Adrian Kay Wong (b. 1991) presents encapsulated moments that display a focused lens on the intimate, familiar, and human connection. Wong explores the interactions between negative space and figure, segmenting his surfaces with shapes that are collectively representational, but independently function as abstract forms. By exacting an extreme flatness that forces ground and figure on more equal planes, Wong also levels the attention between primary subject and contextual elements. The paintings are distinctively personal through the portrayal of narratives that are often sourced from his own adolescence. By investigating these sentimentalities with a deliberate and measured simplicity, Wong attempts to glorify the ordinary and reimagine the everyday. Wong was raised in the east San Francisco Bay area and now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013.
Amelia Midori Miller & Adrian Kay Wong
Adrian Kay Wong and Amelia Midori MillerDallas, TX - Dec 08, 2016 - Feb 28, 2017
We collaborated with Sherle Wagner Art Gallery to present Amelia Midori Miller and Adrian Kay Wong. The two artists separately employ color and graphic forms to raise questions of interpersonal intimacy, the built environment, and the quiet moments that exist between the two. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, respectively, the two artists vacillate between the monumental and the intricate, while working in the shared medium of oil paint.
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- Adrian Kay WongLos Angeles, CAArtist Page
- Amelia Midori MillerQueens, NYArtist Page
Queens, New York-based artist Amelia Midori Miller (b.1985) creates abstract and collage-based paintings inspired by her urban upbringing. She references the notion of obstruction in her oil paintings through the layering of forms and contrasting weights, colors, and textures to create both organic and structured compositions that are reminiscent of the chaos and energy of the city.
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1025 Slocum Street in Dallas, TXX
Dallas, TX