Hello! I just came back from my 3-day weekend in NYC, so tired but extremely inspired. I'll blog about that more in the next entry with photos. For now, I haven't posted any answered questions lately... so this is the 3rd installment. Read on to find out informations about me or anything you've asked...
These are in random order:
QUESTION: Quân ơi... What is the meaning of life?
ANSWER: I have no idea, but I can only answer with this quote by Samuel Beckett: “I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.”
Q: A "paparazzi" of your wonderful works! Just wanna say "RAWR." Honey child, you is sum'n fierce! My close friend is avoidn me and a lot of other people, too. I thought she needed some space, but it's been almost a year. What should I do?
A: ahaha thank you!
As for your close friend situation... how close are you with your friend? If you 2 are close, then she wouldn't be ignoring you for almost a year! Maybe she does need some alone time, but that's way too long to not talk to a "close" friend. Plus, who am I to say? I've ignored a few people in my life because they are stale and not appreciative, so that's OK! I think you should reevaluate to see what you've done wrong to make her ignore you, if you didn't do anything wrong then that's fine. You should put a closure to this as soon as possible. No more waiting. Just ask her how she's doing and if she's really still ignoring you, then you both should just keep it moving! On to the next one, hunny!
Q: in the "sustainably sexy" photoshoot i noticed there were 2 photos that were 3D anaglyph's. could you explain how you did it? i'm trying to do the same on photoshop, and it never turns out right..
A: I actually convert the image to black and white, then duplicate it 3 times, and each layer I fill it up with a red, yellow, and blue overlay. Then you can either set the top 2 layers to lightening, or darken. Then nudge each layer to the right or left, to make it offset and create the 3-D effect! I hope that helps!
Q: Love your blog and your style (we have the same hair lol). I've got my summer ball coming up, and i need some help. I have a skinny grey suit, but how can i mix it up so i don't look boring? what colour shirt etc? xx
A: YAY! thank you! lol
Skinny grey suit is perfect! I think you should wear a yellow button down shirt or tank top inside. The yellow and grey color scheme is always a winning combination, I actually have a yellow tank top dying to be paired with something grey as well! If you don't have yellow, a pink/purple/red/salmon color shirt would be great... they key is to bright up the muted color (grey) inside out! And a pair of white dress shoes would be dashing! If your pants fit you then I think you don't need to wear a belt, just keep it summery and fresh.
Q: If you were going to be reborn into an animal (excluding humans), what animal would it be, and why?
A: hmm... I've never got a question like this. Quite hard to imagine what animal I would want to be, I'd say either a bird, the exxxotic wild ones like a Macaw... or a big cat like Leopard! ;)
Q: What was the first ever picture you took which you were proud of? If not the first, any picture, which are you most proud of?
A: my first picture I took was back in high school when I bought my first digital camera that still used batteries, it was just daily snapshots of my baby sister. There are many picture(s) I love... however, the photos that I'm most proud of are from this very first photoshoot I did of myself with self-timer, http://www.geneticboi.com/photography/photo1.html
Q: I want to do a Graphic Design internship. however its require to have a portfolio and i don't have one. You can say i'm starting out new. i have a lot of art/graphic things but its not to a WOW factor. Any suggestions?
A: yes, it does require a portfolio, and even better, a strong portfolio! If you have a lot of art/graphic things then it's a matter of putting them together in a portfolio book or website, so people could view them.
As for the WOW factors, I honestly don't have much suggestions because everyone has their own aesthetics and approach to creating. However, what you can do is try to have a variety of work, and within that variety, it must all flow together. Say, you have drawings, photography, and design, as different as it might be, it should have a similar theme, color scheme, something that tides it together along with your artist statement. Your work should reflect what you you say as well. Another thing you can do it go on design/photography blogs and websites like www.ffffound.com to see what's new right now and try to keep up to date with that, and refresh your work. Good luck!
Q: Love is blind. Have you ever thought of loving someone so much that you're willing to change EVERYTHING about yourself just to please 'em? How willing are you to make this unconditional sacrifice?
A: Love IS blind. And yes, I have thought of loving someone so much, I was ready to settle down and be everything that was expected. But that was just a thought... a silly thought, you know? I think if you are willing to change everything about yourself to please someone, then you have no strong backbone, no sense of self. If there has to be a change, BOTH should change for the better to elevate the relationship, it should always be 50/50. I want someone who will love as much as as I love myself, and vice versa.
As of right now, I don't have any urge to make any unconditional sacrifices. We are young, we should be ambitious. I want to be alone for right now, because I realize I need to focus on myself, my work, and my future. However, I don't know what the future holds really, if love happens, I'll deal with it 1 day at a time.
Q: (had a longer message but word limit is evil) how do i achieve this hairstyle, which is kind of similar to yours? http://lh6.ggpht.com/_78wgd5ujqrc/S2-h71LDv6I/AAAAAAAAP2c/okA0udy_g-A/s1600-h/SimonNessman4ArmaniJeans.7 i have asian hair too! help! thanks
A: gosh, I hate word limit too. It's not fair because they only limit the question, and I can answer however long I want to. Equality for all! lol
As to the hair, OK, so you have asian air, as I do too. This is what you should do, dampen your hair a little, then run some putty through the dampen hair, then blow dry it, that way while the hair is being dried, the putty will melt and stick together to your hair creating more body and volume, then get some small hair clips, pick small batches of your hair, twist it, clip it in the the direction you want to wear your hair (backwards, side sweep) let it sit for about 10-15 minutes, remove the clips, slightly run your hand through your hair to loosen out the twists, and then continue shaping, sculpting the coiff hairstyle, while using hairspray to keep it in tack, spray a little with each move, blow dry it on low to help dry and hold shape.
lol I wish I could be there to help you out physically! look at this tumblr, it has some great men's hair too: http://coiffureshommes.tumblr.com/
Q: Are you going to have an exhibition of your fabulous artwork?
A: that's my future dream/goal. Once I have a solid body of artwork, I will try to apply to art galleries, to have solo or group exhibitions, that would be fantastic!
Q: are you a US citizen or studying on a visa? I really want to go to school in the US, but not sure how to as i'm from another country
A: I've just recently became a US citizen. You can always apply for a US school and then get a visa to study, I think that's possible! A few of my friends did that, they're still studying/working here.
Q: What's the most evil that you've done?
A: the most evil thing that I've done? in 2nd grade, I pinched this girl so hard her skin turned purple and she cried. lol, I think she was being a little bitch! UGH! I'm not an evil person, I'm very loving and friendly, I just want to make art and inspire others. So that's the most evil thing I've done.
Q: Quan, why do you have so many stalkers?
A: I don't know! I guess they wanna check up on it!
Q: youre so cute, how do i get in contact with you ? :)
A: lol thanks! I guess you haven't seen my portfolio website? there is a "contact" section: http://geneticboi.com
Q: Whenever Quân feels sad, what is the one thing (image/person/place/thing) that you would think of to make you smile?
A: Thank you for asking, I love this question, it made me smile already!
Whenever I feel sad, I think about how much I've done, and how much more great and exciting things I will do, and I think about all the people who are not as lucky as me to have a promising future, or those that are restrained from their freedom of speech. Therefore, I keep going to express myself and create, and do it for those who can't. That cheers me up and refocus my mind! :)
Thank you to everyone who asked me questions so far (see I used them to make a blog entry, so you didn't wasted your time asking! hehe). You can go here (click!) to see the original links of these questions. And there are some that's too short, so I didn't include it. If you need to vent, I'm always here. Ask away!
Great ending message :) I love your positivity and enjoyed reading through your q&a's!
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