Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Gigi Chen

Home Away From Home Away From Home, 2021, Acrylic on Wood, 20 x 24 inches

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Gigi Chen’s work creates an aesthetic that combines her training as a traditional animator and painter, along with her love of the techniques of Old Masters. Entrenched in the art of storytelling, the work pulls together her love of contemporary idioms of cartooning, photorealism, texture, and design to produce works that coalesce into Love, Craft, and Fun.

Born in Guang Dong, China, and raised in New York, Gigi’s exhibition credits include Stone Sparrow Gallery, Superfine! Art Fair, Deep Space Gallery, and Antler Gallery.

In this interview, Gigi discusses her deep admiration of birds and why she loves to place them in settings that mix the natural world with artificial aspects such as neon. She also discusses the deeply personal large indoor mural she created as part of a residency project with 4Heads in 2022 at NYC's Governors Island. Joining us in this episode is her friend and fellow artist Dan Alvarado.

Read our recent online magazine interview with Gigi and view many of the works discussed in the podcast interview along with images of her Governors Island mural.

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