Clara Tang

Resilience II

36 x 20 x 1.38"

Chiffon, Thread, Wood

$275

3D Second Place November All-Media Exhibition

Featuring the lotus as a symbol of resilience, lotus leaves appear in limbo between fractured and whole. In the same way, cultures are chipped away through each generation, yet doing so gives room for new developments as modern day becomes history and history finds itself into modern day.

Artist's Statement:

Clara Tang is a soft sculpture artist who works primarily with fibers and textiles. Her work utilizes repetition to emphasize the repetitive nature of domestic work that is often overlooked, as well as how individuals act as smaller parts that come together to create a larger whole. The organic forms that she creates through this repetition are often reminiscent of nature, whether it be mountains, clouds, or waves, as she strives to capture moments of nature’s ephemeral beauty before they inevitably fade. She also often pays homage to her Korean and Chinese culture by referencing ancient imagery and proverbs in an effort to preserve these as modernization threatens to erase them.