Monica Moon Sophia
Year of birth: 1967.
Where do you live: Singapore.
Your education: Diploma in Special Education.
Describe your art in three words: Bold, Expressive, Explorative.
Your discipline: I paint every day for at least one hour, six days a week — from small pencil and pen sketches to large oil paintings.
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Monica Moon Sophia | My Secret Garden | 2025
Your art often blends feminine figures with elements of nature. How do you select specific animals or natural motifs to accompany your subjects?
I basically focus my thots on which element will suits my theme better, and follow my intuition and then slight logic to decide which suits best.
You’ve participated in various international exhibitions. How do different cultural contexts influence your artistic expression?
Every exhibition gave me each a difference experience and knowledge in return. They make me grow each time learning from my experiences and interactions with other artists as well.
Monica Moon Sophia | Landscape | 2023
Can you share an instance where a particular artwork challenged your usual creative process?
Every piece is challenging to me in a different way. Each unique and rewarding in its own way.
How do you balance the use of traditional techniques with contemporary themes in your paintings?
Depending on each and every piece of artwork that I face with, I will use my intuition to guide me with what to use and combine techniques to present the results. Then I’ll define the final result by taking steps back to have a good look at the artwork before putting the final touch.
Monica Moon Sophia | Sunny Day | 2025
What role does color play in conveying emotion in your semi-abstract works?
Colour tells a story in my artworks. The Hues, Value, Saturation etc, each plays a part in my consideration when laying down my colours, layer by layer.
How do you approach the storytelling aspect within your semi-abstract compositions?
I would first think of the idea of what kind of woman and animal I needed to portrait my message. Then the connection between the woman figure and the animal will rely on the position that I wanted them to be at. Lastly the ultimate integration between both of them by using colour and the medium.
Monica Moon Sophia | Teh Roses | 2025
What advice would you give to emerging artists aiming to develop a unique style?
Your unique style relies on your own intuition of what medium to use, layering of colours, bold expression as well as your unwavering faith in yourself as an artist.
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