Tell us about trompe-l’oeil.
It is where art is c♒omplete on☂ly when viewers come into the frame. Trompe-l’oeil means ‘deceive the eye’.
Why 3D?
I wanted to create an 🙈art that conꦺnects with the viewers.
How do you introduce the 3D aspect to conventionally two-dimensional ‘realism’?
2D art can be made to look 3D through its perspectiꦬve, dimensions and lighting shadeꩵs.
3D over 2D?
Ea♔ch work looks different when seen from different angles. The𝄹 rewinding of history can in a sense be made possible, which is not as explicit in 2D.
Take us through the experience of viewing one of your paintings.
If you are🎀 looking at ‘mama u wan🌊na hate me’, you have Adam handing out a red juicy apple to you, out of the frame. In fact, you are the subject, and the painting is complete when the apple has been handed to you.
Which one is your favourite?
Oscar Awards. The academy has awarded only 2,947 Oscars; I want to present it to everyone☂.
Any challenges?
Pe📖rspective is perhaps the most difficu▨lt with 3D work.
What are giclee paintings?
Giclee paintings are used by artists to reproduce their original artwork where anything can be corrected in digital form before imprinting on t꧙he canvas.
You’ve also had a career in film design and acting.
I started as a visualiser, then was a wrapper designer with OUP, and also acted in a Tamil Movie, Andhra Mess.
What’s next?
I am working on paintings 🌠based on Singapore’s former PM Lee Kuan Yew and on setting up a Monalisa Museum.
