Tasteful Abomination

Animator at Klei Entertainment

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Been trying to get back into the habit of sketchbook doodling.

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Inbetweeners Pt.3

A while ago, a friend was telling me about a conversation she had with a friend of hers. In it, this person declared himself to be more Canadian than her simply because his family had been in the country for more generations. He did so without a sense of humor or irony, but with all the political conviction that was also fueling the Trump campaign at the time. Hearing this, I couldn’t take it as anything else but a challenge to our citizenships. What value does he derive out of being “more Canadian”? Was there a secret multi-tiered citizenship that eluded us? Or was it just a form of pernicious nationalistic pride that the American political situation was revealing in some of us?

Time decides who belongs, is an argument often used by those who are ignorant of their own racial biases; it’s also used by those who are trying to draw a line between the majority and the racialized minority. If such a thing as “more Canadian” does exist, and the only way to achieve it is time, then how do they square with the systemic abuse of the first nations people by our government? Moreover, what does that history say about the values of being “more Canadian”?

As an immigrant and person of colour, racial slurs are just a part of our experience and we learn to expect it from time to time; the reaction to them is usually up front and intense, however, finding out a friend or someone you know who still hold these racist point of views is almost more unsettling and insidious. The initial impact of their words might seem less acute, but under the surface it simmers and stays with you.

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Inbetweeners Pt.2

“you wouldn’t understand, you’re too westernized.” Many first generation immigrants have probably heard this in one form or another. The idea of struggling to fit-in runs both ways through the generations. While immigrant parents can be deemed as not westernized enough by the outside, there’s often a tension on the inside as their children assimilate to western cultures; often at times, this generational and the cultural gap can be a chasm. In some small way, it’s ironic that this tension can feels like the rift between the dominant and immigrant cultures made in microcosm. 

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Inbetweeners Pt.1

Seven years ago, a friend told me, “I don’t know where my home is anymore.” At the time I had understood her, but it’s not till recently that I can truly relate. She was not born of this country, and neither was I; we were no strangers to the spaces in between, and the pull of family, culture, and nations.

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Doodlin. 

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Ghost in the Shell and representation.

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Ended up seeing Logan twice, so here’s doodle number two. Still having a good time, and takin selfies. 

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Annnnnnd the Oscar goes to... I Finally saw Moonlight a few weeks ago; it’s a complex and wonderful film. I know this is old news, but I’m thrilled that it won. 

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An illustration I did for an art show a friend of mine put together for the BC Children’s Hospital. 

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Here’s a tribute to my favourite vampire movie, “Let the Right One In.” I’ve been playing around with the idea of an animated poster for a while, and had just rewatched the film recently and figured, why not. Majority of it is done in Photoshop, and the snow snow is added in Flash afterwards.

Below is the original painting.

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It has been a while since my last post. I’m working on something cool I promise, at least I think it is. In the meanwhile, here’s a Starwars doodle.

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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.  Ilsa continues the trend of bad ass female characters in recent Summer blockbusters. The film itself is also one of the best action films of 2015, right behind Fury Road.

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Taylor Kitsch as Paul Woodrugh

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Ani Bezzerides

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Frank Semyon in True Detective. Vince Vaughn and his ambiguously sad eyes, or are they angry? 

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Ray Valcoro Despite what I think of True Detective season two so far, the characters themselves are still fun to draw; so here a tribute to that greasy greasy mustache.