Cheong Yin Yee, Janelle (Zhang YingYi)

Anew, 2020

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Acrylic and string on canvas

29.7cm X 3.5cm X 42cm

This artwork shows the impact of others on the artist's emotions and the freedom from these emotions. The artist has always been told by those around her to stop being a "crybaby". However, crying is a form of release of emotions for her. The expectations of others on her to prevent a release of such is depicted from the use of string, pulling and restricting freedom of emotions, seen from the liquid-like abstract form integrated with the face.