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artist feature

tien
blacktown artist

Here at Live Magazine we love
sharing the art and passion of our
friends. This month we got to know
a talented artist, Tien who is a friend
of our Blacktown Store. We asked
Tien about her art and how she got
started...

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I got into art from a very young age.
Specifically when I was in Kindergarten I really enjoyed drawing and
thought how amazing it felt to be
able to create and recreate a favourite character with my own hands just
by looking at an image. As I grew up,
I kept trying to improve my drawings
more and so I started creating a lot
of my works from scratch during the
beginning of high school.
What inspires you?
Inspiration comes to me when I see
other artists’ work. I treat other artists
as my own mentor, which motivates
me to hope I can one day surpass
them with my own style – that leads
me to how I start a project. I usual-

ly try to get an idea of how I would
compose my work just by looking
at other artists’ work or think of different concepts that I could compose my ideas and styles with. For
example, my original concept with
the bombing of Hiroshima - in link
with the Fallen Angel as the mythical creature for that historical event.
The image below (left) was for my
HSC Major for Visual Arts course of
Year 12.
You’ve already produced some
great art, what’s next?
My future goals at this moment
with my art, is to get into a design
course in University or other pathways, as long as I can get my skills
to improve in all aspects, as well as
achieve positive and professional
recognition when I bring my skills
into a workplace. Yes, I have also
done studies through school and
during my personal time. The way I
study designing and development
of art is through reading art his-

tory and art critic of different artists
(e.g. Banksy, Andy Warhol, Stelarc), I
would say it made me more open to
the impression of art and it’s not just
about the image but the meaning of
the composition and concept. Other
ways I usually study is also through
playing different games on different
consoles, as the art itself within different games has taught me how it
links with the audience’s experience.
Also, watching tv shows and anime
has also influenced my art making.
To be honest, I truly adore the styles
of different mangas/comics and animations.
To see more of Tien’s art head over
to one of her online pages.
Readers are more than welcome to
find my work through my facebook
page @ facebook.com/tiennieeart,
Instagram @tienniee and devianart
@ tienniee.deviantart.com.

ONLINE:

www.facebook.com/tiennieeart
www.instagram.com/tienniee
www.tienniee.deviantart.com