Artist Information:
Gek Choo Yeo
Iowa city, IA
United States
Member Since: Aug 2001
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Artist Statement:
Gek Choo Yeo
Artist’s Statement
My art is buttressed in the
religious and philosophical
beliefs of Buddhism and
Taoism. In Buddhism, instead
of perceiving existing things,
the mind creates them. Taoism,
on the other hand, describes
the right way of doing things
and being in touch with the
divine. It is the ultimate
source of all things,
including artistic expression.
My artwork is both a path of
meditation and an act of
celebration anchored in
altruism, personal identity,
ancient and contemporary
symbolism, representation, and
social and political
conscience. With these I
create a visual language that
encompasses subject and style.
The human form is always the
foundation of my art. I use
the human figure as a symbol
because it can direct or evoke
individual and shared human
experience. In many of my
prints, I integrate Chinese
pictographs with human forms.
The Chinese characters that I
choose are based on Tao and
Buddhism philosophies that
favor universal compassion,
individualism, freedom, modern
familial roles and personal
happiness. In my work, the
marriage of handmade papers,
ancient Chinese pictographs
and human figures nestled in
the womb of a circle reflects
my understanding and
acceptance of the inevitable,
harmonious and continuous
nature...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
1999 Spectrum of Silence,
Drewelowe & E109 Art Gallery,
University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA
1998 Contours of
Perceptions, Drewelowe & E109
Art Gallery,
University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA
1994 Steps After II..
Substation Gallery, Singapore
1994 B.F.A. Show, Kent Hall
Museum, New Mexico State
University, Las...
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Gek Choo Yeo
Artist’s Statement
My art is buttressed in the religious and philosophical beliefs of Buddhism and Taoism. In Buddhism, instead of perceiving existing things, the mind creates them. Taoism, on the other hand, describes the right way of doing things and being in touch with the divine. It is the ultimate source of all things, including artistic expression. My artwork is both a path of meditation and an act of celebration anchored in altruism, personal identity, ancient and contemporary symbolism, representation, and social and political conscience. With these I create a visual language that encompasses subject and... |
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