"With a penchant for kaleidoscopic colors and whimsy, Yen Yen Chou renders a dainty, dreamlike environment in which pastel hues and subtle gradients rule. The artist, who lives between Taipei and Brooklyn, is drawn to dualities, particularly the relationships that emerge from "the ephemeral and the physical, the micro and the macro," she says. At Kishka Gallery & Library, Yen Yen's presentation of two modes of working-watercolors on paper and epoxy clay reliefs-conjures the magic of polarities."
"An Ever Changing View, as its name suggests, takes transformation as its root. Water droplets recur throughout the works, descending from a long, thin line into a swirling pool in "Rippling," for example, and appearing as anthropomorphic, dozing characters in "Leaves of Becoming." While suspended on panel or paper, these forms connote movement, as they'll eventually evaporate or combine with a larger body."
A presentation pairs watercolors on paper with epoxy clay reliefs, creating a dialogue between flat washes and sculptural surfaces. Dainty, dreamlike scenes use pastel hues and subtle gradients to convey whimsy and fragile possibility. Recurring water-droplet motifs descend into swirling pools or become anthropomorphic, dozing figures, suggesting cycles of evaporation and fusion. The works emphasize dualities—ephemeral versus physical and micro versus macro—to explore transformation and interconnectedness in everyday experience. Composition and scale shift between delicate line work and tactile relief, encouraging perception of movement, emergence, and changing relationships.
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