#ninimarini

I forgot my password.....yes.....roll your eyes.

I didn’t want to.

I was busy.

Back now  & WOW, I have much to tell you! Where do begin from last July, 2014? That’s nearly a year ago. Holy spheres.

Just keep an eye for my updates....I am inspired to write again.

Love love,

First installation for Good Vibes Festival called 'Dancing Leaves'

17 Aug 2013, Sepang, Malaysia

Collaboration between Ninimarini x Studio Lukas Lim. 

New TV series on 8TV (Malaysia) called SELF MADE starts this 29th August 2013 at 10.30pm. Twenty of Malaysia's creative spirits will be featured.

Halo halo! This is late but I thought I'd post a separate entry to a live painting session I did for Levi's® and Tongue in Chic (TIC http://www.tonguechic.com) last November. Check out Levi's Dress With Intent page http://goforth.levi.com.my/dwi/profile-nini-ramlan.php

The brief was to do whatever I wanted. How fun! The painting measured 8 feet  by 13ft. I think I can't remember! Well it was fairly big let's just say.

So I decided I wanted to do some kind of a "tree of life" for the piece.

I call it the 'BOOM TREE'. The black and greys at the bottom represent conform. But nature will tell you what you need to do with your life and she will always push you to answer your calling (represented here with the "arrow leaves"). It will reach a point where find it in yourself to go forth and just do it! Explode into a burst of color and life! #artforlife. Do your art and you will go BOOM! 

My painting with people session would start at around 3pm so  I decided to come in around 11am to get the outline done. (That's my sister with her amazing guns) Ummmm, I nearly passed out from the heat as it was literally high noon when I was doing it! I took breaks in between as it was just too glaring but after a couple of hours, I was happy I managed to transfer the drawing freehand! 

Ahh the picture looks great but the heat and sun was a killer! Loads of people came over to help paint including the girls whom I had met in the last Levi's painting session last Aug, 2011. Here's the post incase you missed it http://ninimarini.tumblr.com/post/9333458829/art-for-life-go-forth

I love this shot. Volunteers hard at work painting. Next time I will need more ladders. 

Another friend I had made in the last Levi's painting session. Dayang! Much love to you lady. Thank you for the photos and for filling out the buckets of water!

It was a pretty interesting doing this project with Levi's this time round as there was another painter involved. Next to my piece (on the left) is another done by artist James Ly. (Its not finished here by the way). His approach was way fun as he got people to kick balls dipped in paint onto this canvas. 

8 hours and the painting was completed. Big shout to all who came to help or even to say hi. Thank you (Urbanscapes via All Is Amazing for this photo)

Thank you to the special ladies (above - Amira, Nabila, Dayang, Rab, Naimmah and Nurfariza) I met most of you at the first painting event and now new friends with the second project! Much love to you all. (Thanks for this photo!)

It was such a fun and beautiful day. Lots of great Malaysian energy. Love love love.  (Thank you Meetlov for this collage!)

The next day my Levi's Go Forth buddy and talented photographer Mr. VPYP posted up this picture of the painting in the daytime. 'BOOM' indeed! (Thank you VPYP - #JADI)

Well then there you go. A great way to finish the year I thought and I am looking forward to doing something interesting towards the end of this year you too! Keep on keeping on :)  (Picture courtesy of Urbanscapes)

Thanks Levi's for always supporting the things I love!

#artforlife.

What?!!!! We're alive? LOL

Okay so I've been BUSY (understatement). Haven't had time to blog but I thought I'd so a quick recap to update myself on the things I've done this year and to tell myself. Hell yeah lady. 

1. Creative projects went VERY well this year. Formalised my #ARTFORLIFE campaign with art classes for a youth activity centre as well and by conducting a couple of art sessions with different groups of kids this year. I wanted to understand how to teach kids and I think I've found my own way to teach art and I look forward to doing more of these next year. I want  to help people embrace their "art" and make it apart of their life in some way or the other.

Art sessions with some cool KL kids :) 

Art sessions with different kids just to test my art teacher skills. So far, so good :) 

2. I'm also so THANKFUL that I was able to continue my creative collaborations with various brands this year. I always like doing these short term projects as its good art practice for me. First up, designer phone covers for POPMYBERRY. So much fun! Thank you for asking me to! Thank you to NIKON Asia-Pacific for giving me an opportunity to share what inspires me as an artist. The pictures I took have truly become inspiration for my art work now.Thanks NIKE for inviting me to paint the Cortez and finally LEVI'S Malaysia for inviting me (for the second time round!) to share their GO FORTH ideas with the world and for making another live painting session possible again!  Collaborate to grow!

Levi's Go Forth shoot. Check this link out for more http://goforth.levi.com.my/dwi/profile-nini-ramlan.php 

Check the video out too :  (Link : http://vimeo.com/53943146)

Levi's® Go Forth: Kuah Jenhan, Froya, myBurgerLab, Nini Ramlan, Vincent Paul Yong from The Spacemen on Vimeo.

3. As an 'artist' I think I've made amazing headway in terms of development due to some key events. It started with my very own exhibition early in the year where I also did a live painting there. I was also invited to paint in Singapore at the Asian Civilizations Museum where it was all about pattern in textile....PERFECT inspiration! So a special shout to Anna Belle Francis for helping make that happen for me! Love you for life sister.

My art has given me so much this year I am so grateful for this gift. Through art I've also been able to contribute to society in my own way. This year I was invited to help come up with some art pieces with some refugee kids in Malaysia to help raise funds for the Fugee School. I also celebrated World Refugee Day with the good people at UNCHR where we did a community painting session. So many good things from something I have loved all my life. #ARTFORLIFE

I can't wait to finish these properly. I only had 2 days to work on them so I'm getting someone to send them up from Singapore for me to finish...

Community painting for UNCHCR World Refugee Day in Kuala Lumpur

  Above: A special day painting with the media. 

I keep on saying collaborate to grow....and its true, I feel that I'm on an art journey myself and these experiences will with my "content" for my art and to build towards an eventually second exhibition. WINK.

4. I am BLESSED that people get what I'm trying to do and its definitely a plus to get to talk about my projects formally. I got my first international feature with a digital magazine called The Maior, I got to show my love for Batik by being in a photo campaign for one of my favourite Malaysian batik designers called Rubaq. I also gave some talks this year about 'doing what you love' and #artforlife which completely floored me! Blessed to be able to share!

5. If I had to name one NEW thing that came about for me this year, it would be TEACHING. I do love it. Maybe its because I had a lecturer for a mother, I don't know but teaching is definitely a thing I intend to continue. I teach at work by way of training, I joined a pilot project to teach orphans how to present ideas and I teach art. I definitely feel strongly about education and this year was a good start to get that ball going!

6. My professional career (in content development in media and tv production) has equally been satisfying this year. I've had a hand in some interesting projects which has really made work exciting for me and I'm keen to see how they pan out. The BIGGEST thing I did this year was to pursue whatever projects that interested me even if it wasn't asked of me at work. This has resulted to me being able to help create "creative workshops and sharing sessions" for 8TV, Live painting sessions at TV3. Its been AMAZING lemme just say and I look forward to building new portfolios next year. BOOM. 

This year's music award show concept has gone arty! :)  Oh helloooo #artforlife

My art merged with my work in a BIG WAY this year and it was made clear when I was asked to host a community painting session for the company! So I created Primeworks Studios' Infinite Flow to bring in the chi in our office space....Mmmmmm. Gotta thank the boss for asking me to do it for him. Thanks Izham! Really had fun going to work to PAINT. I enjoyed getting to know some people at work who paint too. Deep connection achieved.  Love love love.

What a SOLID year this year has been. I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. I hope you don't think this is a bragging post as its really not. Its my post to myself to remind me to keep on keeping on. I am thankful for my life.

Here's to a solid 2013. I look forward to you with and open heart!

Wishing you all love and inspiration always.

Lots of love,

NINI

Sharing a little bit of my happy time. #artforlife

Painted 'She Rises' (7x5ft, acrylics)  a couple of weekends ago. Inspired by the Firebird & The Phoenix Rising from the ashes stories.