Underwater abstract series #2

By: Li Seagren

No Longer Available

Completed

2023

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

38’’x 24’’

Description

The potency of the invisible and the erased-within visuality drive my research and practice. My attention has always been drawn to the mysterious spiritual abstraction artworks. In my art practices, I want to explore the relationship between us and the fast-changing world. How The world has changed us and how I cope with it emotionally. There's a lot going on under the surface. I like to use the visual language of abstract forms and lines to depict my most intangible feelings. For the subject matter, it is derived from animal bones, teeth and flowers. The idea of these two abstract paintings series came from my underwater snorkeling experience. I like to practice applying layers of oil paints on canvas to evoke the subconscious mood, to reach the dream-like states. My paintings, my style have developed along the way.

About this Artist

Li Seagren

Li Seagren is a painter based in Chautauqua, New York. She’s found using abstract visual language is the most precise visual word to express her feelings towards the world surrounding her. She’s deeply committed to the eastern world’s simplicity aesthetic and also inspired by the western world’s abstract expressionism. Her artwork emphasizes textures, mark making and colors that magnify mood and compel curiosity. Originally from Chongqing, China, Seagren earned an associate art teacher certificate from hometown Chongqing, focused on Chinese ink painting and watercolor. She holds a BFA in painting & Drawing and filmmaking from SUNY Fredonia.

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