Self-portrait

Hi, I'm Akane. Nice to meet you. Let me tell you a story...

The most consistent thing in my life ever, since I can remember, has been art. Art has been there for me since I remember existing. It's part of me, my core and has made me who I am. Has saved me from very dark places, also gave me the best moments I can recall and made me cry tears of joy. But for the last couple of years, I've lost myself in the industry. I've succumbed to the "fast delivery" culture that social media algorithm likes. I was very unhappy with all the constant demand for content, when in reality what I wanna do is art, not content. It made me very depressed, very anxious, very self-conscious about everything I've done for the past years. I've lost some passions and discovered new ones, guess that's part of the cycle of life.

Since I wasn't happy with the stuff I felt forced to do, I entered 2022 with a clear and simple mindset - stay consistent to my art style and stay disciplined enough to learn from my mistakes and finish my works and ideas. So I've decided to do a self tribute right at the beginning of this year - to celebrate the fact that I'm alive another year, I'm still here to persue my dream and I'll stay consistent and build the discipline to do so. So here's to me, here's to another year of self-discovery, self-development and hopefully many new experiences and passion about what I do.