Rimski Chua is an oil-based artist, who moved to Los Angeles from the Philippines at the age of ten and received my AA in Studio Arts and Communications at Los Angeles City College. Her cross-cultural experience as a Chinese-Filipina heavily impact the way she conceptualizes her works. Two themes Chua concentrates on are piecing together fragments of reminiscence and carefully highlighting ordinary subjects and landscapes in my environment and showcasing them onto the canvas. Memories from her unique childhood or an embrace of the subjects and landscapes in her ever-changing life is what moves each stroke.
As a recipient of the Dreamers Act, Chua draws strength from immigrant stories, as they possess distinct narratives that challenge stereotypes and expand perspectives within the art world. She also agrees with most, that being an immigrant can lead to displacement, loneliness, and an identity crisis due to the lack of sense of belonging and relatability with others. However, she also believe our adversities and stories can give others (who may have lived similar paths) to gain wisdom or inspiration and maybe even motivation to their own unique stories.
It is Chua’s aspiration that individuals who are acquainted with my art experience a diminished sense of solitude, nostalgia, and longing, while those who are unfamiliar will be stimulated by curiosity, informed by knowledge, and left desiring further exploration.
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