Have You Seen Me?
Abby Zhang
Abby lives and works in Brooklyn.
I Never Cared For You, 2021 29.5x20.5 in oil on paper, pencil on paper, polymer clay, food package, inkjet print, gouache on paper, kitchen sponge, red pepper flakes
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I Never Cared For you (Detail)
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Beach under Moonlight, 2021 36x36in oil, acrylic, gouache, molding paste, cornstarch clay, foam net, fishing net, paper, canvas, yarn, pencil, artist tape, rubber duck on canvas
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Falling Down The Rabbit Hole, 2021 36x36 in acrylic, oil, gouache, pencil, oil pastel, molding paste, wood, polymer clay, food package, artist tape, rubber duck on canvas
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Happy Hour, 2021 24x18 in oil, acrylic, gesso, ink, inkjet print, polymer clay, food package, marker, pencil, paper, canvas, foam net, pencil lead, sticker on wood panel
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Mountain Of Hope, 2021 HxWxD 2.5x3.3x1.7in acrylic, gouache, mirror, pencil lead, plastic pig on clay
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The Park, 70x80 inches, oil, gesso, canvas, inkjet print on canvas, October 2020
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The Candy House: HxWxD 44.5x17x17 inches
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Untitled, 60x48 inches, oil, gesso, burlap, paper, pompom, glitters on canvas, December 2020
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Postcards From Friends, 12.8x16 inches, Cards, oil, school glue, wrapping paper, ink on cardboard, July 2020
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The Candy House(Detail)
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The Candy House(Detail)
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Installation view
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Artist Statement
Influenced by Ursula Le Guin’s “The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction”, my work is a carrier bag of everything I have collected that affirms my presence. Inside this bag there are pieces of evidence including objects, images, text and information which reconstruct reality throughout a personal perspective. I like objects but I’m primarily a painter. So I paint on everything.
In doing so, I build connections with the world, and explore the absurdity, struggle and humor in life through my work.