{"id":2470,"date":"2025-10-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:00:00","slug":"yen-yen-chou-embraces-change-in-a-whimsical-realm-brimming-with-water-droplets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2470","title":{"rendered":"Yen Yen Chou Embraces Change in a Whimsical Realm Brimming with Water Droplets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With a penchant for kaleidoscopic colors and whimsy, Yen Yen Chou<\/a> renders a dainty, dreamlike environment in which pastel hues and subtle gradients rule. The artist, who lives between Taipei and Brooklyn, is drawn to dualities, particularly the relationships that emerge from \u201cthe ephemeral and the physical, the micro and the macro,\u201d she says. At Kishka Gallery & Library<\/a>, Yen Yen\u2019s presentation of two modes of working\u2014watercolors on paper and epoxy clay reliefs\u2014conjures the magic of polarities.<\/p>\n

An Ever Changing View<\/em>, as its name suggests, takes transformation as its root. Water droplets recur throughout the works, descending from a long, thin line into a swirling pool in \u201cRippling,\u201d for example, and appearing as anthropomorphic, dozing characters in \u201cLeaves of Becoming.\u201d While suspended on panel or paper, these forms connote movement, as they\u2019ll eventually evaporate or combine with a larger body. <\/p>\n

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\u201cRippling\u201d (2025), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 37 \u00bd x 25 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For now, though, Yen Yen depicts a whimsical world on the verge of possibility. \u201cThis new body of work continues my exploration of transformation and interconnectedness in everyday life. I\u2019ve been thinking about dualities\u2026and how these relationships shape the way we experience life, through our thoughts, perceptions, and emotions,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n

An Ever Changing View<\/em> is open through November 22 in White River Junction, Vermont. Find more from Yen Yen on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLady Rainbow\u201d (2023), acrylic on epoxy and foam, 15 x 5 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cTo Gaze Upon a Passing Sky\u201d (2025), watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSwinging in the rain\u201d (2024), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 27 x 22 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cDaydreamer\u201d (2025), watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cIridian Path\u201d (2023), acrylic and epoxy clay on wooden panel, 26 x 21 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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