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These little images - part of my Chinoiserie series, will be heading to the Breathing Colours Gallery this weekend: Chinoiserie is a European, romanticised depiction of Chinese flora, fauna and themes, popular since the 17th Century. It is not a realistic depiction of life or even themes in the Far East – designers and craftsmen took elements they liked and created Asian-inspired but very European pieces for the Western market. This is a theme I have been exploring more of as an artist: one who is Chinese but who is an Asian adoptee, raised in a white family. The juxtaposition of very recognisable ‘chinoiserie’ against antique European documents highlights my own existence: An Asian with completely European and white sensibilities
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 22:11:20 +0000

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