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➤ Stream of Consciousness © Tina Keng Gallery

 

Jason Chi: Perplexity 

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➤ Portrait of a Traveler-2

 

His entire body of work manifests itself through abstraction, yet for him, abstraction could not be more concrete  because it emanates from life. 
─ Chen Kuang-Yi, Director of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts 
 

 

 

Tina Keng Gallery is pleased to present Perplexity, Jason Chi’s latest solo exhibition. Comprising his recent body  of work, Perplexity conveys a sense of confusion and bewilderment experienced in difficult situations. The artist  constructs orderly lines on the canvas to create depth, with vibrant colors and textures that render each  brushstroke a lingering mark of emotion. If minimalist abstraction is his artistic vocabulary, the exploration of  space, time, and life is his recurring motif. Perplexity emerges as a meditation on contemporary life, intuitively  shaped by this creative approach. 
 
 
 
 
 
➤ Dreams and Desires © Tina Keng Gallery
Born in Taichung, Taiwan, Chi has lived in the United States, studied in Italy, and traveled the world. With two  degrees in architecture and fine arts, he has worked across various disciplines from design, painting, to curating.  Ultimately, he chose to return to his homeland. He has taken on teaching, started businesses, and engaged in initiatives to help others. Despite his diverse experiences, the key to Chi’s identity as an artist lies in his constant  exploration and self-validation through art making. His work delineates changes of the universe on a macro level,  articulating the abstract perception of idea and emotion. It is, on the other hand, concrete, as his work stems  from the minutiae of everyday life. These personal experiences translate into order and freedom found on his  canvas, conjuring the artist’s sense of self, while giving rise to confusion: the complexity of harmony and  detachment following the interaction between the individual and their environment — this is the intricate emotion  Perplexity aims to evoke. 
 
➤ Perplexity  © Tina Keng Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

As the viewer enters the exhibition, they follow clues from the titles of the works, such as The Edge of Time,  Traces of Thought, Rejuvenating Forest, and Ideal New World, to ponder how the artist channels the ephemeral  aspects of the everyday into an abstract representation of thought and emotion. As the viewer gazes at the works,  the abstract intent transforms into brushstrokes, allowing them to perceive the material depth of each painting:  those light, gossamer layers gently stacked — dripped, poured, scraped, dry-brushed, thinly painted, thickly  applied. 
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The forms are ever-changing, ranging from dots and lines to various organic shapes found in nature or geometric  forms, along with a variety of elaborate brushstrokes that interweave and layer across the canvas in a nuanced,  subdued manner. The “Intuitive” series, for instance, appears nearly monochromatic from a distance, shrouded  in a minimalist gray, yet reveals a complex interplay of entangled layers upon closer inspection. These layers  constantly advance, retreat, and interlace on the two-dimensional canvas, creating a multidimensional,  otherworldly space.  Chi’s exceptional sense of color, along with his profound knowledge and mastery of hues, imbues his work with  a singular palette that transports the viewer away from reality. When vision intertwines with other senses, the  atmosphere of the painting envelops the viewer, culminating in an ineffable sensation.  
 
 
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From the artist’s spirituality to the material expression in his painting, as a 21st-century abstract painter, Chi  shapes his identity as an artist through art making. He insists on viewing this evermore challenging world through  abstract form, seeking a refuge amidst the fleeting nature of phenomena. With this heightened awareness of the  inner and outer worlds, eternal inquiry, and unceasing articulation, Jason Chi’s work continues to reverberate  with measured significance.
 
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➤ Rejuvenating Forest
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➤ Dreams and Freedom ©  Tina Keng Gallery

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tina Keng Gallery 
 
Nov 23, 2024 - Jan 18, 2025
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