Tang Ying Chi 鄧 凝 姿 works range from painting to fabric installation Homepage for artwork during 1990's and 2000's>>> contact>>> more updated work>>> |
Beauty Happiness and Intelligence VI 美麗, 快樂及智慧 (六) Using photgraphic images of old Chinese temples (for example) and layering them with marks and overlays of colour, Ying Chi Tang has produced a provocative body of work that comments on her own experiences. Exploring through her art-making the overlaps between one's personal identity and the issues of one's cultural identity, Tang makes judicious use of many tools and devices of the visual artist:layering, scratching out, juxtaposition, the inclusion of text and numbers, and collage. Fascinated with the notion of political power, and the definitions of 'country' and 'citizenship', Tang is grappling with huge abstract concepts, yet in an immediate, visceral, and honest fashion. Through her directness and honesty, as well as in responding to the richness of her vocabulary, we come to understand some of her concerns and ideas. Liz Wylie, curator of the exhibition of Ying Chi Tang: Power, Country and Citizenship at The Gallery, Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto, Canada in 1995. |
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