IT'S ALL ABOUT ME ME ME

(REHEARSED ANSWER)
Amethyst De La Vega (MADLOVE) is a Filipino-Australian artist who tries desperately not to act like it. She takes after Surrealism and Post-colonialism, drawing on themes of fantasy/desire, identity, and personal and collective histories.
The artist is currently pursuing a BCA at the University of Wollongong, with a major in Visual Arts and minor in Creative Writing.

(REAL ANSWER)
I am:

• THE PERFECT GIRL
• JUST LIKE YOU
• PLAYING THE GAME
• SITTING SO STILL
• MADE OF IMAGES AND OBJECTS
• RETURNING THE STARE
• YOUR ANGEL, BABY
• HALLUCINATING
• A FUCKING FREAK

LASTLY, I'm lying all the time. I'm lying to you right now. PAINTING is lying. WRITING is lying. I made all of this up.

BUT YOU KNEW THAT DIDN'T YOU?
YOU'RE NOT HERE TO KNOW. YOU'RE HERE TO LOOK.