EMILA

Emila was born in Malaysia (Pahang) in 1969. She is known as a self-taught visual artist, illustrator, and author. She has written and illustrated several popular picture books in Malaysia, as well as a series of children’s handbooks. Beloved for her whimsical characters, her talent has won her a loyal following locally and internationally.

In 1995, Emila started her artistic career. Emila was working as a broadcast graphic artist at the time, before switching to the graphic artist in 1999. Since 2007, she has been a picture book illustrator and artist.

Emila’s creations are inspired by life. Her father was a commando, and her experiences growing up in an army camp by the sea and school holidays at her grandparents’ house in Raub, Pahang eventually formed the backdrop for her illustrated trilogy – My Mother’s Kitchen , My Mother’s Garden, and My Father’s Farm.

As an artist, Emila usually focuses on girls and landscapes. Her style is influenced by Art Nouveau, Surrealism, Expressionism, Impressionism, and Neo-Impressionism art movements. Emila’s artwork is not limited to traditional media, she also creates electronic artwork.

艾米拉於1969年出生於馬來西亞彭亨州勞勿鎮，是一位著名的視覺藝術家、插畫家和作家。她的職業生涯多樣且令人印象深刻。其藝術之旅始於1995年，當時她是一名廣告平面藝術家，後來在1999年轉向桌面排版平面藝術家。自2007年起，她開始專注於繪本插畫和美術創作，為超過60本引人入勝的繪本繪製插圖，觸動了世界各地讀者的心靈。卓越的才華和奉獻精神贏得了本地和國際上的眾多獎項，進一步鞏固了作為備受讚譽藝術家的地位。

艾米拉的創作靈感來自於生活。她的父親是一名突擊隊員，從小在海邊軍營長大的經歷，以及在彭亨州勞勿的祖父母家度過的學校假期，最終構成了她創作插圖三部曲的背景——《我母親的廚房》、《我母親的花園》和《我父親的農場》。

作為一位藝術家，艾米拉的主題常圍繞著女性/女孩的描繪和引人入勝的風景。她的藝術風格受到新藝術運動、超現實主義、表現主義、印象主義和新印象主義（點彩派）等多種藝術流派的影響。艾米拉的創造力無邊，能輕鬆創作傳統和數字藝術作品。