Interview from October 16, 2014: The Artist's Perspective and Dream

Since you were a child,

have you ever dreamed

of becoming an artist?

Never dreamed about it, just happened. However, my first drawings tell a different story, I was just four years old at that time. With my little imagination, I intuitively drew a few playful stars under the mahjong table with a chalk. When I looked at them, I saw a vast, swallowing universe—a playground where imagination and dreams meld to form countless possibilities. I believe those stars are still guiding me, leading me to where I am now: a boy with a vast space inside his head, playing and creating.

In what genre are you

best at? In what way does

it stimulate your interest?

I’m not sure if my work fits into a single, specific genre, but I call my art style pangut'angut (info). It’s a mix of surrealism, impressionism, and abstract expressionism (action painting).

I find stimulation during the phase where I paint intuitively and produce intriguing results. From that point, my imagination begins to play (apophenia), my emotions channel through the brush, and I feel the energy around me converge with my soul.

Do you consider yourself

excellent in your chosen

field today, or are you still

willing to learn more?

For me, it doesn’t matter whether I’m considered excellent or not in my chosen field. What matters is the commitment to continuous learning—the exploration of art’s endless possibilities—and understanding the responsibilities of an artist to the world.

In what way do you connect

or interact with the current

state of our environment?

I connect by embedding my own perspective, experiences, local culture, world narrative, dreams and my voice into every piece of art I create. I still believe in the power of an artwork to change a person’s outlook on life, and I ensure that this small contribution has the potential to grow into something greater in the future.

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