Dina Dhanasiri

Eccedentesiast

Black and white pencils drawing on 70# paper [35 x 28 cm]

“This art is inspired by artist called Sebastian Eriksson, who create artwork inspired by his story regarding his psychological problems. The use of the pencil is to create black and white to illustrate the dark, loneliness, and sensitive motion. The message behind a melted person’s face with a mask and a wide-open mouth is humans are sensitive and full of confusion. People not being confident in themselves and started to wear masks toward each other.”

Untitled 1 & 2

We’re better together

Plaster sculpture [15 x 12 x 10 cm]

“Reflecting on the current natural disaster situation that we humans are facing due to the actions we took inspired me. The only way to solve the problem is to work together, and I presented this action showing three hands holding on to each other. I used body language instead of words because body language is global, meaning the message can reach everyone regarding their race, religion, and gender. Everyone can understand the importance of communicating, caring, and helping each other.”

Irreversible

Acrylic on canvas [45 x 35 cm]

“This art is called Irreversible, inspired by Salvador Dalí's artwork, The Persistence of Memory, which has a melted clock as the artist's signature. The sea and waves represent the continuation of life. The melted hearts and trees express the feeling that has been lost and unable to take it back. The key message behind this painting is that human emotion is fragile; just an unthoughtful word can turn into a knife that impacts the feeling, so be careful when using them.”

Break the chain

Pencils and color pencils on paper [20 x 20 cm]

“This artwork is inspired by the idea that there has to be a person who is brave enough to back off for the team when they are in an argument. The magazine represents the fragility of the relationship. The matchstick represents a person, and the part that burns is people in the team fighting. The green matchstick represents the leader who steps back and listens to the teammate, and stops the fight so that the conflict does not get all over the team and burn the rest of the matchsticks.”

Bewilderment

[12.5 x 12.5 cm]