The Essence of Things
Shizico's latest series explores the simple pleasure of colours and the simplicity of forms around her life. The project goes in two directions;
one is reimagining the colours of objects and landscape around her, and the other is to document moments of contentment,
finding pockets of silent joy in day-to-day living with the simple act of drawing in purer forms.
Both ways are attempts to find new visual languages in her artmaking after years of dark period in her personal life.
one is reimagining the colours of objects and landscape around her, and the other is to document moments of contentment,
finding pockets of silent joy in day-to-day living with the simple act of drawing in purer forms.
Both ways are attempts to find new visual languages in her artmaking after years of dark period in her personal life.
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Summer Bloom Series 2022
In Autumn 2017, Shizico lost her beloved dog-son Favor to Wobbler Syndrome after four years of battle with this neurology disease.
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor. In 2015, Shizico started gardening; she took it as a project to make a garden for Favor to recover. After Favor died, this garden project continued as Favor Memorial Garden in memory of his precious presence. (2015- 2022 ongoing)
Alongside the gardening, Shizico started a series of drawings and plain air paintings in this Memorial garden, trying to keep the blooms and seasons frozen in time. This painting is one of the Summer Bloom series Shizico started in 2022.
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor. In 2015, Shizico started gardening; she took it as a project to make a garden for Favor to recover. After Favor died, this garden project continued as Favor Memorial Garden in memory of his precious presence. (2015- 2022 ongoing)
Alongside the gardening, Shizico started a series of drawings and plain air paintings in this Memorial garden, trying to keep the blooms and seasons frozen in time. This painting is one of the Summer Bloom series Shizico started in 2022.
Summer Bloom No6 2022
"Having a cigarette is what he loved to do, in our garden then, in our imaginary space now, and in my artwork...that is how I kept him alive. "
Shizico lost her beloved years ago, and grief has become a part of her. Through art, she keeps the connection between two souls, and through art, the soul of her beloved one would never be far, just a brush away.
Shizico lost her beloved years ago, and grief has become a part of her. Through art, she keeps the connection between two souls, and through art, the soul of her beloved one would never be far, just a brush away.
“ Having a cigarette amongst green and blue, the eternal you. “ 2021-2022
Gloria Shizico Yi is a London based artist, working on installations, films and paintings; her work aims to explore artistic obsession through repetitive documentation of the domestic and the everyday. Dr. Yi uses photography, films, large-scale installations and 2D images (paintings, drawings and prints) to articulate her relationship to time and memories.
Shizico Yi
Works 2022-2013
Shizico Yi's latest Curatorial project:
Inaugural no barking aRt Summer Exhibition 2020
Supporting Independent Artist in the Pandemic Period Worldwide
Elsewhere on Yi's projects
[ As I lay in 1000 ways ]
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[ Favor Cottage Garden Project ]2017, Shizu lost her beloved dog-son Favor, to Wobbler Syndrome after 4 years battle with this neurology disease.
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor, this garden project started in 2015, a project of making a garden for then 14 years old ill Favor to recover from. 2017, after Favor died, this garden project give birth to Favor Memorial Garden (2018-2020 on going) |
GSY StudioGSY Studio is the brain child of Shizico's creative energy, it runs a design studio [ Gloria Shizico Yi ] and an art-charity project [ no barking aRt ] since 2013
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