Welcome to your art fix Expat Choicers. We are proud to present two shiny new prints by the fantabulous Tunku Khalsom.
Tunku Khalsom is revered for her work which exudes fluidity and stunning colour, whilst embracing the concepts of ‘Life, Love, and Change’. She incorporates bright and bold colours which evoke different emotions, whilst having the power to alter mood and thought.
Butterflies, which are a recurring feature in her works, are immediately symbolic of change and metamorphosis, yet they hide an even more macabre side to their grace and beauty. Tunku revels in this unexpected dissonance and adopts its grit into her already chaotic layout of colours bleeding into one another.
For her, obsession with colours meant that the brighter and the more colourful, the better, yet she has still managed to balance that out with the darker side of things, therefore creating sophisticated pieces which are vibrant yet haunting for viewers who care for a slice of gloom within the sunshine. Courtesy with permission LUXUO
Arty-Fact: Skulls and butterflies are the recurring motifs used to represent her ideas. Combined with her love of colour, Khalsom's highly dynamic and artistic creations stem from an appreciation for life and joy. Her art stands out, is noticed and truly makes a statement.
"My work is themed around contrast and change. I look to create something that's both beautiful and 'ugly' using bold contrasting colours, shimmers and hues alongside rough, cracked, abrasive textures.” ~ Khalsom
When a butterfly flaps its wings Expat Choicers, we become song molesters! And a one, a one, a one, two, three:
Raindrops on roses,
And whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens,
Butterflies on skulls with gold leaf details,
These are the prints that we plan to unveil...
So good!
Hailed as a "creative groundbreaker" by Art Republik / LUXUO Magazine, Khalsom has had a fascination with skulls and butterflies from the age of 16.
"Butterflies have been following me around since I was 16 and got my first tattoo. I’ve always found them to be so effortlessly beautiful, which is the dream in my mind. Since then I have discovered that they have a dark side, I’m not going to get into it because it’s actually pretty gross, but you can look it up. I like the idea of being a surprise, and being unexpected, of having grit to your story. I love them for that.
"As we already know, butterflies are a symbol of change, of metamorphosis, and combined with the skull you’ve got life, death, change and love, all the things that we experience in life.
"Also, I just think that they looking f*cking cool together." - Khalsom. We f*cking think so too Khalsom! Check it out now (the funk soul brother). Gets us every time. Click here to view more of Khalsom's beautiful works.
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Until the next one, because sometimes skulls are thick...
Blair & El xoxo