Suyao Tian

Artist Statment

My primary medium is watercolor, but I also useother media such as  pen and ink and markers to define the details of each painting, layers, and visual depth. Mark making, in this way,  creates both  aid me in the creation of both a  micro and macro worlds. My creative process is to extract the fragments of memory and separate, reorganize and integrate them. It is a  process of self- release and expression. These peculiar images often appear in my memory, through dreams and subconscious imaginings and i use  abstraction to catch a moment, feeling, and unclear forms that pop into my imagination. I use my painting to understand the relationship between humanity, nature, and the universe. I continue to explore the internal questions of who we are and where we are going. In a way, my mind is like another plane of existence. My paintings represent the places I have been and the things I have seen in the world of my imagination.

Human consciousness-is tangible and sacred. It is a secret space where no one else can be unless you let them in. That is why many of us are afraid to look inside, because we’re afraid to be alone with our thoughts. I think of my work as a "prompt"—the abstract shapes, biomorphic figures, and unknown elements pull a viewer into an imaginative state. inviting everyone to explore and have a conversation with themselves. My work creates a peaceful and safe space that hopefully invites the viewers mind to wander and explore, Those who have viewed  my work  have said that they find my work peacful and they find my work offers posctive encouragement and a sense of healing  by encouyraging intrispection.

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