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Still Lives
2023
oil on canvas
oil on canvas
The Still Lives series imagines an art historical tradition that foregrounds lives existing at a much vaster timeline. Using the traditional oil medium, Yan painted still lives of lives that are considered to be “still.” With her brush, Yan animates glass creatures and circulation diagrams.
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