Salon is evoking the opulence of seventeenth century Europe rather than the minimalism of a contemporary gallery or of an Asian landscape. Yet, upon closer examination many of the frames are made from inexpensive materials such as plastic or wood and are likely manufactured in Asian countries. I have been collecting these frames from local thrift stores. As I create the pieces I reflect on the often short-lived trends in interior decoration as well as the histories of these abandoned frames—likely once containers of intimate family portraits. The deliberate flatness of the ink drawings themselves, the use of ink and the East Asian facial features of the subjects connect the works to the history of Asian art.
Your mints are my medicine
Love is not enough
Little blue and Red
Woman Who Travels (installation)
Jiemei Lin
Galley Space Mock-up
Mural on wall, paint, vinyl stickers, ink, wood
2017
Woman Who Travels
Jiemei Lin
Mural on wall, paint, vinyl stickers, ink
2017
Negative Spaceship
Jiemei Lin
Ink on Paper
22x30
2017
Negative Spaceship (details)
Jiemei Lin
Ink on Paper
22x30
2017