Perfectionist Imposter
2026 · 40 × 40 × 1.5 inches · Acrylic on Canvas Growth becomes contradiction: visibility above, denial below— success experienced not as arrival, but as deeper uncertainty.
Open Calls: The New Business Model in the Art World
I entered the professional art world on 8 October 2025. Like many emerging artists, I suddenly saw countless opportunities appearing everywhere. Open calls, competitions, online exhibitions, publications, and digital galleries all promised global exposure. At first, it felt exciting. I thought: the art world has changed—artists can now reach audiences…
Survival
Just trying to live one more day—nothing more, nothing promised.
Vanity Award : Type I
Subject: Artist Selected for Award Dear _____, We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive an award recognizing your artistic merit. The award ceremony will take place on ______ at ______, a prestigious venue. If the artist is unable to attend the ceremony, the prize…
The Invisible Blood
I suffered from depression long before I knew how to name it. I smiled through difficult moments—through hurt and insult—not out of resilience, but numbness. I believed everyone was kind, unaware that I was burying my own pain deep within my mind for years.People often said, “You are so strong.…
2025
October marked the moment I began taking my work into the professional world. It changed my life, giving me hope when I needed it most—and a reason to keep living.
Absolute Numbness (2025)
This body of work emerged from a period of emotional numbness, when the ability to feel was suspended but the impulse to create persisted. I wanted to feel color again—to experience light, warmth, and movement—yet I was repeatedly drawn toward darkness. Works created during this time carry that tension: the…
2024
The works began in 2024 during a period of severe depression, when I was encouraged to find a way to stay present. I returned to painting, drawing, and writing as a means of coping, without intention or expectation. Through this process, I realized that art was never something external to…
2009
A mix of my last found works, created while trying to meet what was asked of me, with traces of myself still visible in some of them.