Fascinating and Surreal Artworks

Surreal Artworks: Jay Chou Coffee Stain Portrait

The project’s inspired by the opening line in Jay Chou’s song, ‘Secret, Inspired by the opening sentence, about lifting up a coffee cup off the saucer, and the ending of the song about fragmented pieces,this is shown through the portrait as a whole – how it’s formed by many individual rings, many of them broken and imperfect.The song is about traveling 20 years back in time and is reflected through how the portrait looks like sepia-toned photo. Autumn is shown through the brown colours of the portrait, giving it an old, rustic feel.The portrait was done using coffee cup stains. Quite a tricky medium to use – too much water and the rings wouldn’t form easily, very little water and you’d have to be precise with where you place the cup coz the rings would pretty much be permanent.

Surreal Artworks: Yao Ming Portrait

Part of my project on painting famous Chinese people with tools that made them famous. I wanted to do one of a Chinese athlete – and Yao Ming came to mind immediately. And we all know what he was famous for!

Surreal Artwork: Zhang Yimou Alleyway Project