Statue of Asking: Threshold Guardian I

Pei-Hsuan Wang

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Biography

In Wang's practice, everything is interwoven and meaningful. It is rooted in ways of engaging with her identity. Much of this centres on her and her family's diasporic migration from Taiwan to the US. As well as drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese and East Asian myths and folklore, Wang's practice explores her relationship with the women in her life, particularly her matrilineal heritage. Her drawings illustrate figures surrounded by mystical objects and creatures in sumptuous settings, while her animal sculptures are representative of her analysis of folklore, morphology, shape-shifting, symbolism and metaphor - each with its own specific references and histories. ...

Selected Artworks
Self Portrait As Iris As An Idea V
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Self Portrait As Iris As An Idea V, 2021
25 x 36 x 28cm
Sarcophagus IV
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Sarcophagus IV, 2021
23 x 42 x 23cm
Chance Remembrance (Cosmic Good Luck)
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Chance Remembrance (Cosmic Good Luck), 2022
40.5 x 25.5 x 15cm
Deliver Like a Sugarcoated Razor
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Deliver Like a Sugarcoated Razor, 2022
19.1 x 31.8 x 22.9cm
Monkey
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Monkey, 2022
27 x 48 x 32cm
Rabbit
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Rabbit, 2021
36 x 72 x 26cm
Mother As Griffon Carrying Our Family Name On Her Back
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Mother As Griffon Carrying Our Family Name On Her Back, 2023
68 x 61 x 30cm
Iris and Strawberries
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Iris and Strawberries, 2022
39 x 27cm
Iris in Lily Pads
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Iris in Lily Pads, 2022
39 x 27cm
Self Portrait As Iris As An Idea IV
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Self Portrait As Iris As An Idea IV, 2021
29 x 39 x 35cm
Guava
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Guava, 2021
15 x 16.5 x 11.5cm
Lotus
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Lotus, 2021
14 x 14 x 14cm
Sarcophagus V
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Sarcophagus V, 2021
20 x 57 x 29cm
Sarcophagus III
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Sarcophagus III, 2021
27 x 48 x 23cm
Mother and Lychee Tree
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Mother and Lychee Tree, 2023
19 x 21.5cm
Sleeping Papaya
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Sleeping Papaya, 2023
26 x 12 x 14cm
Huddled Mass (Tree of Aunties)
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Huddled Mass (Tree of Aunties), 2023
70 x 70 x 157cm
Ahma Holding Up The Sky With One Hand
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Ahma Holding Up The Sky With One Hand, 2023
40 x 70 x 40cm
Two Sisters
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Two Sisters, 2023
125 x 185 x 37cm
Turtle (Tortoise Who Held Up The Sky)
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Turtle (Tortoise Who Held Up The Sky), 2022
70 x 30 x 42cm
Statue of Asking: Threshold Guardian I
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Statue of Asking: Threshold Guardian I, 2022
44 x 94 x 54cm
Statue of Asking: Threshold Guardian II
Pei-Hsuan Wang
Statue of Asking: Threshold Guardian II, 2022
49 x 94 x 66cm
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