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Wee S Ng
Wee Ng
Nashville,
TN
Medium:
Painting USN parent ‘30
“My childhood was filled with creativity,” notes Wee Ng. “I would bury myself in comic books and then create my own characters and stories. My favorite part of the process was creating the backstories of the characters, describing their layered personas.
“In choosing a practical career in engineering, as advised by my parents, my longing to create art became dormant. Twenty years later, life afforded me the opportunity to explore art in a way I hadn’t considered before, with oil painting. The difficulty in creating representational art, while using abstract features of brushstrokes and colors drew me in. The creation of something tactile and visual, evoking an emotion and connection with meaning and room for interpretation, these aspects of oil painting give me energy and excitement.”
Get to know Wee better:
What inspires you to create?
Emotional connection is my greatest inspiration. As I'm painting a piece, I have a relationship and bond with the process and the work. I examine the meaning and explore what moved me to paint certain elements or choose the expressions in the painting. I feel deep gratitude to completing a piece that I've worked hard on and found or assigned meaning to, yet I always experience an emotional need for it to be viewed in person by others. I find that having another person connect with the piece, whether it be an ephemeral connection or a more profound one, truly completes the process for me. Whatever they find and interpret, whatever meanings they assign to the elements and expressions, I find to be equally valid and as important as my own. By this, I feel connected with the viewer and that connection is truly meaningful to me.
What advice would you give to a young artist just starting out?
I would advise a young artist to explore, persevere, and be open to new possibilities. As determined as I was to build a career in photography, when life led me toward oil painting, I found that much of my experience as a photographer was key for creating good paintings. From years of studying lighting with photography, to composition, and telling a story with a single frame, these skills were directly useful and a key aspect of learning to oil paint. While I still love photography, moving through a photography career into oil painting was an unforeseen blessing.
In terms of your art, where is the most inspirational place you’ve ever been?
In terms of inspiration for ideas, I am inspired at the most mundane times - driving, waiting, or exercising. As for inspiration for creativity and connection, I’d have to say Artclectic. It was a couple years ago that I first exhibited my work at Artclectic and it was the most heartening experience in my artistic journey. Engaging with the patrons and finding connection points between the viewer, the pieces, and myself, it was deeply inspirational and life giving for me.
