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Salomé Wu
Salomé Wu is a multi-disciplinary artist who captures otherworldliness across all of the many art forms she uses. She expresses herself in oil painting, printing on silk, installations and performance. Through her varying mediums, Salomé aims to present nonlinear journeys, weaved with diverse moments to reveal narratives that were previously concealed.
Swirling Water, a Nest for Warmth, 2021
112w x 150h cm
Oil on canvas
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£ 4,100.00
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“Otherworldliness to me is about not having a clear definition. It’s different from how we are told to see things and experience. It’s playful. Being able to think beyond the boundaries of meanings and the meanings we’ve been told to believe, to create and imagine something that does not conform to our conventional ways of perceiving.”
The Nights Dew, 2020
59.4w x 84.1h cm
Mixed media on paper
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Salomé’s artistic journey began in her teenhood when she first pursued calligraphy and painting. The years of practice is quite apparent in Salomé’s fluid brushwork and delicate marks on top of her medium of choice. With the fluency that’s resulted from her extensive practices, Salomé is able to show both boldness and subdued gracefulness in her paintings. This is further accentuated with the combination of solid brushwork and light colour palettes prominent in her body of work.
Condensation, 2021
24w x 32h cm
Mixed media on paper
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£ 450.00
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“I make quick drawings and those translate into bigger, finished pieces on canvas or paper. Each of my finished pieces is not automated but very intentional.”
A Nocturne, a Body Floating, 2021
24w x 32h cm
Mixed media on paper
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£ 450.00
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Salomé also considers herself as a global citizen, as she is aware of many perceptions and experiences. This context and understanding led Salomé to devoid her art of rigid identification and taxonomy, and rely more instead on biomorphic or abstract figures to be the subjects of her work. There is also a surreal quality in her works, which is connected to the otherworldiness she depicts, but she’s also inspired by historical surrealist figures like Man Ray.
These Flames of Frozen Water and Frosted Fires, 2021
24w x 32h cm
Mixed media on paper
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£ 450.00
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“I have always been interested in surrealism. While I was younger I looked at Man Ray’s surrealist photography. Another influence is the filmmaker David Lynch. It’s super dark - I love it”.
In her development as an artist, Salomé’s practice is anchored to the act of translating and reinterpreting her personal mythology, which for her is ever-evolving. To keep up with this dynamism, she acutely observes the notion of time, fragility, vulnerability, as well as the elusive interplay between physical reality and the unseen. As her pieces are delicate yet completed with soft ethereal motions.
“There is an opposing force in my paintings: love, nurture but also darkness. It’s quite important to experience and show both forces and understand it and give meaning to it.”
To Consume a Little Light, 2022
59.4w x 84.1h cm
Mixed media on paper
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£ 2,300.00
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Salomé’s ability to convey delicate sentiments, and to let her personal mythologies always evolve with each of her interpretations, on her chosen mediums – make her a prominent emerging artist in LDN 2DAY. Salomé received a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts in 2019, and she currently resides and works in London.
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LDN 2DAY is a virtual group show and will be on view until the 4th of June, 2022.
Artwork photographs courtesy of the artist. Portraits taken by Alina zum Hebel (website/ instagram).
Photography courtesy of the artist.
