Artist Statement

Trees form the recurrent theme in my art making process. To me, they serve as a metaphor for the human condition. Perhaps it is because of their constant presence that we often take trees for granted. Walking and long bus rides often draws my attention to trees. A keen sense of observation heightens my awareness of how trees stand, lean and the various personalities they possess, just like humans.

In creating these images, I have focused specifically on the ongoing relationship between humans and trees. The stylized figures are often dynamic, acrobatic, in motion, and interact with their pictorial space. The figure or figures contemplate the meaning of life through various tree forms within which they become a part of, are separated from or hiding in, in harmony with or in tension against. They are often depicted as ambiguous shapes without features to portray humans without identities.