Yue Zeng

Artist Statement:

My paintings are an outlet to express the imagination I have inside my head that I cannot put into words. After trying many mediums, I always find myself coming back to paint and brushes. In my current artistic practice, I use oil paint and mainly create portraits of mythical creatures and animals transfixed in the shifting colors of seascapes and landscapes. There is a natural spirit and magic to these creatures and their energy draws me in. Choosing to paint these creatures as real living wildlife rather than abstractions, I use bold and vivid colors to express the imaginary intertwined with reality, finding magic between the seams. Using a saturated color palette, I create bold and striking imagery, contrasted between foreground and background, subject and landscape, and light and darkness. Weaving their bodies and the surface of the landscape into each other through organic forms and flowing brush strokes, I find beauty, strength and innocence in these creatures that reflect my inner world.

Education:

Self taught
Graduate as M.S from SUNY-ESF in Chemistry.
I educated myself everything about art after that.

Awards & Distinctions:

Fusion Art 6th Artist Choice Art Exhibition (April, 2021)
Best in Show-Traditional;
Art Show International’s Still life competition (April 1 -April 31, 2021)
Runner-Up Prize Award;
Art Show International’s Animal competition (February 15 – March 15, 2021)
Honorable Mention Award;
Art Show International Open 2 competition (May 15 – June 14, 2021)
Honorable Mention Award;
Camelback Gallery Artist Choice VI (February 25, 2021)
Bronze Award 2021;
 

Exhibitions:

Contemporary Art Gallery Online (February 24 – March 24, 2021)
2021 ALL Women Artist Painting/Drawing Exhibition;
Fusion Art 3rd Into the Wild Art Exhibition (April, 2021)
Exhibition Finalists;
Art Show International (March, 2021)
Solo exhibition;
Fusion Art Artist Spotlight (June, 2021)
Solo Art Exhibition;
Art Gallery 118 (April 6 – May 6, 2021)
Time and Tide online group show;
The Rice Gallery of Fine Art (March 26th, 2021)
A Small works show;
Las Laguna Art Gallery (March 4 – 27, 2021)
Women in Art art show;
J + K ISACSON ARTS (September 3 – 24, 2021)
Fantasy & Fiction National Fine Art Exhibition;
Exhibizone (September 30 – October 30, 2021)
Pets – 2021;
B EXTRAORDINAIRE (October 1 – November 30, 2021)
Luminosity online exhibition;

Professional/Teaching Experience:

N/A

Artistic Influences:

My art is influenced by every good artist out there. Now I try to focus on more of my experiences of daily life and imaginations of my inner world.

Tags:

fantasy creatures, fantasy scene, surrealism, landscape, imaginary scene, wildlife/animals, portrait, still life, abstract, seascape