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Stella Chang: Mindscape I
$999.00
Medium: Chinese watercolor with resin gel painting printed on aluminum dibond metal. Size: 32 h x 24 in. Mindscape I is the first of ten abstract portraits using Chinese Watercolor technique to depict the interior of the subject’s mind. While traditional portraits focus on portraying an exterior likeness through representational realism, these paintings redirect the focus to the intangible atmosphere within. Esprit and Mindscape series are created as a tribute to the human spirit. Esprit is a Fauvist dance of colors and strokes that represents the complexity and tenacity of the human spirit. Mindscape is a series of ten abstract portraits depicting the interior of our mind. Instead of creating exterior likeness, Mindscape series focuses on the very real yet invisible interior layers of our consciousness. Together, Esprit and Mindscape embody the essence of who we are: chaotic, ephemeral, transient, and ever-changing.
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Instead of focusing on the “representational figurative” or “realism,” Stella fully embraces the idea of creating the “unseen” so that each piece becomes a visual exploration for viewers to experience a phenomena, be it social, racial, spiritual, historical, political, or simply a different type of beautiful. This may be the result of her upbringing spanning three countries and cultures. Each time when she landed in a different country, her sense of self, social mores, and even aesthetic preference had to change to assimilate with the dominant culture. By the time she was 12, she was forced to grasp that whatever is “beautiful” is not set in stone, it is fluid and transient depending on who’s viewing it. For instance, she is never quite Taiwanese, American, or Canadian, depending on who’s viewing her. Growing up like this, it’s not hard to see why Stella’s fascinated more by the perspective with which people employ to view things and form their opinions, rather than being fascinated by the opinion itself. Therefore, Stella’s art is a visual experiment that explores how people engage and discover the process that forms their own perspective.
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