SUCHEN WU

Painting, Works on Paper

City: Vancouver, British Columbia

Website: https://suchenwu.wixsite.com/arts

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Drift-wu

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Artist Statement: I always describe myself as an eco-conscious artist or a lover of wildlife, and my artwork is a tribute to the Nature. In BC, mountains, lakes, rivers and islands formed a natural ecosystem and a route of bird migrations. Surrounding the natural neighborhoods, driftwood, and migrating birds enchanted me deeply, but the scene seemed the metaphor of my own journey: far from my hometown with loneliness. Since 2015, I have been visiting Iona Beach, Deer lake, Fraser River and the coasts in BC frequently to focus on a contemporary art project of ecological environment. I started sketching and taking photos on diverse driftwood and waterfowls for catching every touching sight and the feeling of each moment for my brush-ink painting. By observing and recording the ecosystem, I found the horizons changing all the time, especially on some driftwood and waterfowls staying on the waterways of the driftwood and waterfowls. Therefore, my artistic practices are aiming to reflect the relationship between humans and nature as well as remind people of what we have possessed and lost.

Biography: Su Chen Wu, a brush ink painting artist, was born in Taiwan where she studied and acquired her MFA with scholarship. Her contemporary painting style is based on Learning from Nature’s approach. The aesthetic appeal is influenced by Zen and Daoist philosophy in simplicity, serenity, spontaneity and naturalness. She feels privileged having grown up in the countryside where her exploring and discovering spirit helps her capture nature’s beauty that resonates in her art.

After immigrating to BC Canada, the natural landscape encapsulates Su Chen even closer to the ecological environment found in water-ways and forests. Her recent artwork focuses on a series of driftwood and migratory birds. The metaphorical stories of driftwood and migrating birds seek to address the conditions and impact of immigrants in Canadian culture, and environment. On a personal level, she strives to interpret the meaning of life, identity and her new home in Vancouver.