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แม่บอกว่า That’s What My Mommy Said
แม่บอกว่า
แม่บอกว่า (That’s what my mommy said) is my journey through adolescence; coming of age. I have experienced a transition, from my home in Thailand to life in Canada, which has had a big impact on my emotions and personal growth. All of the concepts behind my work are inspired by what my mom told me from afar throughout the hard times. I did not quite understand back then why my mom shared those harsh truths when I was feeling so down. However, when I look back and reflect on her words, it allows me to grow. Words, in this case, are very important for me because they are the only things that can stay with me when I cannot be with my family.
The way that my pieces are displayed in the exhibition represents the sayings my mother has said throughout my hard times.
The visual representation of my art is mostly inspired by the work of artists, musicians, and authors. There is also an irony within the visual and the true meaning of my pieces. Through my pieces “Boo-Boo”, It’s Peachy, The Corner/ Two-faced, The Bubbles, Finding my Missing Piece, “Burn out”, Pink Bathroom, Man child, Mind your own business, Ewwie, and Fay, I hope that my exhibition will make the audience think back about their memories with family and understand their point of view. Their critiques might feel unpleasant to hear, but sometimes you need to get slapped by the truth to wake up.. that’s what my mommy said.
MIK CHAYAPINUM
the gallerY
MEMORIES FADED
My body of work was created to reflect on past memory and their influences on me currently. As I get older, I understand the importance of memories and different ways of perceiving them and making them last forever.
Throughout my art journey at Stratford Hall, I wanted to explore how emotions affect how we display our memories in an art form.
This inspired my pieces, fading and colourful pain. To add on throughout this journey, I have learned to develop my artistic skills with different mediums. Such as acrylic paint on canvas, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and many more. They have influenced my pieces as each medium has a different meaning when communicating and using them, for example, acrylic painting is much bolder than watercolour painting. Throughout my artworks, I was inspired by multiple artists such as Gathie Falk, Debbie Smythe, Mike Kelley and Roy Lichtenstein. However, the most dominant artist that inspired me was Frida Kahlo and her technique of using symbols to present her emotions. Kahlo is able to communicate her feelings indirectly and in complex ways, which intrigued me from Grade 11 to Grade 12. I chose to display my artwork in an open room as it allows the viewer to view all my pieces as a whole without having to go around the room. When looking at the arrangement of pieces, they are arranged in a way that somewhat groups them together, like the grouping of natural elements or important places together due to something we see physically every day or the grouping of the superstitious sayings because of the bad luck that comes with it. When considering the arrangement of the pieces in the chosen open room space. I hope while viewing my exhibition the viewer is able to see a common theme throughout all of the pieces.
