Cheng Sum-ling (aka Little Thunder)

Little Thunder (Cheng Sum-ling) is an artist from Hong Kong based in Tokyo. She bagn doing illustrations and creating manga. Her current art uses mostly a variety of different paints. Her works are large scale for the most part. She uses a lot of surrealism and fantastical elements in her artwork.

Artworks:

REALITY DROPOUT, 2022, Acrylic on Canvas, 120 x150 x 3 cm

This piece of artwork is so cool. The style of painting she does makes everything more saturated. The figures look realistic technically but the colors are pushed in a way where it looks more graphic. I love her use of background in this artwork.

Closer Than You Thought, 2022, Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas

This artwork is so surreal and the color scheme is very interesting. I love the use of bright colors throughout her work. The color scheme really adds to the surreal nature and this piece is one of my favorites of hers.

Solo Exhibitions:

2022

Reality Dropout, Over The Influence, Hong Kong

ELECTRIC DREAMS, CASETiFY K11 MUSEA, Hong Kong

2021

Wakame and Wave and Infinity - Infinity, TSUTAYA BOOKS Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

2020 – 2021

Wakame Tour Japan (Travelling Exhibition), Tokyo, Sendai, Takamatsu, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Akita, Matsumoto, Japan

2020

SCENT OF HONG KONG, PARCO Gallery X, Osaka, Japan

SCENT OF HONG KONG, PARCO Gallery X, Tokyo, Japan

2019

PEEK, L’illustre Galerie LE MONDE, Tokyo, Japan

Wakame and Wave and Infinity, Mangasick, Taipei, Taiwan

Wakame and Wave and Infinity, Parallel Space, Hong Kong

2018

#ME, Popotame, Tokyo, Japan

#ME, STILL HOUSE, Hong Kong

2017

The Blister Exists, Gung Lok, Taipei, Taiwan

The Blister Exists, HOW, Hong Kong

2015

Que Sera, Sera, Sally Coco, Hong Kong

2013

REMEMBER TO FORGET, Rat’s Cave, Hong Kong

2012

CONFESSION, Rat’s Cave, Hong Kong

One thing that I really appreciate about Little Thunder's art and career is that she does illustration type pieces that arent hyperrealistic and she is still incredibly successful. I often feel discouraged that the type of art that I enjoy making is not marketable and is oversaturated in the art community. Little Thunder proves that you can make this type of work but still make it unique and personal, which makes it stand out against the rest.

Lunchtime Lecture: Summer Bee Clay

Picture from Summer Bee Clay Website

This quarter, we had our last lunchtime lecture of the year. This is also the final lunchtime lecture to take place while I am a part of the honors society's events team. I had a great time getting to work on holding these lunchtime lectures and this was a very good lecture to end on.

Summer is an artist who makes hand carved pottery pieces. Pictured above, is one of her pieces. She specifically reffered to her process of sculpting her pieces and carving out drawings. I have not seem much of this method executed in art before so her art is very unique and interesting to me.

One of the most valuable parts of her presentation was her description of how she has become a full time artist and how she sells/prices her work. She shared that she used to teach art, but, during quarantine, she was able to finally get a better studio space and work more on her personal art. She talked about how she is now a full-time artist who is able to sell her work through social media and artist alleys. Another part of this discussion that I found interesting was how she was able to use previous connections to find opportunities to show her work. One of her professors from college even requested to buy a vase from her, which showed the importance of keeping in otuch with contacts.

While I do not plan to go to art school, I am still very intruiged by hearing her journey from art school to a career in the arts.

Process Post: Project 7

For my final project, I did another alien abduction scene. This time, I used black ink pens and Windsor and Newton ink in apple green.