MFA Annual
Spotlight Artist
Shangkai Kevin Yu
MFA Annual
Artist Statement
Objects and plants have personalities, and they are our silent
companions. Through the different surface qualities, colors,
and their spatial relationships to each other, they present a rich
human-like narrative. In my most recent paintings, I seek out
these moments and reconstruct them on canvas by combining
subtly different painting techniques and historical references.
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