Artist Statement:
Objects in places are proof of human existence. Without witnessing anyone acting in the space, stories can still be formed by looking at the objects in it. In my practice, I create environments to tell stories of imagined characters, which invites a third person (the viewer) to form.
My inspiration for using environmental narratives came from my living experiences in Minnesota and New York. Both places induced loneliness despite the density levels of the cities being drastically different. But looking at the sky in these two places brought comfort because it reminded me I was not the only one living under it. It inspired me to create familiar environments and objects in my paintings so they could be universally relatable and viewers could easily engage to form their unique versions of their stories by looking at the work.
While creating these paintings, I also have my imagined character and story version in mind. Still, I intend to use the canvas as a substitute for the ‘sky’ I mentioned above, where all these different versions of stories from viewers and mine live under, hoping to bring comfort by depicting a common ground.
CV
From Hong Kong
Education:
2019-2021 New York Academy of Art MFA painting Major
2015-2019 School of Visual Art Illustration Major
2013-2015 Academy of Art Fashion Design Major
SOLO EXHIBITION:
2023 Elements In Space Solo Exhibition - VillageOneArt, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 A Happy Beginning- Latitude Gallery , New York, NY
2023 Prelude To The Backflow- Bonian Space,China, Beijing
2023 ArtShenZhen Art Fair - Bonian Space, China, ShenZhen
2023 Artsy Online Art Fair - Artsy
2023 Volta Art Fair - VillageOneArt, New York, NY
2022 Contours And Crevices - VillageOneArt, New York, NY
2022 Contemporary Color-Online Group Exhibition- SiteBrooklyn
2021 Tribeca Ball- New York Academy of Art Group Exhibition, New York, NY
2021 Return to Form Group Exhibition- SixSummitGallery, New York, NY
2021 All Of The Lights-Online Group Exhibition-Treat Gallery
2021 One In a Year-Online Group exhibition-The Painting Center
2020 Parallels, New York Academy of Art Group Exhibition, New York, NY
2020 Here, There & Elsewhere: Exploring the Idea of Place, Visionary Art Collective- Virtual Exhibition
PUBLISHED:
2023 Friends Of Artist Volume 16
2019 Visual Opinion Magazine
2019 Friends Of Artist Volume 11
AWARDS:
2020 Recipient of 2021 La Ceiba Grafica Residency, Veracruz, Mexico
2020 New York Academy of Art Trustee Scholarship
2020 New York Academy of Art Scholar Award
2019 New York Academy of Art Scholar Award
2019 CQ Journal 58 Runner up
INTERVIEWS:
Space Where Light Travels, New York-Based Painter Timon I- https://litang.zone/2021/01/25/space-where-light-travels-new-york-based-painter-timon-i/ Getting
Art Show | Elements in Space, A Solo Show by Brooklyn-based Artist Timon I-
Schooled in the Art Capital-
https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/installation/getting-schooled-in-the-art-capital/
