Roye Zhang
Yarny Steam
each image 9″ x 9″
gouache, ink, yarn
China
Roye Zhang
Clara Lieu
Art Prof & Partner
Artist Statement
“I’m currently a senior in high school as an international student. I will be attending an art school this fall for college.
I chose gouache paint to be the media of this piece since I wanted to practice on my painting skills; especially with human gesture and the shading of fabrics. Gouache is easy to use at home since I didn’t have access to oil paint.
This piece was inspired by my own sketchbook since I just started to have the habit of live drawing. When I finished six paintings, I added the motif of yarn to connect all six panels. This piece is a self-directed project I did for fun outside of class as it also became one of the funny little gifts I share with my friends.”
Artists & artworks mentioned in the critique
Honoré Daumier, Katsushika Hokusai, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, topographic maps, Alice Neel, Philip Pearlstein.
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