I am a painter who works figuratively and semi-abstractly to create bodies of work that respond to and contemplate the possibilities of art human potential in an age of AI technology. My interests arise from a curiosity for anew world enabled by the development of new technologies that influence our visual culture, how the role of humans will evolve as AI- a supposedly superior intelligence- becomes increasingly prominent, and a desire to express through art the energy and waves felt through human emotions and physical perceptions. There ideas are further explored in the following bodies of works.
Series1 is a series of semi-abstract acrylic-on-canvas paintings centered on the theme of "examining the world as seen through intuitive human energy". This work is influenced by my experience as a graphic designer and professional chef, which allow me to see the mathematical beauty of the world as well as the biological life energy that inhabits it. There is a fascinating curiosity and possibility hidden in the visual world of quantum mechanics that inspires me to create. The work incorporates geometric patterns in the composition to express rhythmic and energetic movement.
Series2 is a series of egg tempera-on-canvas paintings that express a narrative based on human thought and emotion. It is influenced by Asian religious paintings,architectural reliefs, and indigenous textile patterns. The color gold is used throughout to reflect Asian color sensibilities, compositions, motifs, and religiosity. While in Series1 the reflective quality of the gold was used to express visual ore temporal changes, movements of energy, and electric signals, in Series@, the gold functions as an indicator of spatial divides on a flat surface, and expresses rarity.
Both these series were inspired by the fascinating diversity of cultures and races I experience in New York, and an interest in the worldview I personally hold as an Asian person, as well as a kind of universal sensibility we have as human beings perceiving the world. I see my work and interest between technology and humanity resonating with artists such as Team Labo, for their pursuits in the intersections of technology, science, art, design, and nature; as well as with the work of James Jean, for his hybrid use of Eastern and Western techniques to create a kind of space - or universe- like world.