Yunjia+Shen

"Thinking gives off smoke to prove the existence of fire. A mystic sits inside the burning. There are wonderful shapes in rising smoke that imagination loves to watch. But it's a mistake to leave the fire for that filmy sight. Stay here at the flame's core." --- Rumi

__**Artist Statement:**__ The Celestial Flower-- Manjusaka, or the red spider lily; a substance that guides the dead to reincarnation. It represents the dark side of human-being, death, and tragedy, but it also symbolizes purity and innocence. Throughout my artworks, the intention is to present the legend of Manjusaka, and to convey the feelings of sadness and sorrow through abstract paintings and other forms of art. Yunjia Shen

__ Twelve works for the IB Art Exam __
 * 1) "French Revolution" (maybe) -- 18x24 Watercolor
 * 2) "The Woman and The Man" -- 18x24 Ink with the Bamboo Reed Pen
 * 3) "Abyss of Red” --9x12 Watercolor
 * 4) "Reincarnation" -- 15x9 Watercolor
 * 5) "Manjusaka III" --9x12 Linoleum Block Printing
 * 6) "Indulgence II" -- 9x12 Linoleum Block Printing
 * 7) "Deepen" --- 5x7 Scratch Paper
 * 8) "Tree Trunk from A Thousand Years Ago" -- 3D Clay
 * 9) "Prayer Wheel" --3D Clay
 * 10) "Decay" --Ink
 * 11) "A Fantasy of China -- Watercolor- 18x24
 * 12) "Charrington" --Watercolor



"French Revolution" (maybe) -- 18x24 Watercolor

"The Woman and The Man" -- 18x24 Ink with the Bamboo Reed Pen



Abyss of Red” --9x12 Watercolor

Reincarnation" -- 15x9 Watercolor



Manjusaka III" --9x12 Linoleum Block Printing



Indulgence II" -- 9x12 Linoleum Block Printing



Deepen" --- 5x7 Scratch Paper

This picture shows the progress. The finished work is in the kiln. "Tree Trunk from A Thousand Years Ago" -- 3D Clay



This picture shows the progress. The finished work is in the kiln. Prayer Wheel" --3D Clay



"Decay" --Ink 9x24



18x24 Bamboo Reed Pen Experiment I【Feb. 20. 2010】[Ink]

International Peace Day 9x 13 Watercolor



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Embossed Paper 11x8 【March. 2. 2010】
 * __Concentration__**

Linoleum Block Printing 9x12 【 March. 5. 2010】



Ink and Photo Editing software

Watercolor 15x10 【March. 21. 2010】 Watercolor 12x12 【 March. 27. 2010】

Scratch Paper 【march. 15. 2010】



Watercolor 12x12 【Spring, 2009】