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IB Work
My most recent series of work created in IB Visual Arts explores my journey as a third culture kid by reflecting on specific memories from my own life that have shaped my identity growing up. Ultimately, this exhibition aims to spark reminiscence on our upbringing, awaken reflection on how experiences shape us, and enkindle empathy through sonder.
2024-2026
Apapacho means to embrace with the soul, which is illustrated in the intimate bond and beautiful complexity of familial roots that intertwine in the form of a new life. Drawn from the familial ties to my own identity, this piece explores how the stories, culture, and history of my own heritage have been unified to form a central and everlasting part of my identity. Inspired by Njideka Crosby and Gustav Klimt, its layers of detailed craft aim to emulate the rich roots that make up who we are.
Apapacho
January, 2025
Mixed Media, 18.5 x 14 in.
Inspired by Frank Auerbach and Edgar Jerins’ large-scale charcoal portraits, this piece explores the idea of dissipating childhood memories and familial relationships. It epitomizes the early moments we lived that have faded with time, fragmented by our memory, yet endured through the indelible bond we carry. This piece reveres my grandfather and great grandmother, rendered in charcoal to represent the figures in my life who have passed yet shape who I am beyond what my memory retains.
Indelible
February, 2026
Charcoal, 23 x 15 in.
The reality of growing up isn’t always easy to accept; Sentiments depicts this by showing the pieces we must let go of as they become a part of our past. Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s nostalgic depictions of life, this vivid introspection on my personal experience before moving away from home reflects the sacrifice of comfort and assurance in embarking on new journeys. Nevertheless, it was a pivotal moment that would forever change the course of my life’s direction and future identity.
Sentiments
November, 2024
Acrylic, 16 x 20 in.
New Beginnings aims to highlight the importance of opening our perspective as we journey through life. Letting go of the comfort of what we know allows us to grow in the new experiences we acquire. This painting specifically illustrates the beauty in exploring unique cultures and inhabiting new places, bringing us closer to understanding who we are through the environments we immerse ourselves in.
New Beginnings
March, 2026
Guache, 18 x 12 in.
Hiraeth is a Welsh word used to describe the deep longing for one's home for which they cannot return. This sculptural piece aims to encapsulate my similar perception of home through one imaginary world built upon merged places that hold significant memories throughout my childhood. The sprawling terrain with an absence of gravity takes inspiration from Cinta Vidal’s artworks to represent the complex dimensions of “home” which continues to evolve in unexpected yet beautiful ways.
Hiraeth
January, 2026
Cardboard, styrofoam, paper mache, paper clay, acrylic paint, epoxy, cotton balls, and foliage, 17 x 17 x 18 in.
Hiraeth Front View
Hiraeth Back View
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Hiraeth Front View
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A quiet dissonance lingers in the fragments of belonging as a third culture kid. Amidst the roaring excitement, pride, and culture, I lie, breaking the unity. With stylistic resemblance to George Bellows, this piece was inspired by the momentary yet persistent feelings of displacement I experience back home. It reflects on my experience adapting to a new life abroad which brought an unanticipated struggle: the sense that even home, at times, becomes a little foreign.
My Foreign Home
April, 2025
Oil Pastel, 20 x 15 in.
Drawing inspiration from Mary Cassatt and Audrey Kawasaki, this painting meditates on appreciating the pieces of life that align in serendipitous ways. Growing up, the coming and going of friendships taught me to cherish these fleeting moments before they became lost remnants of my memory. It is often simple instances like this, mundane yet precious, which I treasure knowing they will eventually become the times I later reminisce on.
Serendipity
May, 2025
Acrylic on Wood, 20 x 20 in.
In the daunting unknown that lies beyond childhood, I find myself comforted by the beautifully inexplicable transcendence and overwhelming presence of God that lifts the heaviness of the future. Vocare (origin of vocation) takes inspiration from Rembrandt’s delicate use of light, shadow, and warmth to encapsulate the same awe for God’s unwavering love and faithfulness. Personally, it also resembles a transformative calling to my own identity: to follow the undeniable strength and peace of his light.
Vocare
November, 2025
Photography, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
(backdrop created with crescent board, gold enamel & acrylic paint)
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