Melbourne, Australia based, Indonesian born illustrator, Eveline Tarunadjaja, will be making her way to Culver City, California and Thinkspace Gallery for a exhibition in the gallery's Project Room, opening Saturday, April 9. Splits Ends will feature new works from the artist.

1. One reason you make art: Therapy

2. The last good movie you saw: True Grit

 

3. Something you’ve always wanted to do, but have yet to: Live by myself, some place else.

4. Favorite country or city visited: New York

5. A few words that sum up your philosophy on life: Take it easy.

6. Something you want the world to know about you: I like to listen to Disney soundtracks.

7. Something that annoys or frustrates you about people: Some people like to do unnecessary things.

8. Something that concerns you: Where my inspiration will come from next.

9. Artists you admire: Vania Zouravliov, Kozyndan, James Jean and Takato Yamamoto

10. Favorite quote(s): "Colour my life with the chaos of trouble" - Belle and Sebastian

11. The first record or CD you ever bought? The last album you downloaded? CD wasn't very common in Indonesia, I think my first cassette tape was "Disney's Princess Collection: Part 1" and my last was "Blue Valentine Original Soundtrack"

12. Something you do when you’re procrastinating? Watch all kinds of TV series

13. What is your most defining characteristic? I don't over complicate things

14. What is your greatest fear? Losing people I love.

 

15. The moment you realized you were an ‘artist’: I'm an artist?

 

16. Your greatest quality: My butt

17. Something you wish you could change or alter about yourself: I wish I was more productive

18. What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken and was it worth it? Starting a studio space with a bunch of creative and yes, it was worth it.

 

19. Something you wish you had known five years ago: What I wanted to do in the next five years

20. What do you hope to accomplish in the next five years of your life? I've got a few long term projects I'm working on, a T-shirt line called "As Prescribed" (www.as-prescribed.com) for one which I hope takes off. There are a few other things I want to do as well which will hopefully let me travel places.

Eveline Tarunadjaja
Split Ends
April 9—23, 2011 Thinkspace Gallery
Culver City, California