Feelings under Pressure in the Pandemic

Feelings Under Pressure in the Pandemic portrays the gestures and mixed emotions people display from a variety of perspectives during difficult times. Through the pandemic experience, I found meaning despite the anxiety, fear, hope, and sadness it has brought to daily life. Rather than focusing on appearance or movement, my drawings and watercolors focus on the atmosphere and the traces of individual stories to restore human relationships through connection and tradition. The works explore contemporary experiences of existentialism and loneliness, as well as moments of inspiration in daily life. I evoke these feelings in reductive compositions that use limited colors, proportions, and shapes. Traditional materials, including charcoal, gouache, graphite, pastel, and watercolor, as well as Sumi ink on mulberry paper, convey emotional content in their distinct applications.