Dreamworld is a reference to the woods. The artist Alexandra Chiou grew up in an area with a lot of greenery and trees a place where nature and her vivid imagination would constantly collide. This piece pays tribute to the magic of the outdoors as a fantasy and escape. Dreamworld is printed on premium paper and arrives in a black...read more
Dreamworld is a reference to the woods. The artist Alexandra Chiou grew up in an area with a lot of greenery and trees a place where nature and her vivid imagination would constantly collide. This piece pays tribute to the magic of the outdoors as a fantasy and escape. Dreamworld is printed on premium paper and arrives in a black frame. There are 50 limited editions with the artists signature.
Artists Story:
Human beings are small and frail when confronting nature but these characteristics also drive us to explore unexplored worlds. For artist Alexandra Chiou she uses her unique style to explore all of these unexplored worlds mysteries. In contrast to the spectacularity of the landscapes she creates Chiou chooses one of the most common and fragile materials paper to create these scenes. She paints on paper with vibrant gradient colors and cuts them into various shapes to demonstrate all of the feelings and memories one has when one faces remote nature. By stacking and rearranging in different ways Chiou uses abstract and exquisite cutout shapes to represent the contours of landscapes and to create different thicknesses to bring the ups and downs of landforms to life.
With almost no realistic expression in her work Chiou is able to create an untouched world like a puzzle unsolved. The lines shapes and colors are hints about what and where the sceneries could be. However just like the best part of a puzzle is the journey of solving it what those individual shapes represent is not the whole purpose. It is when you are intrigued by all of the collective details hidden in the familiar materials gentle colors and strokes that you are immersed in this imaginary world and find the power of quietness. This puzzle of nature ultimately leads the viewers to their own inner nature and peace.
About the artist:
Alexandra Chiou is a visual artist who draws on memory landscape and family history to create intricate collages that explore themes of uncharted terrains as symbols of hope possibility and new beginnings. She works primarily with layered hand-cut paper to create her dimensional collages. She paints cuts and arranges various shapes and colors as if piecing together a puzzle; each shape line and the color is a hint trace and impression of nature and memory.
