A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. — edge view A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. — detail
A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child.
A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child.
A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child.
A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. — edge view
A root crop with a face of an old person and a flower growing out of it with a face of a child. — detail
Painting by Kris Kang 4 Artworks Sold

Life

Watercolour, Paper, Framed by Artist

53.5cm (W) x 73cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included

Framed by Artist

A$1,380

Arrives 19–21 Sep

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Artwork Description

While living through the pandemic I've been confronted by a feeling of vulnerability beyond anything I could imagine. This has encouraged me to analyse situations from every angle. I've used organic subjects (the wilting root crop and a flower in bloom) to balance those feelings of vulnerability with the joy brought by life, which offers hope and optimism worth cherishing. This piece called Life visually explores the natural connection between new and old, life and death, optimism and despair. The youthful gaze upward of the colourful and optimistic flower is in contrast with the forlorn and resigned expression of the downward facing root.

This piece was a finalist at the 2021 WhiteWall Art Prize ‘Into the Light” Competition.
Painted on a 190 gsm watercolour paper (with paper warps on the actual artwork).

Artist Bio
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Kris Kang 11 artworks | 4 Sold

My name is Kris Kang and I am an artist based in Canberra, Australia. My art focuses on surreal subjects taking inspirations from elements of nature and the human body.
I have been practicing watercolour for ten years now and have been featured in some art exhibitions and blogs in Dubai and Manila, currently participating in some group exhibitions here in Canberra.

Commissions
Kris's studio is in Canberra, Australia