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| Adventure Of AlaDDin Acrylic Broken Mirror Spray PaintRhinestone Pearl On Faux Fur |
| Blossom Spray Paint Pigment Pearl Lace On Canvas |
| Bride Spray Paint Metallic Paper Pearl Glitter Lace Fabricon Canvas |
| Chanel Black Rose Acrylic Spray Paint Faux Fur Pearl Bead Lace On Canvas |
| Elf Or Teddy Bear Spray Paint Glue Gel Pearl Bead Lace Fabricon Faux Fur |
| Love Potion Glitter Acrylic On Canvas |
| Moss Painting Rabbit Fur Acrylic Spray Paint Pearlon Faux Fur |
| Nipple Painting Spary Paint Thread Pearl Bead On Fabric |
| Other Side Of Heaven Acrylic Spray Paint Pearl Bead Glitter Furon Silk |
| Princess & Her Unicorn Acrylic Metallic Paper Fur on Canvas Hello Kitty fabric On Wire |
| Snake Leaves Acrylic faux fur |
| Starry Night acrylic spray paint mirror fur |
| Starry Night Acrylic Glitter Fur |
I sketch with my hands and draw with scissors, then fill the gaps or shaved part with poured
paint. The material - Faux fur, polyester blends, fluorescent nylons, sequined lace, pearls,
glitter, rhinestone and spray paint – reflect contemporary Asian pop culture that is derived from
surface and appearance. These fabrics, such as faux fur are stretched, cut, painted, or
collaged into an abstraction of an archetypal fantasy character or a materialization of a fairy
tale: a princess or prince in Snow White, a bride or groom in Snake Leaves, a wolf or a girl in
Little Red Riding Hood. I continue to explore formal issues of color, texture and composition in
painting that belies poignant explorations of female identity.
paint. The material - Faux fur, polyester blends, fluorescent nylons, sequined lace, pearls,
glitter, rhinestone and spray paint – reflect contemporary Asian pop culture that is derived from
surface and appearance. These fabrics, such as faux fur are stretched, cut, painted, or
collaged into an abstraction of an archetypal fantasy character or a materialization of a fairy
tale: a princess or prince in Snow White, a bride or groom in Snake Leaves, a wolf or a girl in
Little Red Riding Hood. I continue to explore formal issues of color, texture and composition in
painting that belies poignant explorations of female identity.
The swirls of translucent fabric and the roses are reflections of the female experience and personal
fantasies, which evoke associations of the Baroque. The personal movements of my hands and fingers
that twist or cut the fabric are physical responses to dream and desire, and is linked to my body. The
working process, with a masquerade of feminine material, reflects the idea of theatricality and
performativity. The work is at the same time improvisational and spontaneous, and sometimes combine
and play with the of drawing from observation. The fiction of the commodity, inspired from the idea of
shopping and home-decor, is a form of mass imagination. Desire is appropriated from the materialistic
world and from life. Using saccharin, candy-like colors, fabric is layered with poured paint, transforming
itself into an all-over color saturated painting relief.
fantasies, which evoke associations of the Baroque. The personal movements of my hands and fingers
that twist or cut the fabric are physical responses to dream and desire, and is linked to my body. The
working process, with a masquerade of feminine material, reflects the idea of theatricality and
performativity. The work is at the same time improvisational and spontaneous, and sometimes combine
and play with the of drawing from observation. The fiction of the commodity, inspired from the idea of
shopping and home-decor, is a form of mass imagination. Desire is appropriated from the materialistic
world and from life. Using saccharin, candy-like colors, fabric is layered with poured paint, transforming
itself into an all-over color saturated painting relief.
| Catherine Lan |