Having a Cigarette amongst Lime Trees-Large Oil on canvas
The avenue of 130-year-old Lime trees surrounding Shizico’s new cottage Garden captivated and inspired Shizico Yi to paint on a larger scale; with their towering heights, they create a breath-taking canopy which carves the sky into intricate negative spaces.
Shizico decided a new approach to paint negative spaces between the trees rather than the positive forms of the trees and her garden landscape.
This major shift allows her to explore the interplay of light and shadow in an unique way, emphasising the negative spaces between the trees and the sky above. In addition, Shizico painted this series in the colours she desired, a conduit for emotion, rather than landscape's real-life hues. By painting colours this way, Shizico becomes highly sensitive to the tones and shapes of the colours, rather than habitually matching her palette to reality.
These self-imposed directions give her landscapes a touch of magical aura in this Series of landscapes. This painting stands as a testament to her imagination, bold and always evolving techniques; It also highlights the profound inspiration she draws from the natural surroundings especially her own gardens where she grows plants and re-makes her own landscape.
This painting is part of " Having a Cigarette... Series", which Shizico began in 2021 in memory of her beloved late partner who enjoyed his daily cigarette in the garden. Through the series, Shizico also celebrates the summer by painting en plein air, stepping away from the studio to immerse the painting process in nature over 6-8 hours each day, when weather permits.
Her canvas is exposed to the elements—rain, wind, and sun—infusing each piece with the vivid energy and raw force of the outdoors. The spontaneity of painting in nature brings a dynamic, living quality to every brushstroke.
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- Dimensions: Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
- Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Gesso on canvas
About the Artist
Shizico Yi is available for commission.
Dr. Shizico Yi is a UK artist working on installations, films and paintings; the documentary nature of her work often concerns about the loss, repetition, the everyday subject and memories .
With design and film background, Shizico combines her interests making installation projects which relate to artist's personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK 2017; she had completed a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL. London. She is also the Winner of Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition 2013 Los Angels. USA.
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