Oil Painting

Florence Wang

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Artist Profile

Florence is a visual artist based in Naarm, Melbourne. Her art practice focuses on the narrative aspects of visual medium and using subject matter for storytelling. Her art practice in traditional medium is influenced by her Chinese cultural heritage and experience as a child learning painting. Presently, she takes an interest in portraiture, still life, and landscape paintings that represent or is part of everyday experience. Besides art, she also has a career in information visualisation or in other words the science behind representing information in visual format.

Artist Interview

What medium do you work with, and why have you chosen them?

I primarily work with traditional medium: Oil and acrylic are my main medium. I think of the choice of the medium as part of the process for creating an artwork. Above everything else, I adore the luscious texture of oil paints and love the convenience of acrylic.

How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?

I have always been a visual thinker or maybe in other words a "day dreamer". There always seems to be more ideas than what I could paint. At my best, I'd try to capture some of my ideas initially in small scale paintings with either acrylic or oils in a rather ad-hoc manner. Then I find the works tend to refine and develop on their own over time.

Can you tell us a little more about your creative working environment/studio?

I like to paint pretty much anywhere that is possible. It must have been a habit originated from a child. I always have multiple sets of materials that are portable and fit for different environments. Although having dedicated studio space teaches me the essentials of a routine. I do enjoy the possibility of being able to paint any where for practices.

Florence Wang

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