficulties and challenges I faced. The crossed strings at the bottom of the painting create section that gives flashback to my memories or metal state when I was under stress and anxiety. The risky walking on the string shows how I must overcome my problems and continue walking forward with confidence built through the challenges.
Cat’s Cradle
Acrylic Painting
18x24 in.
2025
I am a huge addict of blind boxes and I wanted to incorporate myself to it. I created blind boxes of stages of my life that can be collected, and I am opening more and more as I turn older. Blind box represents how I cannot predict what I will become in the future and I relate myself to that unpredictability. The background represents similarly to “Miniature of Life” as I am also struggling with the stress when opening these boxes.
Amy’s Blind Box Series
Acrylic, Sharpie, Colored Pencil
18x24 in.
2025
In this oil painting, I wanted to capture my hope of the future. The miniature building and the unblurred background all signify that I am ready to move forward. Peaking through the widow with my face smiling shows my desire to chase for new opportunities and readiness to connect with new possibilities.
Resonance
Oil Painting
18x24 in.
2025
In this self-portrait I experimented with mixed media. I used black and white acrylic paint to represent how growing up I see myself becoming more adult like and become more dull. I used crayons to express my childishness that are vibrant and fun. The two media contrasts each other to shows my reconnection with my inner child.
A Peek of Color
Acrylic & Crayon
18x24 in.
2025