Known for her contemporary sculptures combining unconventional materials, organic forms, and bright colors, Dan Lam is showcasing new works this summer at the renowned Portland gallery Chefas Projects July 7 through August 5.
Dan’s fourth solo exhibition Cosmic Shake is an exclamation of her mesmerizing sculptures that so often push the boundaries between beauty and grotesqueness; this time additionally exploring new shapes and textures. Culminating her artistic expression, she has launched a refreshing new bold visual language and has pushed her personal boundaries to the outer limits with this show.
“Through this exhibition, I am delving into my complete visual vocabulary while also enhancing it. I am introducing new textures to familiar shapes and exploring established textures on fresh shapes,” Dan shared. “This exhibition provides me with the opportunity to express my artistic language fully, which I haven’t been able to do before. My aim is to continuously push the limits of my creativity and explore the endless possibilities.”
Fans, old and new, of her work will no doubt be tetched and owner of Chefas Projects, Stepanie Chefas is delighted to bolster Dan’s work for a fourth time.
“Dan Lam walks the line between numerous dichotomies to uncover new modes of expression. By navigating the realm between attraction and repulsion, motion and stillness, seriousness and playfulness, softness and hardness, Lam wields magic power over each idiosyncratic vision. The experimentation remains palpable, but the work is never so abstract as to disengage. Compelled by these seemingly disparate juxtapositions, the viewer is overcome with a range of complex emotions and creative ideas.”
Photography courtesy of Dan Lam Studio.
Head to Chefas Projects’ website for more details on Cosmic Shake.
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