MINT Gallery Magazine Apr. 2018 | Page 26

Smile, as an artist, I’ve faced a lot of obstacles, even as a self taught with rough background and no supporter, art has just been my only way 26 which if I never do, there’s nothing else I can do. Sometimes no money to buy materials. There was a year I had to hawk pof pof just to buy some art materials, all in the name of “I want to work”, “I want to create”. And my greatest experience as an artist was when NY girlfriend had to leave me because of art. Due to my way of thinking, dressing, talking,sleeping and so on. And the greatest obstacle is money, no fund at all. Criticism is been one of the things that has been keeping me going, because I don’t look down on my artworks being criticised, I only use that avenue to correct myself and produce something more better. I apply some critics word to my piece, so that it wouldn’t just be too obvious for the critics to turn me down.