Sylvia Ji is an American painter producing notable work since 2005. Her paintings depict almost exclusively the female form, using it to explore themes of beauty, decay, and lust. She works with acrylic on wood panels, painting detailed and complex subject matter.
Video Sylvia Ji
Biography
Born in 1982, the painter comes from an artistic family. Her father was a painter and her mother favoured drawing. She attended San Francisco's Academy of Art University, graduating in 2005, earning her BFA in Illustration. Ji had her first successful solo show while in her last year at the Academy of Art. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and sells her work through the Corey Helford Gallery.
The Helford Gallery
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/inventory/artist:sylvia-ji/ For more biographical info you can visit Sylvia Ji's official site.
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Paintings
Ji has a large body of work all focusing on themes of femininity, lust, and passion combined with a darker side. She creates detailed and complex paintings using acrylic paint on wooden panels. Her work has been praised for being hauntingly beautiful and highly charged. Her paintings have been used as imagery on commercially sold items such as snow boards, skateboards, teacups, pillows, wine bottles etc.
Video of her Process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjihLyL_T_4#t=22
Books
Day of the Dead and Other Works (foreword by Jan and Bruce Helford of the Corey Helford Gallery), Korero Press, London, 2016, ISBN 9780993337413
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2013-July. "Interwoven" Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco
- 2012- Nov. "La Catrina" at Circa Gallery/Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2011-July. "Offrendas" at Outré Gallery, Melbourne Australia
- 2011-Dec. "Gilded Roses" at Corey Helford Gallery
- 2010-July. Joshua Liner Gallery, NYC
- 2010-Dec. Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2009-April. Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2009-Sept. StolenSpace Gallery, London
- 2008-June. White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2008-Feb. "Por Vida" Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2007-June. White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2006 "La Belle Epoch" Edo Salon, San Francisco
- 2006 "Love, Beauty, Perversion." Romeo 5, San Francisco
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2013 "Write & Repeat" Stolen Space Gallery, London
- 2012 Metallica's "Obey Your Master" at Exhibit A Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2012 "Motion" at Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2012 "Death and the Maiden" Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle
- 2012 "Love and Hate" Stolen Space Gallery, London
- 2011 "Hi Fructose Group Show Invitational" Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle
- 2011 "5 Year Anniversary Show" Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2010 "Fecal Face Dot Com 10 Year Anniversary", San Francisco, CA
- 2010 "Art from the New World" Bristol Art Museum, Bristol UK
- 2009 "Family First" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2008 "In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor" Laguna Art Museum, CA
- 2008 "Death Cheater: Diar Benefit Art Show" Sacramento
- 2006-2007 Miami Art Basel, FL
- 2006-2007 "All Star Hustlerz III" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2006-2007 "All Star Hustlerz II" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2006-2007 "Up" Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia
- 2006-2007 "Well Hung" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2006-2007 "Behind Bedroom Doors" 2-person show with artist, Joshua Petker. Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2006-2007 "4th Annual Erotic Show" The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco
- 2006-2007 "Tortured Souls: curated by Bigfoot" The Scion Dashboard, San Francisco
- 2006-2007 "Groundswell" BLVD Gallery, Seattle
- 2006-2007 "Group Show Number One" Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2006-2007 "Favorites Show" Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA
- 2006-2007 "Project: Beast From the East" Project: Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2006-2007 "Young Guns at the Sundance Film Festival" Chester's Blacksmith Shop, Park City, UT
- 2005 "Untitled" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2005 "Instant Gratification: A Day In The Life of A Painting" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2005 "The Gravy Train" Low Gallery, San Francisco
- 2005 "Mighty" Mighty, San Francisco
- 2005 "Hotel des Arts" Hotel des Arts, San Francisco
- 2005 "Absolut Metropolis" Mighty, San Francisco
- 2005 "Nothing Between Us" Subject Matter Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
- 2005 "Wet Paint 2: A Day in the Life of a Painting" White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
- 2005 "Project: Sugar & Spice" Project: Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2005 "Society of Illustrators Scholarship Competition" New York City
References
- http://joshualinergallery.com/artists/sylvia_ji/
- http://www.sylviaji.com/
- http://www.dailyartfixx.com/2010/09/09/sylvia-ji-painting/
- http://churchofhalloween.com/sylvia-ji/
- http://www.koreropress.com/day-of-the-dead-and-other-works/
External links
- http://joshualinergallery.com/artists/sylvia_ji/
- http://www.sylviaji.com/ - Ji's Official Website
- http://www.dailyartfixx.com/2010/09/09/sylvia-ji-painting/
- http://churchofhalloween.com/sylvia-ji/
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