Artist

朱君祁 Frank Zhu

B. 2003, Shenzhen, China.

Artist Statement

The visual depth of a surface is built up by every physical event that it has encountered. These events engrave their marks on the surface, the marks of motions, materials, conditions, encounters; And the surface holds onto the accumulating traces, as it recreates a sense of visual depth, a sense of conceptual space. The representation of such space differs from a composed pictorial space, where the latter often overshines the former in an artwork with its conspicuity. I wish to emphasize this conceptual space in its visual form, where it can be as prominent as the imagery, reaching a balance allowing concepts and pictures to engage in the conversation upon the mutual subject matter. It is the balance maintained between precision and spontaneity, as well as an interaction between the compositional structure and the material’s characteristics. I let the water carry the pigments, flow past composed lines and every dent of the texture, seeing it as the physical dialogue between two forms of representation in visual space—the conceptual, and the pictorial. As the dialogue develops, the complexity of visual depth is enriched through the coexistence of the two. 


Education

2021 - 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Award

2021 Presidential Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Group Exhibition

“Imprints of Time”, Jan 17th - Mar 7th, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, U.S.