James Chen-Feng Kao
James Chen-Feng Kao was born in Taipei, Taiwan and relocated to the United States when he was ten years old. He studied for his BA in Art Practice at University of California, Berkeley. He lived and worked in New York before moving to London to study for his MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. After his MA, he participated in the arts residency The Florence Trust in London. He currently lives and works in London.
James describes his work as
'I want my work to capture the viewer and take them to another place. I try to provide the spark, the impetus for this journey, but I do not dictate the destination.
In my art I use cartoon abstraction and suggested narratives to place characters and the audience within a complex interactive environment. I create graphic cartoon-style characters and draw them using ink strokes inspired by Chinese calligraphy. These hybrid characters are placed into drawings in specific positions alongside photo-transferred elements to suggest conceptual stories that do not progress. I also have created character sculptures that are placed in suggestive formations or painted with abstract patterns. The drawings and sculptures form glimpses of a character-world that interact with the audience and are also reflections of my self-perceived identity as a constant stranger/outsider.'
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GUILIA SALA
Trained as Industrial Designer in Florence, Italy, Giulia spent the last years in London, where she successfully graduated at Central Saint Martins in the MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environment. Giulia is inspired by the poetics of everyday life, and she loves digging up stories from the urban textile.
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