Open Studio in EFA, NYC

"物慾橫流"

YI-HSIN TZENG: FLOW in NYC
OPEN STUDIO IN EFA (THE LIZABETH FOUNDATION)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
6:00~9:00 pm, Studio-510

323 WEST 39th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10018
Please Take A, C, E to 42nd Street (Port Auth)

When I posted this, it means my residency is coming to the end.
I am glad I chose to stay NYC for my fall quarter, because there are too many exciting showes going on. (though I didn't have lots of time checking everyone...>O<) It is pretty important for me to "witness" the real piece from my favorite artists. Therefore, I took the risk, again... In this series, I find new material and new way to present my work. Maybe it is just like what Craig said: ...the qualities that are truly Yi-Hsin are coming to the surface more...

Please pass the news to your friends or anyone may come...
Thank you very much!
Have a great final week..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/niky2006/
If you want, you can check some work first.
After the show, I will post more picture for you guys.

I Miss Everyone..

After coming here, I found how nice and kind you guys are.
Masumi, I miss your cooking and accent...
Shanon, I miss your generosity and BBQ...
Mandy, I miss your smile and consideration...
Jessica, I miss your sound and racing car...
Mike, I miss your sexual painting and sensitivity...
Christopher, I miss your laughter and studio...
Wan-Ju, I miss your chatting and niceness...

And so on, and so on,...on and on........... a lot of friends in Savannah...
just like these hair are growing.....

October in Chelsea

There are too many shows going on, so I only pick up my favorite artists.
First, This is Arturo Herrera.


I like the smell of flesh. This is Berlinde De Bruyckere.
His gallery: http://www.yvon-lambert.com/main.php?EXPO=newyork





This is Sue Williams. I am crazy for "lines," so I like these paintings.

If you have interest, you can google them or check their galleries.

Chris Johanson in Dietch

Personally I like this gallery.

Secondly, I like this artist. Before I check the show, I didn't know anything about him.



His style is a little "naive," outside the art world.
I like the way he presents his work...very constructive and special...
I feel like I am in a site for religious ceremony. It is a secret religion, maybe illegal.
After they left, viewers enjoy the proof of their existence.

Besides, he has a good sense on color.

Here is the gallery.

http://www.deitch.com/artists/sub.php?artistId=6

Here is more images about his show.

http://www.kavigupta.com/artists/johanson/cj_images.html

The Secret about NYC space...

My Shit Is Good...

Recently, got some questions from my dear friends and classmates...

Because the deadline for winter NYC space is around the corner.

I am really glad to help them....

but some of you maybe feel embarrassed or plan to apply next next...time.

Anyway, I provide some information for anyone who may be interested in this space.

http://scad.edu/painting/nyc-workspace-opportunity.cfm

Here is the application form.

First, I am an international student, so I need to take two courses at least.

One is "Independent Study, " and the other one is "Internship."

Secondly, My proposal is about two pages totally.

You know...English is not my mother language, so I don't want any trouble for myself.

In my proposal, I mentoned my motivator, intention, the basic direction for my creating, how to feed back my classmates (I am doing right now)...

Finally, it is about portifolio. Honestly, I don't think the stuff above are very important.

Actually, your portifolio is the most impoetant thing in the world.

I put 20 digital images of my work, arranged the order of showing, and typed an inventory.

If I didn't remember wrong, I finished these steps at the last moment.

If you want to know more, maybe check with professor Greg or Craig.

They are great.......

Most important of all, don't care about the result too much.

Even you don't get in, it doesn't mean you are bad.

Even you don't get the space, you still can plan your trip or internship in NYC.

Go ahead, folks.

My studio in NYC!

I believe that many people really, really...want to know some information about NYC studio.
Okay, let's me become the reporter temporarily.

The size is about twice as big as my original studio in savannah.
Most important of all, it has a super big window. This is why I am crazy for it.
The only one disadvantage is that you can see through your neighbors and vice versa.

This is not my first time in NYC, so I am not too excited about "The Big Apple."
I start to live in NYC, not visiting it.


From doorway peeping into...


I think I am crazy, and I don't know if this is good or bad for me.
Because I start to like "chaos" and "scatter." I left everything I used on the desk, on the ground, on the chair....everywhere. This is not what I was before....
Maybe this is because of sunny window....

Chelsea's September 02-James Cohan Gallery

http://www.jamescohan.com/ This month James Cohan Gallery opens fall season with three sperate exhibitions: Xu Zhen, Folkert de Jong, and Martha Colburn.

Among them, I like the first two works.

In the front gallery, Chinese conceptualist Xu Zhen transforms the gallery into a replica of a Shanghai convenience store. I saw this "fake" store in Art Basel Miami Beach, 2007. Actually, I saw these kind of store everywhere, when I was in Asia. The only difference is the brand of product and the contents--there is no real food inside. You can buy anything you want, but only form, no content.

The other one is Dutch sculptor--Folkert de Jong. He uses all kinds of industrial materials to construct his "funny" world. This piece references Goya's famous 1814 painting, El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid. They are so large and near that viewers can witness their "ridiculousness" in person.