Inner Zen Series by: Yi Xuan
Yi Xuan is one of my favorite Chinese Contemporary artists who has inspired my current body of work that I am working on. As an artist the past year has been one that filled me with frustration when pertaining to my work. I had what is referred to as ” the artist’s block” which caused me to really wonder about what I was doing and how to break away from it. For so long I have used the figure to create work and often was intrigued by the modern/contemporary art but was not sure how to venture in to this world with my own art. As I was studying and viewing various contemporary artist I came across Yi Xuan who with his work and his words gave me the inspiration to start a new chapter in my body of work.
“Life itself is a work of art, a live sculpture. The way to appreciate it is to experience your own soul.” – Yi Xuan