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About Skullscape Idol 1
In the artwork of emerging Chinese artist, James Chen-Feng Kao, he is interested in the combination of abstraction and “characters.” He creates graphic characters and draws them using ink strokes inspired by Chinese calligraphy. He has created a pattern titled “Skullscape,” which is a tessellation of geometric color shapes where each shape is an abstraction of the human skull; the top part of each shape is wider than the bottom part, and the shape is symmetrical. The “Skullscape” pattern is painted into his ink drawings as well as onto character sculptures. The abstract ink strokes and acylic color pattern add a layer of encoding, which draws the audience in. Jame's art lies in the moment of interaction between the viewers and the work: when the audience deciphers and realizes what they see is not what they expected.
