Name: Cascade #4
Brand: Ai Campbell
Rating: 4.8 (18 reviews)

About the Item

About this artwork, the artist says: 'I’ve always appreciated and been drawn to subtlety: Subtle feelings, subtle tones, subtle lights and subtle colors. We often acknowledge and highlight things that are bold and clear but we also live with so many powerful “in-between” factors that are difficult or impossible to be described with words. I tend to work with simple materials in a monochromatic palette. I prefer to extract and find beauty within less: to exploring many shades of tones. To me blue has been one of the most beautiful yet toughest colors to work with and I decided to explore shades of blue. It’s an ongoing project and the process is very intriguing to find tones that I feel comfortable with and that excites me at the same time.' Ai Campbell Artist Statement: I’ve been fascinated with detailed monochromatic works since the first time I saw the beautiful landscape drawings of my grandfather, a successful industrial designer. During World War II, he spent his spare time drawing the places in south east Asia where he was stationed. The consistent 5 x 7 inch works contained fine details in the vivid contrast of black and white. Because he passed away before I was born, those drawings were my only interactions with him. The simple yet explosive black and white spaces enhance the contour of shapes allowing one to see vividly simple yet critical object elements. An obsession with this type of imagery has become the central theme of my own work: engaging the most basic elements of life to build or extract the most complex. I choose to work with basic forms and organic shapes such as water movement, smoke and minerals, focusing on the fine details. I admire the dynamic of how single lifeless elements develop strong forms by connecting with other types of elements or simply by reproducing themselves. In the creative process I observe the beauty of conformation and the metamorphosis of single objects. The dynamic nature of natural forms really inspire me as they are always changing. Having migrated from a foreign country and having embraced organic changes in order to fit in to a new place, I embrace transformation as an inescapable part of life. My work will continue to explore the beauty and power in life’s intricate organic forms and I am excited to see my work’s continued evolution.

Creator:
Ai Campbell
Creation Year:
2019
Dimensions:
Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
Medium:
Ink,Pigment
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU62736174432