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Dress from Fendi<br />
went on to pursue art full-time.<br />
“What I’ve learnt from this project is most artists<br />
including myself do not necessary know how to<br />
market our work. As artists, it is such a personal thing<br />
for us and there is always criticism when you put your<br />
work out there. You are bound to receive a fair share<br />
of compliments and criticisms but to be able to take<br />
that in and forge on is a big thing. I’m hoping that<br />
through this project the artists will learn to show their<br />
work and be proud of it,” Red remarks, citing that<br />
Sabahan artists first need to overcome their shyness.<br />
Real Meaning<br />
On her career front, this will also be the year for Red<br />
to steer her art career back to where it all began as she<br />
strives to find new meaning within her work. “When<br />
I first started out, I did a lot of projects to express<br />
how I was feeling about living in China and getting<br />
to know my roots. I’ve since started working with<br />
brands and clients but at the same time, I feel that<br />
when I express myself and when projects come from a<br />
personal place, that is when I really push my art skills<br />
and quality of my work. I’ve been trying to strike a<br />
balance between both,” she confesses openly.<br />
Red is also excited to share more about her eggshell<br />
series project which she has aptly named Future Relics.<br />
<strong>The</strong> series comprises 15 pieces of artworks featuring<br />
traditional Chinese vases depicted through cracked<br />
eggshells laid on painted timber panels. “<strong>The</strong> idea<br />
came about when I thought to myself, in a 100 years’<br />
time when humanity looks back on history, what are<br />
they going to think about the people living during our<br />
time? I wanted to talk about what it is like living in our<br />
time and this series addresses the various issues that an<br />
Asian woman is facing in today’s world,”<br />
Red elaborates further, citing that the issues<br />
include current politics, social issues and popular<br />
culture that have played a role in shaping her identity<br />
as an (Southeast) Asian female in the 21st century.<br />
Among the more interesting issues she will address in<br />
this current series include the LGBT rights movement,<br />
breast cancer and body image and the conundrum of<br />
79 JANUARY/FEBRUARY <strong>2020</strong> | TM
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