Body without Organs
Liyen Chong, Artist
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About the Work
Liyen
Chong
was
artist-in-residence
at
Tylee
Cottage
from
December,
2010
–
January,
2011.
Having
originally
programmed
her
post-residency
exhibition
at
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
in
Queen’s
Park,
this
was
deferred
due
to
the
uncertainty
of
when
and
where
the
Gallery
would
be
operating
from
given
its
earthquake
prone
status.
Now
that
the
period
of
uncertainty
is
over
we
are
delighted
to
be
able
to
host
a
survey
of
Chong’s
practice
to
date.
Since completing a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Canterbury in 2003, Chong has had numerous solo exhibitions and her work has been included in a number of group shows. As with many residents, Chong found that her time in Tylee allowed her to re-evaluate her practice. Her time in Whanganui signalled a move away from the body of work that she was focused on at the time that created painstakingly crafted embroideries, fashioned from human hair, some of which are included in this exhibition. She states “the warm and friendly atmosphere extended to me by the art community in Whanganui reawakened a sense of enthusiasm and play in my practice that I hadn’t felt for a long time”.
Liyen Chong’s work navigates a variety of media, from the delicate hair embroideries that open the exhibition to a cloud of drawings of ’magical ordinary objects’, embellished with gold leaf and a series of unique self-portraits that combine painting, performance and photography. Found images from encyclopaedias are overlaid with mixed media, manipulated and spliced with colour.
Greg Donson, Curator & Public Programmes Manager, Sarjeant Gallery 2014
Since completing a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Canterbury in 2003, Chong has had numerous solo exhibitions and her work has been included in a number of group shows. As with many residents, Chong found that her time in Tylee allowed her to re-evaluate her practice. Her time in Whanganui signalled a move away from the body of work that she was focused on at the time that created painstakingly crafted embroideries, fashioned from human hair, some of which are included in this exhibition. She states “the warm and friendly atmosphere extended to me by the art community in Whanganui reawakened a sense of enthusiasm and play in my practice that I hadn’t felt for a long time”.
Liyen Chong’s work navigates a variety of media, from the delicate hair embroideries that open the exhibition to a cloud of drawings of ’magical ordinary objects’, embellished with gold leaf and a series of unique self-portraits that combine painting, performance and photography. Found images from encyclopaedias are overlaid with mixed media, manipulated and spliced with colour.
Greg Donson, Curator & Public Programmes Manager, Sarjeant Gallery 2014
Measurements
Image 125 x 80mm
Frame 420 x 465mm
Frame 420 x 465mm
Media
artist's hair embroidered on cotton
Description
Small embroidered image of a skeleton created from strands of the artist's own hair on cotton fabric.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 2015.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
30 Jun 2015
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2015/10/1