‘Every Artist Is My Master'
NSman|January - February 2020
These days, former actor and director Edmund Chen devotes his energy to art and content creation.
Edmund Wee
‘Every Artist Is My Master'

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?

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