Thursday, December 26, 2024

Light My Way Home: navigating symbolism in Gigi Chen’s sublime allegorical animal paintings

Gigi Chen’s “Light My Way Home” series artfully blends the symbolic elements of home, safety, and love, creating a vivid narrative through her paintings. Born in Guang Dong, China, and now based in New York, Chen draws from her extensive experience as both a traditional animator and painter. Each piece in the collection is a surreal tapestry where animals, traditional home symbols, and vibrant neon lights converge to evoke a sense of dreamlike familiarity. Through her imaginative lens, Chen captures the essence of domesticity while reflecting the innate human desire to find comfort and belonging.

Chen’s work dives deep into the emotional landscapes associated with the concept of home. Utilizing motifs such as glowing neon houses, wooden frameworks, lush gardens, and strands of twinkling lights, she explores the ever-evolving ideals of sanctuary and family. Her paintings are not just visual stories but meditative reflections on how we construct and re-imagine our personal spaces. By interweaving elements of reality with surreal imagery, Chen underscores the dynamic nature of searching for a place that embodies warmth, security, and love. Her series resonates with anyone who has ever yearned for their own perfect haven.

“Light My Way Home” is a collection of paintings that touch upon my complex feelings about Home, Safety and Love. Using different motifs such as neon houses, wooden structures, idyllic gardens and string lights, I play with different metaphors involving family, decorating, rearranging, moving and continuously chasing the Ideal of Home.

Gigi Chen

More info: Website, Instagram.

A Good Foundation

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 1

Home Away From Home Away From Home

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 2

Lighting The Way

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 3

Three Voices & A Song

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 4

A Structure

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 5

Curiously Illuminated

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 6

Hold On Tight

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 7

I’m Not What You Want Me To Be

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 8

Let Me Do This For You

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 9

My Glowing Heart

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 10

Tell Me What You Want, Tell Me What You Need

Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 11
Light My Way Home Sublime Surrealist Paintings By Gigi Chen 12
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