Profile
Jacqueline Gomez
Born: 1980
Hometown: Kelantan
Based in: Selangor
I have been incredibly lucky to be able to create art as my professional vocation for more than 15 years. Being able to explore and delve into this passion deeply full time, is a gift I am continually grateful for...
Style: I tend to lean towards realistic renderings with abstraction coming into play to hopefully create exciting & mentally stimulating pieces.. The human form is one of my favourite subjects at the moment but I am on a continuous journey of creative discovery in style and content..
Inspiration: Being of Anglo-Indian descent and growing up in the urban multi racial & cultural, sunny shores of Malaysia has undoubtedly shaped my worldview and driven me to always try to represent diversity in my work as much as possible. My conceptual pieces are usually developed and inspired by what lurks within the pages of my second love - books, and the inevitable influences of the unique and 'exciting' times we live in.. I see the persistent honing of my artistic skills as integral to creating, and exploring and developing my skills in differing mediums and techniques is one of the many amazing and ever inspiring parts of the process.
Distinctions: Featured & interviewed on Hypp TV 'The Art Gallery' in 2013, which features some of the most promising emerging & established artists in Malaysia.
Education:
Graduated from Lim Kok Wing University College (2004) with a Diploma in Visual Art but has been on the whole, mostly self taught.
Exhibitions:
Minut Init 2016 (In One's Skin: Group Exhibition on Nudity)
Minut Init 2016 (VDA Freakshow Group Exhibition)
Midas Touch 2013
Minut Init Art Galleria 2013
Midas Touch 2012
Minut Init Art Galleria 2012
Minut Init Art Galleria 2011
Minut Init Art Galleria 2010
Lim Kok Wing Gallery 2003
MIA Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2002
About Jacqueline Gomez
What inspires you?
Literature is where I usually derive my most inspiration.. Reading an inspiring subject matter, stirs my mind and is when I conceive my most powerful imagery for my work..
Describe your creative process.
Some pieces take time to solidify in my minds eye and require multiple preliminary work / attempts to create, and then there are those rare gems that I can feel and see with such clarity, that creation flows with ease...
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Evolving
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Gustav Klimt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Johannes Vermeer, Nick Alm, Vincent van Gogh, Brad Kunkle, Egon Schiele, Ron Hicks, Jeremy Mann, Roberto Ferri, Denis Sarazhin etc..