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Su A Chae

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Journey

Abstract art with plant shapes, tiger patterns, and pastel geometric fragments on a blue background.

acrylic, molding paste, and glitter on canvas

Autumn Notes

Abstract collage with pastel shapes, tree silhouettes, and net patterns bordered by animal print.

acrylic and molding paste on canvas

Cabinet of Curiosities

Abstract painting with green, orange, and patterned shapes, bordered by wavy brown and white forms.

acrylic and molding paste on canvas

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Artist Statement

 My painting explores the idea of an asymmetrical balance that creates paradoxical, spatial relationships and the ambivalence associated with identity.

I employ abstraction or semiabstraction as a means of compressing my personal perceptions and experiences, which are often intertwined with sociopolitical and cultural specifics. Arch shapes, distorted square forms, and other idiosyncratic elements with recognizable shapes and patterns are personified to suggest their multifaceted, and sometimes contradictory, relationships that can be both confrontational and comforting.

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