Uyen Doan Nha Nguyen - MA Illustration
Drawing on several years of experience as a mobile game artist, I now approach illustration in more experimental and cross-disciplinary ways. My methodology is rooted in eclecticism, valuing the freedom of working without boundaries and allowing ideas to shift fluidly across forms and media, blending hand-crafted, traditional, and digital techniques.
In this synthesis project, I chose my own brain as the subject for a journey of self-exploration, diving into my mental health experiences and transforming them into creative practices. “Neurospicy: A Journey Within” unfolds as a series of interconnected works structured into five chapters: drawing cards, poster set, tunnel book, motion video, and digital game art. Each chapter invites the audience deeper into my headspace, creating a layered narrative that merges personal reflection with imaginative storytelling. I gathered all these practices into a virtual exhibition [ Click here to go to Exhibition ] to test how they work together as a whole and to enhance visual language.
This project became a space for me to apply what I’ve learned while experimenting across media and methods such as blind contour drawing, psychedelic art, digital collage, motion graphics, sound design, and hand-crafted aesthetics in game visuals, all tied together through symbolic metaphors.
