#2 Finger Painting

1. What was the experience like?

The first time I started painting was back in elementary school. We basically picked a painting that we liked by famous painters such as Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, etc. To get back into the groove through finger painting felt really refreshing.

2 and 3. Was it easier, harder, or different than you expected? How was the experience of making a painting with no subject? Confusing & Frustrating? Liberating & Inspiring?

I found it easier since I didn’t have to worry about getting anything specific down. Simply choosing my colors that I wanted to work with to give it some overall “theme” was the primary objective. Painting without a subject felt unusual. When I do draw or sketch to music when I find some free time, most of my compositions result in a character subject or something concrete like environments. It definitely did feel liberating knowing that I could just freehand and work with my fingers.

4. How does this compare to other paintings you have seen?

A lot of paintings I have seen usually consist of subjects are easy to look at with the eye. There is a focal point of interest and we can make sense of it. However, abstract art like mine below do not really consist of anything point of interest really. It’s paint all sloshed around on some piece of canvas and is up to interpretation. The only person who can really understand it is I, the artist. And that is the beauty of making abstract art. The vast expanse of uncertainty and complexity makes abstractness all the more captivating.