Artist Spotlight: Norlie Meimban

Artist Spotlight: Norlie Meimban

I was browsing Facebook when I chanced upon Norlie Meimban’s works.

Found his art worth sharing so I reached out to him for our next Artist Spotlight post.

How did you teach yourself?

I always research some new techniques and references that I can use for my artworks. Searching observing, experimenting and lots of practice to master my technique.

What was your first exhibit like? 

My first one man show is about my experience working in a company that have stress and deadline of my works. I worked in an animation company here in Manila. My first show was about figures that compress or that are trapped in time. It was called Bondage of Time and was exhibited at Pasig Museum in 2004.

Against-Rality-Norlie-Meimban

Against Rality, 30 x 40 inches, oil, 2004

Emotional-Force-Norlie-Meimban
Emotional Force, 30 x 24 in, oil, 2004

What are you currently working on?

Now I am working on animated paintings for my upcoming show on Aug 20, 2017 at Pinto Museum. It’s  a collaboration of animation process and paintings. The title of the show is “APRON” a story about OFW.
I also work in figurative paintings; before i learned the process of animation paintings,  I started in figurative work more on surrealism.

What is your process like?

Before I began my exhibit, I was talking to a person who works as an OFW in Hongkong. Thru this story I create a 10 1sec per frames of animation and 10 paintings from animated film, the story of every life of house maid.

What was the most valuable thing you learned in art school?
Technically none, but how you express using your own medium and technique there’s a lot. They train us how to think deep and have a story behind our works. To be strong visual artists. Because technique and style, you will learn it by yourself but of course by the help who knows how to paint. I’ve learned all my technique from my father. He always teaches me how to use brushes, colours and composition, even using different mediums.

What is your favorite piece you’ve created?
I have a lot of favorite pieces but one is the series of “TRANSITION 1 & 2 concept.

Transition 1

Transition 2

What is your favorite piece by another artist?

THE SISTINE CHAPEL by Michelangelo

Why do you work in the medium that you do?

Well in animation painting, I think I am the only one using collaboration animation process and paintings using line drawings. I know there’s a lot of animation concept that you can see like the photography motion of duchamp. He uses photos to create motion, mine was line drawing based in traditional animation.

What is your favorite place to create in?

My studio, but sometimes you have to go some places that you can think maybe place that environmental friendly, fresh air and fresh ambiance.

What inspired you to become an artist?

My greatest inspiration is my father. Since I was a little child, I always sat beside him looking at what he was doing… asking some questions like, “How do you do this and how do you do that?”

From there, I wanted to become like him… My father was a commercial artist after my graduation and to become a full  time visual artist. I also invite and encourage him to make original paintings and be part of one exhibit I organized.

 

 

 

 

 

One thought on “Artist Spotlight: Norlie Meimban

  1. Thank you sir ian for the interview i hope i can inspired people who wants to become an artists too…God bless you

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