‘Every Artist Is My Master'

These days, former actor and director Edmund Chen devotes his energy to art and content creation.

- Edmund Wee

Acting is no longer his mainstream now, says former film and television actor and director Edmund Chen. “I’m more like a content producer – be it a movie, a toy, a book or an advertising project,” he adds. He is also grabbing headlines for other reasons – as an artist. To date, he has put together art installations, created the world’s longest drawing that nabbed a Guinness World Record, as well as put out a series of picture books. We chat with him to find out more.

Talk about your foray into art.

It all started as a kind of escape for me. I was in primary school when someone gave me colour pencils for my birthday. During that time, there was a weekly drawing contest and I submitted mine every week, and would regularly win a small prize. That was a huge encouragement for me. Also, as a kid, I wanted many things but my parents couldn’t afford them. So through art and drawing the things I wanted, my needs were fulfilled, somewhat vicariously.

How did you come up with the My Little Red Dot series?