Reza Hasni is an illustrator and motion graphics artist from Singapore who creates colorful psychedelic pop art. Bringing together influences ranging from religion and sacred geometry to pop art and emojis, Hasni’s work introduces mystical ideas in a playful, modern-day manner. In true pop art form, the artist shared with us his thoughts on various topics through a curated collection of quotes from TV shows and celebrities.
Reza Hasni是来自新加坡的一名动态图像设计师和插画家，作品多为色彩缤纷的迷幻流行艺术。从宗教到神圣几何学，从流行艺术到表情符号，都是Hasni的创作灵感，他通过作品，以现代、有趣的方式，讲述各种神秘的想法。这位艺术家用名副其实的流行艺术形式，用一系列引言，转述他自己关于不同话题的想法。
On Artistry
“I never cared so much about making perfect sense. I wanted to make perfect nonsense. I wanted to tell jokes, but I didn’t give a fuck about the punchline.”
– Harmony Korine
“Real artists have day jobs.” – Sara Benincasa
“You have to think anyway, so why not think big?” – Donald J. Trump
关于艺术
“我从来没有特别想要讲有意义的话。我只想说完美的废话。我想说笑话，但我又不会特意去想什么笑点。”—— 哈莫尼·科里恩（Harmony Korine）
“真正的艺术家都会有一份全职工作。”——Sara Benincasa
“反正你得思考，为何不想得远大点？” ——唐纳德·特朗普（Donald J. Trump）
On Inspiration
“Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world, the disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days. A purpose.” – Dolores Abernathy from Westworld
关于灵感
“有些人选择关注这个世界的丑陋之处，关注混乱与无序。但我选择去关注其中的美好；选择去相信我们的生活有着自己的秩序和意义。”
——朵洛莉丝·埃布尔纳西（Dolores Abernathy），《西部世界》（Westworld）
On Culture
“I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness.” – Kanye West
关于文化
“我拒绝接受别人对幸福的定义，说得好像所有人的幸福都是一样的。”
——坎耶·韦斯特（Kanye West）
On Religion
“Is that what God does? He helps? Tell me, why didn’t God help my innocent friend who died for no reason while the guilty ran free? Okay. Fine. Forget the one offs. How about the countless wars declared in his name? Okay. Fine. Let’s skip the random, meaningless murder for a second, shall we? How about the racist, sexist, phobia soup we’ve all been drowning in because of him? And I’m not just talking about Jesus. I’m talking about all organized religion. Exclusive groups created to manage control. A dealer getting people hooked on the drug of hope. His followers, nothing but addicts who want their hit of bullshit to keep their dopamine of ignorance. Addicts. Afraid to believe the truth. That there’s no order. There’s no power. That all religions are just metastasizing mind worms, meant to divide us so it’s easier to rule us by the charlatans that wanna run us. All we are to them are paying fanboys of their poorly-written sci-fi franchise. If I don’t listen to my imaginary friend, why the fuck should I listen to yours? People think their worship’s some key to happiness. That’s just how he owns you. Even I’m not crazy enough to believe that distortion of reality. So fuck God. He’s not a good enough scapegoat for me.” – Elliot Alderson from Mr. Robot
关于宗教
“那是上帝会做的事情吗？告诉我，上帝为什么不帮助我无辜的朋友？他无故死去，而有罪者都得以逍遥。好吧！先不说这些单个个案了。还有那无数场以他之名打响的战争呢？好吧！我们也先不说随机无意义的谋杀。还有那些我们因为他而产生的种族歧视、性别歧视和各种恐惧呢？而且，我不仅仅是指耶稣，我指的是所有有组织的宗教、排外团体，为控制人们而诞生，一个让人们对‘希望’上瘾的毒贩，其追随者不过是瘾君子，只求吸一口，好保持他们无知的多巴胺。他们不过是不敢相信真相的上瘾者。真相就是根本没有秩序，没有神力，所有宗教都不过是在人们内心不断扩散的蠕虫，旨在分裂我们，以便让那些想掌握我们的骗子统治我们。我们对他们来说只是他们写的很烂的科幻小说系列的迷弟，专门给他们送钱去。如果我都不听我幻想朋友的话，又凭什么要听你们幻想出来的朋友的话。人们以为他们的崇拜是通往幸福的钥匙，而他正是靠这样控制住人们。就连我都没法疯到相信这种对现实的扭曲。所以，去你的上帝，他对我来说不是一位好的替罪者。”
—— 艾略特·奥尔德森(Elliot Alderson) ，《黑客军团》（Mr. Robot）
On the Future
“Who knows? It’s like asking where’s Waldo.” – Jerry Seinfeld
“The Force will be with you. Always.” – Obi Wan Kenobi
关于未来
“谁知道呢，这就像是在问‘瓦尔多在哪儿’（Where’s Waldo?）的感觉。”—— 杰瑞·宋飞（Jerry Seinfeld）(《Where’s Waldo?》是一个美国知名的在线游戏，玩家须在茫茫动画人海中找到主人公“瓦尔多”）
“原力将与你同在……一直都会。” ——欧比旺·肯诺比，电影《星球大战》（Star Wars）
