“Heavy”

Carmine Magazine: What’s your favourite piece you’ve ever done? (Please provide a picture)
Hung Lin: The piece titled “Heavy” is one of my favourites. There are so many important messages in there, yet I intended to keep the imagery simple but dramatic.

CM:If you could merge any two artist’s styles into your own which would you choose?
HL: That’s a hard question, because there are so many great styles out there. I’ll mention just two and those two are Vincent Van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

“Smoke”

CM: Which people inspire you the most in life?
HL: I would say Vincent Van Gogh.

CM: Do you collect anything? If so what do you collect? If not what would you collect (finances and space permitting)?
HL: I am compulsive collector, I collect bottles, short animated films, films, music, comics, post cards, stamps….

“Walking on the Street”
CM: Name five things you always have near you when you create.
HL: Gloves, digital camera, sketch book, music and a pencil.

CM: Name 5 materials/supplies you can’t live without (please include brand names where available).
HL: Light box, hp Compaq 8510p lap top, glove, pencil and camera.

“Scale”
CM: What kind of an environment do you need to create in and what does your workspace look like (pictures welcomed)?
HL: The environment I need is a room with the music near me, and the urge to create. Music creates an environment for me, my memories and the surrounding I live in often creates the moods for me.

CM: If you could have any talent which would you choose?
HL: I choose writing, because that is where most of the ideas are created.

“Safe”
CM: How do you go about naming your pieces? Do they start out with names or do you have to figure them out once the pieces are finished?
HL: My pieces come with an idea, usually inspired by one simple word. A name often comes out from my writing that associates with the piece.

CM: From idea to finished piece, about how long does the creative process take you?
HL: Some times it takes an hour or two, depend how complex the piece is. If I really want the idea and the piece to be just the way I wanted, that may takes five to eight hours.

“Reality” (Ed’s Note: The text reads “is this real”)
CM: Which of your pieces took the longest to finish and which was one of the quickest for you to finish? (Please provide pictures.)
HL: The piece titled “One particular afternoon” took the longest; the piece titled “Reality” took the quickest because it was based on a bizarre incident I witnessed.

CM: Any words of wisdom or advice to share with other artists or artistic people who are afraid to create?
HL: Never be afraid of your ideas, always keeps an eye out for all things, not just art itself, but all aspects of life.

“One Particular Afternoon”
CM: Are there any special causes or charities close to your heart that you wish you could donate work, time or money to?
HL: Making my own films and helping other artists.

CM: Do you have any upcoming art shows, releases or other news you would like our readers to know about?
HL: I currently working on various projects of my own, and I hope there will be some published pieces in the near future.

Find out more about Hung Lin and his work by visiting these links:
Re-animated featuring his animated films.
Illustrate featuring his illustrations.

“Rage”

“Mask”

“Harizon”

An unusual circumstance

“An Unusual Circumstance” an animated short film by Hung Lin.