VOLUME N°5
Gaze
Wanying Jin
“I can not remember when I started to paint, however, for as long as I can remember, I have been drawing almost every day. I carry a little sketchbook with me all the time for inspiration”.
Born in Harbin, Wanying Jin is an artist and illustrator now based in Shenzhen, China. In Jin’s portraits, she explores how elegance can be reinterpreted in the contemporary era. The unorthodox figures are dreamlike characters that float from another realm Jin holds a connection with. Ambiguous in gender, race, or bone structure, these characters have no interest in the labels that separate people from each other in this realm. They convey their own stories with distinct personalities. Rather than originate these characters, Jin regards her job as an artist to bring them to our dimension with paint, fabric, and make-up.
They convey their own stories with distinct personalities. Rather than originate these characters, Jin regards her job as an artist to bring them to our dimension with paint, fabric, and make-up. For Jin, the most exciting aspect of this process is to figure out the style of each character, which is the moment when they come to life. Before becoming a painter, Jin was first a fashion illustrator. She received her M.A. degree in Illustration from Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England, and holds a B.A. in Illustration from Arts University of Bournemouth, Poole, England.
TAHER JAOUI -
A French-Tunisian artist, was born in 1978 in Tunis, Tunisia. In 2007 he graduated from the world-renown Sorbonne University in Paris. He now lives and works in Madrid. Jaoui’s compositions are built through an intuitive and unconscious process. His inspiration comes from many sources, including abstract expressionism, cartoons, graffitis, street art, and primitivism. Jaoui’s work mixes paintings and drawing in ways that are both abstract and figurative. His colorful compositions stimulate the viewer’s feelings and imagination and let them build their own interpretation. Jaoui attractively combines a full palette of color and texture, using oil, enamel, spray paint, and charcoal on canvas. Jaoui is represented by galleries in London, Tel Aviv, Tunis, Dubai. His works are prominently featured in numerous private collections in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the USA. Taher's artwork is met with great success in Art Fairs and other shows.
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