ISABEL LU
Painting | 2022
Isabel’s vivid works document the ridiculous and consequential moments of self-exploration and finding community in the South. Trained in nutritional science and public health, Isabel looks back at ancestral knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to understand what truth and wellbeing means to them. But ultimately, Isabel finds those answers in deep self-reflection. By redefining TCM theories and practices, Isabel works through their relationship to their own body, its natural processes, and their asexuality. Isabel uses vivid colors and layered brushwork to define and redefine ourselves in the context of ancestry and environment. In many of Isabel’s paintings, they enjoy the silliness and seriousness of using food as a meaningful symbol of wellness, objectification, and ownership among queer Asian American (AA) figures from NC. The AA community in NC is, likewise, defining and redefining itself, and Isabel hopes that their work becomes part of this emerging history.
Size
48 x 60 inches - Unframed
Materials
Oil on wood
Authenticity
Hand signed by the artist
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ISABEL LU
Painting | 2022
Isabel’s vivid works document the ridiculous and consequential moments of self-exploration and finding community in the South. Trained in nutritional science and public health, Isabel looks back at ancestral knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to understand what truth and wellbeing means to them. But ultimately, Isabel finds those answers in deep self-reflection. By redefining TCM theories and practices, Isabel works through their relationship to their own body, its natural processes, and their asexuality. Isabel uses vivid colors and layered brushwork to define and redefine ourselves in the context of ancestry and environment. In many of Isabel’s paintings, they enjoy the silliness and seriousness of using food as a meaningful symbol of wellness, objectification, and ownership among queer Asian American (AA) figures from NC. The AA community in NC is, likewise, defining and redefining itself, and Isabel hopes that their work becomes part of this emerging history.
Size
48 x 60 inches - Unframed
Materials
Oil on wood
Authenticity
Hand signed by the artist
