Everything that happens in our (human) life also happens in nature. Competition, struggle, sustainability, reproduction, coexistence etc. – Hsu’s art is all about Nature. The artist uses elements of nature as her main protagonists to depict her own stories, feelings, encounters and the everyday human life. It is only through these main protagonists that the artist can best express herself and present valuable lessons. Like the ups and downs in our lives, nature also has its own struggles, yet they do it more gracefully and visually more pleasing.
They are fragile yet strong.
The storytelling and translating power of nature are best seen in some of her recent works like ‘How I see it’ and ‘Embracing’. To the artist, we usually take nature as something that stands still, but they are in fact, very much alive. Just like us, any living organisms in nature need to compete, sustain, reproduce, and struggle to survive. Different species in nature has their own better and more beautiful way to co-exist and form a community than the one we surround ourselves with. Hsu sees the differences and depicts each element of nature with
semi-abstract forms to emphasize and celebrate diversity.
‘Embracing’ is about the need to stop finding faults and being scared of things that are different from us, and to start embracing and simply accepting the differences.
Hsu articulates every personality of life and nature with recurring lines, patterns, shapes and bright colours, adding an obvious sensation full of vitality and joy to all of her works. Similar to building forces that both wrestle with and work together to take part in nature, the artist’s enormously detailed print-like acrylic pieces immediately engage the audience to investigate closer; yet the combination of straightforward lines, curves and dots, and the almost odd but blending choice of hue composition render any further explanation effortless.
The artist’s personal interpretation of connecting life and nature, of presenting their intertwined and varied intricacies through simultaneously creating harmony and tension in the spaces on her canvases all reflect her own multi-cultural background and experiences – Hsu was born in Seoul, Korea as part of the third generation Chinese immigrants; She studied in the U.S and South Korea, and is currently based in Hong Kong. The journey that she takes the audience on can never be defined with only one label, they are always both minimal and complex.
How I See It (2021)
180 x 130cm Acrylic in canvas
Everything that happens in human life also happens in nature. We take nature as something that stands still, but they are very much alive. They also need to compete, sustain, reproduce, and struggle to survive. Different species in nature just found a better and more beautiful way to co-exist and form a community than us. Artist sees the differences and depicts each elements of nature with semi-abstract forms to emphasize and celebrate the diversity.
Embracing (2021)
100x100cm acrylic on canvas
Caption: Everything that happens in human life also happens in nature. We take nature as something that stands still, but they are very much alive. They also need to compete, sustain, reproduce, and struggle to survive. Different species in nature just found a better and more beautiful way to co-exist and form a community than us. Artist sees the differences and depicts each elements of nature with semi-abstract forms to emphasize and celebrate the diversity.
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