{"id":449,"date":"2016-03-11T11:21:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T10:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2016-03-11T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T10:21:51","slug":"ja-tan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/artistsbiographies\/ja-tan\/","title":{"rendered":"JA Tan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I live in Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>I am 29 years old.<\/p>\n<p>I live with my parents.<\/p>\n<p>My passion is my art and taekwondo.<\/p>\n<p>When the weather in Vancouver permits, I also like swimming. The sound and feel of the water \u2013 brings me comfort and peace.<\/p>\n<p>I paint\/draw about things I encounter in my daily life.<\/p>\n<p>I also use my paintings and drawings to share the inner journeys I take every single day of my life \u2013 the journeys that show how a person like myself copes with the many challenges I am presented with. I speak through the colors and shapes of my art!<\/p>\n<p>My life as an artist on the spectrum informs my art, which is known as \u2018Abstract Expressionism\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2016\/01\/JATanPicassoInspirationMixedMedia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-274 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2016\/01\/JATanPicassoInspirationMixedMedia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JATanPicassoInspirationMixedMedia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2016\/01\/JATanPersistence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-273 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exploringdiagnosis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2016\/01\/JATanPersistence-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JATanPersistence\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I live in Vancouver, Canada. 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