404 Fantasy
Oil, acrylic on canvas, fabric, glazed stoneware
141x183cm
2022
“404 Fantasy” (2022), developed from my exploration of making collages. I imitated the effect of tearing up the edge of collages on canvas by doing brushstrokes. Meanwhile, negative space is deemed commonplace within both Eastern and Western art. I left space in both my paintings and collages. In addition, the painting is empowered to carry conflicting meanings. It presents a woman with double braids, wearing a Qing dragon robe (which was worn by the male, especially the emperors of China, symbolizing the highest power in ancient patriarchy). At the same time, a female torso is in a destroyed kimono. A bento box (ceramic) with the shadow of a table was placed below the painting, associated with the red table in the painting.
