Louise Zhang is currently studying Fine Arts at COFA in Sydney, Australia. Zhang’s paintings embody the physical opulence, sing-song-y compositions and romantic idealism of Rococo painters such as Watteau. Her sculpture pushes the physicality much farther, obscuring the reference but not losing it entirely.
“Louise Zhang’s work starts with the most basic unit of construction: the amorphous, inchoate ‘blob.’ This entity, defined by its infinite mutability, and pure, constructive potential, is central to Zhang’s work, as she manipulates ‘blobs’ to produce abstractions of the everyday… ” – Boo Patricks
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4 responses so far ↓
1 anie inspired // Sep 18, 2013 at 12:31 pm
gorgeous colours and pastels! i am in love with this!
great blog BTW. love the layout!
2 rachel // Oct 2, 2013 at 8:57 am
Yep, these make me hungry! I really want some ice cream after looking through this work. Fantastic stuff though. x
3 Gaby // Nov 28, 2013 at 9:45 pm
Love it! So alive with colour <3
4 1.2.17 – Subdermal Currents // Feb 10, 2017 at 12:41 am
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