Rooney Ong Jing Ren

REAL HUMAN EXPERIENCES

“Gender, self-expression, and human connection have become prevalent themes in most of my artwork. In every series I create, I always use different mediums while at the same time fully submerging myself in new surroundings in the hope of bringing out something different.
My latest series is based on real people and stories. Drawing from life keeps me loose, fresh, and accurate.
What live models bring to the table that photo reference doesn’t, are an energy and life, forcing me access to elevate a drawing.
I use strong, hidden messages to create a mood that reflects the feelings I have at the time of creating the artwork.
Therefore the pieces reflect real human experiences and emotions such as loneliness, happiness, hope, and love.”

Rooney Ong Jing Ren is an emerging artist from Malaysia, currently based in Boston, MA.
He works primarily in acrylic on wood. He’s best known for the technique of applying paint to a wood surface to form a pattern or image.
As a living material, it incorporates the organic, irregular forms he has always been drawn to.

He is also a graphic designer and an artist based in Malaysia.
As a graphic designer, he has provided services for organizations such as the United Nations, AirAsia, United Overseas Bank, Allianz, ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards, Asia School of Business, LI-NING, Spanco Malaysia, up For Life, and Suasana Iskandar.
He was a mural artist for Wall Tailor, where he worked on interior designs across Kuala Lumpur.
Jing Ren obtained BA (Hons) in Graphic Communications Design from Taylor University in Malaysia.

“Gender, self-expression, and human connection have become prevalent themes in most of my artwork. In every series I create, I always use different mediums while at the same time fully submerging myself in new surroundings in the hope of bringing out something different.
My latest series is based on real people and stories. Drawing from life keeps me loose, fresh, and accurate. What live models bring to the table that photo reference doesn’t, are an energy and life, forcing me access to elevate
a drawing.
I use strong, hidden messages to create a mood that reflects the feelings I have at the time of creating the artwork.
Therefore the pieces reflect real human experiences and emotions such as loneliness, happiness, hope, and love.”

Rooney Ong Jing Ren

WEBSITE: www.rooneyojr.com
INSTAGRAM – VIDEOS: @rooneyboy
INSTAGRAM – PHOTOS: @ongjingren
FACEBOOK: rooneyojr

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