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Tatawa (Wei Tan)
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into it. My job is to “confess” and I
imagine that whoever relates to that
confession will come forward like a
magnet. It is quite a self-‐ centered
approach but it also greatly simplifies
things. I do not particularly like the idea
of effort, and a crucial aspect of my
painting process is to sustain a sense of
effortless momentum. I would hope that
the audience’s enjoyment or
interpretation of my artwork carries this
sense of effortlessness as well.
Thank you for your questions – I have
learned much about myself while
answering them. I recently finished an
artist residency at Joya: arte + ecología
in Spain. I will be taking a three-‐month
course at Berlin Art Institute, during
which I hope to show my work to the
Berlin audience. As a sense of place is
important in my artwork, I hope to keep
travelling and participate in more artist
residencies around the world. For a
while I will be focusing on absorbing
influences and increasing variety in my
artistic expressions. I might even
venture out into sculpture or other
mediums… I regularly update my
progress on Instagram and my website
so stay in tune!
are not willing to be interested in. I am
a lazy person in the way that I am
quick to decide whether or not I want
to look at an artwork in depth. This is
also a result of my tendency to be
easily overwhelmed by too much visual
stimuli. I have to filter out certain
things in order to dive into certain
things. I hope that my artwork attracts
viewers who are interested in diving
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