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During the span of our lives, we have many dreams. These dreams are often organised into a system with many layers, with each stage having its own corresponding requirements. Furthermore, they are impacted by the impetus and efforts made through the process of self-actualisation. When goals are achieved within each stage, there is a huge sense of achievement and a sense of tranquility. Through this process, one is able to overcome one’s own lack of sense of security.
The main creative topic of this thesis is the meeting of former homes. It records the body of work created from 2018 to 2020, and fulfills inspiration for the concept of lack of stability towards the idea of home. It treats this as the core axis to develop a series of work. In terms of what was lacking in the past, usually when we gain the ability and means to achieve that which we lacked and needed, we will try to use various means to fulfill what had been lacking. Through artistic creations, the artist has tried to fulfill the feeling of lack he had in the past because through the creative process, he continually grappled with the source of this lack. His mind and heart were able to relax and be liberated, and he was able to achieve a sense of satisfaction in the realms of his heart.
When planning how to incorporate his everyday experiences into his work, from ideas to executing physical creations, he received feedback of his belief in his own abilities. The interaction between humans and the spaces in which they reside will leave behind marks and emotions. The existence of these elements are a reminder of past memories and those memories are recorded by being left within the physical spaces. Through writing the thesis the artist has arranged the overall context of his ideas. Not only is he expressing the channel of his own emotions, it is also a process of self-actualisation. Through this process one is able to deal with one’s uneasy feelings from the past. Evoking past memories and events and linking the physical spaces where these events took place as the key axis, the artist transformed the emotions he felt within these spaces into sculptural symbols. He disassembles geometrical forms, negative spaces and corners in order to newly compose a carrier for his emotions.
The structure of this thesis has been split into the first chapter, which includes the thesis background, motivation, aim and scope. The second chapter talks about how the artist learnt to view the angle and method of his creations through the lens of existing literature and other artists. The third chapter is an analysis of art creations through their outer forms. Chapter four talks about the artistic and creative process as well as the emotions that are attached to the creations. Chapter five is the conclusion which also serves as a vehicle for self-reflection and future hopes.
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