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April 1, 2022
Grace Ebert
Following her collection centered across the therapeutic properties of Prussian blue, Portland-based artist Yellena James continues to think about vibrant ecosystems brimming with fantastical life from land and sea. Her delicate organisms seem to drift in washes of pastel colours and evoke coral, kelp, and daisies with an unearthly and eccentric twist.
Not too long ago on view at Stephanie Chefas Tasks, James’s Origin collection works on this vein and explores probably the most basic facets of existence. “I try to seize the occasion of inception and freeze it as if urgent pause in the midst of a chemical response, and I’m wondering if these lifeforms are compelled into existence by their very own wants and wishes or the wants and wishes of the forces themselves,” she says. Vivid and filled with patterned textures rendered in a mixture of acrylic, gouache, and ink, the items are alluring interpretations of organisms within the midst of change.
James is at the moment at work on quite a lot of tasks throughout portray, illustration, and ceramics, and you’ll observe her newest tasks on her web site and Instagram. She additionally sells prints, playing cards, and different items on Etsy.
#acrylic
#gouache
#ink
#portray
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