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
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A Good Foundation
Home Away From Home Away From Home
Lighting The Way
Three Voices & A Song
A Structure
Curiously Illuminated
Hold On Tight
I’m Not What You Want Me To Be
Let Me Do This For You
My Glowing Heart
Tell Me What You Want, Tell Me What You Need
