Rural Village (2010)
Photography

This photograph shows a row of old shop houses in front of the central pond of a rural village. An old man is pulling a cart along the pavement in front of these shop houses. It was taken at Hongcun Village in Huangshan city, China.

This photograph shows the humble ways of the villagers in this village, which has now become one of the countries’ cultural heritage sites. It depicts the traditional Chinese houses in the background as well as the central pond in the foreground, which is used by the villagers for their daily activities. The man pulling the cart is also a good example of how the villagers still retain their traditional practices that were used in the past by their ancestors despite the rapidly changing world around them. Till today, no cars are allowed to drive into the village and the villagers depend on horses or very often only their own two feet to ferry them around.

Sunset in the Horizon (2008) A3, Poster Paint

This artwork is an abstract art, which shows a sunrise scene in the horizon and a bench beneath a tree with a few people sitting on it. It was done using poster paints and inspired by the artwork “Impression - Sunrise” by Claude Monet, leader of the Impressionists movement.
Evidence of the Impressionists’ style is the use of bright colors as well as the unfinished look of the painting. Swift and broken strokes of color are also regularly used in the artwork. This is especially evident in the strokes of white on the surface of the water, which serves to portray the shimmering effect of light on water, yet another evidence of Impressionism.

Forms are depicted by colors instead of lines, which appeal more to the viewer’s sense of sight. They are also reduced to its simplest shapes so as to preserve simplicity and originality in this work of art. The use of bold brushstrokes is employed throughout the artwork. Overall, the composition of the artwork seems to be balanced.

This artwork shows the side view of a colorful eagle standing on a rock in the middle of the ocean with the sunset in the background. It was done using poster paints with a mixture of warm and cool colors used.

This artwork reflects the Impressionists style with the bright and colorful palette used for the eagle’s body, which seem to make it stand out more as compared to the background. The eagle also appears to be three-dimensional through the use of different tones and of carefully blended color. The composition of the painting is fairly balanced.

Another evidence of the Impressionists style is the lack of realism in the artwork in terms of the colors used for the eagle and the sunset. Swift and broken brushstrokes are also applied in impasto style for the background as well as the feathers of the eagle, which are made obvious by the swift brushstrokes of pure white at its chest. The eagles’ eyes also give a look of alertness and curiosity; similar to that of an animal that has just spotted its prey.

Photography

3648 x 2736

Remember those days when you're walking in a park when it's all quiet, and you're looking into the water and you see the reflection of the clear blue sky. Just when you were thinking: It looks beautiful, something crashes into the water, causing a disturbance, and that image you were once marvelling at suddenly shatters.

Then, you look closer, and you realise. The ripples are dividing themselves continuously, at times clashing softly into the other ripples in the water. With the ripples in the water it looks even more beautiful. Isn't it simply a blessing in disguise?

My purpose of taking this picture was to was paint out a scenery that seems to move slowly with time as the viewer takes it all in. In this picture, I also exploited the amazing quality of the water to be able to reflect an image, to compare it to a mirror, something broken rather easily, like how the "something" crashed into the water, breaking apart the peaceful image before.