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2010
2010
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Focusing on the human attributes such as touching, seeing, learning, this work sets out to question what constitutes reality. Using the technique of trompe l’oeil, Yuen placed photographic prints of a fake shadow under each sculpted hand to create the illusion of ‘reality’. More than just an aesthetic exercise, there are also specific personal references behind the three sculptures. The sculpted hand holding the spine recalls the artist’s childhood battle with scoliosis and the two hands holding the heart represents the struggles in life one has to go through. In the final piece, a left hand is shown in a hand-shake pose. Although the right hand is commonly used for the gesture of shaking hands, and the use of the left hand may be interpreted as being rude, more blood circulation flows through the body when the left hand is used to shake hands. For the artist, this gesture actually links one’s own heart closer to another human being.
Tomorrow, Today: Contemporary Art from the Singapore Art Museum (2009 – 2011). Singapore: Singapore Art Museum, 2012, p.116.
The Human ConditionMedium: Arabescato Marble, Archival Inkjet Print on Sihl Artistic Smooth PaperDimensions: 67 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm (each)Year: 2010
The Human ConditionMedium: Arabescato Marble, Archival Inkjet Print on Sihl Artistic Smooth PaperDimensions: 67 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm (each)Year: 2010
The Human ConditionMedium: Arabescato Marble, Archival Inkjet Print on Sihl Artistic Smooth PaperDimensions: 67 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm (each)Year: 2010
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