Artwork Description
In the mysterious and charming Greek mythology, there are seven important goddesses. These seven goddesses have their own characteristics. They represent the personalities of different women. This series of paper quilling artworks are inspired by the spiritual characteristics of the seven goddesses. In her own aesthetic sense, Celine vividly presents women's different beauty to the audience, creating a new visual impact. The first work is called Artemis. In Greece, this goddess represents the spiritual independence of women. Her strength comes from the boundaries she sets for herself. The female eyes in the painting are firm and confident. With sharply contrasting colours, Celine demonstrates the spiritual appearance of women's independence and courage.
The artist produced this high standard digital prints edition of artworks especially for TRiCERA ART. It has printed on 315 gsm soft cotton Baryta fine art paper with museum standard high quality ink.
The original artwork has used over 800 meters of paper strips totally, which are composed of three-dimensional paper blocks of different colors and forms, showing the artist's skills and love for the unique art of paper quilling.
Some More Things About Paper Quilling
Paper quilling is as gorgeous as oriental embroidery, and deeply loved by people. Paper quilling is not a simple process combination. Its beauty is through the delicate jade hand, skillfully using small pliers, according to the dense small lines already drawn, like the fine craftsman of timers, aiming at the works of art that are pasted into a picture, by every single trace, color and roll. One single mistake will cause the work to be redone all over again. Therefore it is fair to compare the making of paper-quilling with the making of timers. Paper quilling is an art originated from the British royal family and aristocrats in the 18th century. According to researches, this is an art emerged from the superior roll paper works made by religious woman (or nuns) to glamorize their religion. Such a good intention. These works, with a little patience and creativity, have become a beautiful and artistic divine color art, which is deeply loved and pursued by the nobility. In short, Paper quilling is worth pursuing and appreciating! Celine Chen’s paper quilling works will certainly sublimate your soul, as Master Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty said:
“Sitting alone in a bamboo grove
Playing the piano and sing
Nobody know I am here
Only the moon is shining on me.”
