Ever in Flux
16 October - 10 November, 2024
Opening: Saturday 19 October 2-4pm
Ever In Flux presents an otherworldly collection of semi-abstract paintings by Chinese-born Melbourne-based artist Elena Zhao.
Bridging her Eastern heritage with Western influences, Zhao melds her classical training in China and her recent insights as a Victorian College of the Arts graduate. In ‘Ever In Flux,' her first major solo exhibition, Zhao draws upon the opulent sensibilities of Rococo and Baroque styles, reimagining them through her unique artistic lens.
Zhao's diffusive techniques shift the viewer's gaze from the subject’s face to the broader composition, cultivating oil paintings that explore epic themes of transformation and impermanence to reflect a scientific understanding of existence where everything comprises changing particles, and nothing is ever static. Singular to Zhao is a narrative that diverges from Western art traditions, particularly through the enlarged representations of women's arms and hands, symbolising strength and the complex nature of femininity while highlighting the weight of societal burdens they often bear.
Zhao aims to evoke an otherworldly and mythical essence in her paintings, inviting viewers to engage with the fluidity and evolving nature of art and cultural expression.
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Elena ZhaoGainsborough (Study), 2024Oil on canvas56 x 71 cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoNoblewomen, 2024Oil on canvas121.8 x 91.4 cm
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Elena ZhaoFamiliar Countess, 2024Oil on canvas121.8 x 91.4 cmCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artistkellilundberg.art - Elena Zhao, Familiar Countess, 2024$ 5,200.00
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Elena ZhaoWhere is the Coryphée, 2024Oil on canvas121.8 x 91.4 cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoIt is Raining Cake, 2024Oil on canvas121.8 x 91.4 cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoIn the Valley Above the Heavens, 2024Oil on canvas150 x 100 cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoIn the Cloud Beyond the Oceans, 2024Oil on canvas150 x 100cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoHow Celestial, 2024Oil on canvas182.9 x 91.4 cmSoldCourtesy of kellilundberg.artCopyright The Artist
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Elena ZhaoUntitled VII (Study), 2023Oil on canvas49 x 59 cm
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Elena ZhaoUntitled V (Study), 2023Oil on canvas61 x 39 cm
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Elena ZhaoUntitled III (Study), 2023Oil on canvas59 x 49.5 cm
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Elena ZhaoUntitled (Study), 2023Oil on canvas91 x 61cm
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ever in Flux, Kelli Lundberg Art, The Studio & Co. Mornington Peninsula, VIC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Maiden Voyage, Kelli Lundberg Art, The Studio & Co. Mornington Peninsula, VIC
2023 VCA Graduate Exhibition, The Stables, VCA, Melbourne, VIC
2023 From Where I Stand, VCA Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2022 The General Public, 99% Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2022 It's A Process, VCA Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2019 Product Design - Jade Carving, Xinjiang Arts University, Urumqi, China
2018 Mu Lei Life Drawing, Xinjiang Arts University, Urumqi, China
PUBLICATIONS
Zara Sigglekow Sugar Syrup House, FUTURES Gallery, VIC, 2023
Georgie Atkins Young artists celebrated at VCA's 2023 Grad Show, Southbank News, VIC, 2023
Tim Walsh VCA graduating artist Yixuan Zhao explores the depths of beauty in new paintings, The University of Melbourne - Faculty of Fine Arts and Music News, VIC, 2023
Elena Zhao Featured Artist, Farrago Magazine, VIC, 2023