For many artists, like Vietnamese Lucia Pham, expressing how they feel is much easier through a creative medium than words.
For this artist, originally from Hanoi, being able to express her state of mind through the illustrations she makes is crucial in her life.
When Lucia feels happy she paints pretty, sweet things with colors happy y bright. But when she feels tired, anxious or sad, she also uses the illustration to show things that are a little stranger, which are often scary.
Because she always wants to be a carrier of positive energy, she has a hard time speaking, in a more traditional way, when she is going through a difficult time.
Therefore, Illustrating is a cathartic process for Lucia Pham because it helps her connect with other people and with her own emotions.
For this artist, sometimes words are somewhat hollow, but with images she manages to convey everything she feels.
Through the manga and anime he consumed growing up, Pham became familiar with illustrations as he spent many hours copying his favorite characters to the best of his ability.
For Lucia, having attended an extracurricular school in her pre-primary years was crucial, since it not only helped her write better but also made her fall in love with the calligraphy from a very early age.
This event led her to study graphic design at Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, which allowed her to work as a graphic designer for a couple of years, later encouraging herself to become a full-time freelance illustrator.
Lucia Pham is a restless creative who is always in constant search of new challenges, be it concept or technique.
When one sees his work, one can easily perceive that he loves to experiment with vibrant colors, in addition to the fact that his characters have angular facial features and large eyes that are often found in a messy scene where objects and colors collide.
Such an eclectic and playful combination of elements is precisely what makes Lucia Pham's drawings so recognizable and special.
