YILAN
IMPRESSIONS
September 10 - November 27th, 2023Lantern Space Yilan City, Yilan, TaiwanThis photo was taken in the wee hours of my opening. As you can see, dancing on chairs is just my form of expression for how happy I was. But all kidding aside, I was so honored and humbled to have a solo show of 50 works about Yilan, Taiwan. I had approximately 6 months to develop all new works! I mainly wanted to focus on developing abstract works capturing the patterns of a place and how they manifest in architecture, landscape, people, fashion. Due to the broad range of topics, this show is grouped into 8 mini series:
YILAN RICE SEASONS
These paintings on wood panels celebrate the ever-changing landscape of Yilan, Taiwan. They were my first works for this show, born from my deep connection to this scenery. My NYC streetscape has been replaced by a different kind of dynamic environment—one filled with mountains and rice fields. Depending on the time of day, the mountains transform from a solid purple-grey wall, resembling a herd of giant elephants on the horizon, to a series of dreamy layered with clouds and mist that draw the eye into the distance.
MARKETS
An invigorating experience that captures all senses in both body and mind.
These are the only monochromatic pieces in the show because I thought that color would had detracted from the purity of the line.
I wanted to express and capture the energy, rhythmn, and organized chaos of a market. By limiting my tools to ink and a bamboo fountain pen, it allowed me to explore caprturing a feeling of space, energy and rhythmn.
PATTERNED WOMEN
This mini-series is about travel and experiencing a new environment. The patterns of a place become part of the figure and represents the idea of traveling and experiencing a new place and creating a memory.
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES
I am most inspired by the vastness and everchanging color palettes of the Yilan sky, moutains and rice fields. The mood of the mountains and skies range from etheral and dreamy to dark and brooding, to joyful and hopeful. Depending on the season or the sunshine, the landscape color palette dances between bright greens of the new rice sprouts to the neon green velvety carpet it grows into. The layering of the purple/ blue mountains is a dynamic contrast to the landscapes lush tones of green. Abstract houses and temples float within these spaces as if in a surreal dream representing serenity and joy. .
ABSTRACT PATTERNS AND DETAILS
Patterns of a place are like a thumbprint of a memory. I see patterns in micro and macro worlds. From Colorful fish at a fishing port, to landscapes, nightmarkets, structures.
TRAVELER’ S DREAMS
When you attempt to recall a memory of a place or moment, the details often feel hazy, like a lucid dream. I took 2-3 snippets from different memories in Yilan and wove them together to create a new, composite experience.
ABSTRACT STRUCTURES
Traveling and taking in the environment. Patterns of a place become part of the figure’s dress or hair. Represents the idea of traveling and experiencing a new place and creating a memory.
