Untitled, 2021
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Untitled (details), 2021
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Untitled, 2021
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Oil on Canvas, (36’x48’)
Lesley Lin
Art is a way to express my emotions and explore subconscious thoughts. While I am making art, I express my feelings in the artwork. After I finish the work, I understand more of my subconscious. Emotions seem like a way for me to find out some hints of my subconscious. By making art, I can turn my emotions into a visualized form, and based on these visualized forms I can learn more about my subconscious. I am experimenting with different materials to create various textures. Instead of making something look real, I am trying to create a sense of feelings or emotions that people can feel when they see my works.
Given my interest in the subconscious, I don’t have an exact plan when I start a piece of work. I use nature as a reference to others, therefore, I can have a starting ground for my artworks and let them develop freely from here. During the process, I experiment with different materials to create various textures, because all the materials in the world can be seen as lego pieces that I can use to create my works.
Art helps me to understand why an experience triggers certain emotions that I have and based on the hints that art brings to me, I can learn about my subconscious.