The artwork features a playful composition of abstract shapes and textures. The color palette is muted, with various shades of beige, black, and pinkish-brown. The shapes are organic and irregular, resembling torn pieces of paper or fragments of a broken object. The composition is asymmetrical, creating a sense of dynamic movement. The central element appears to be a partially obscured piece of pink and white fabric, possibly a fragment of a packaging or label, adding a subtle touch of recognizable imagery. The overall style suggests a minimalist, collage-like approach, highlighting the artist's skilled use of materials and ability to create visual interest through a simple, yet thoughtful arrangement. ...
Lotus L. Kang sensitively cultivates installations which unearth porous connections between the human body and the world at large. Working with a myriad of materials, such as silicone, thread, film and foodstuffs, Kang weaves together recognisable objects such as mixing bowls, doors, or fruit and resituate these items in an otherworldly context. Acting as an alchemist, Kang is eager to document processes of flux or decay which might evolve during the installation. Experimenting with photographic materials, Kang incorporates darkroom chemicals, photographic paper and tanned film to track organic movements of light in the space. Simultaneously, Kang halts natural processes, casting edible materials such as anchovies or cabbage leaves in aluminium shells, affording her installations a sense of temporal suspension. Each body of work hosts a mixture of movement and stillness, of fragile and concrete elements and domestic and industrial signifiers. Facets of ecology, politics and cultural tangents collide in Kang’s works, as the artist intricately wrestles with the utter complexity of contemporary life. Citing the influence of feminist theory, biology and science fiction upon her practice, Kang is able to untangle the global within an extremely personal scale. ...
Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
