Putih Mata is an idiom in the Malay language that describes a feeling of disappointment when you don't get what you want or hoped for.
I started Putih Mata in the wake of a heartbreak, left it unfinished for months before picking it back up again after I had recovered.
A special artwork that began as a need for catharsis, this painting is a documentation and personification of the disappointment I felt as well as the healing that took place after.
She may be unhappy but she's pretty damn ready to move on from it.
