| View all of my Japanese art (Japanese paintings and art prints) at www.soniei.com . In this video, I explain the evolution of my contemporary art and the inspiration behind my Japanese paintings. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: [Written Intro: Me, Soniei, trying to explain the evolution of my art and the inspiration behind my paintings.] Hi, I'm Soniei and I'm an artist, full-time. And, I just want to talk about where I get my inspiration for my art. First of all, I've always been interested in how to calm my mind, body and soul, since I was early in my teens. I was really interested in psychology and spirituality... every subject that had to do with releasing anxiety or other negative emotions. In university, my major was psychology but I dabbled in philosophy and world religions. My interest in these subjects, or the subject of anxiety and how to calm the mind, is definitely my number one influence on the art that I create today. [A few images of Sonieis' contemporary art (wall art) are shown.] The path that actually led me to becoming an artist was... several years ago I had a job working in computer and it was such a stressful job. The work environment was so toxic. I had a boss that was very negative. She was actually the most frustrated person that I have ever met in my entire life. But, anyway... I had to find a way to release my stress and anxiety after my day at work and try to find some kind of balance because I could feel the stress affecting, or almost infecting, my body ... |
