Hoi Chan's Artistic Evolution: Exploring Light, Color and Translucency in New Orleans
By
Garrick Webster
Toasted to a respectable shade. No regrets, no crumbs left.
Summary
This article profiles artist Hoi Chan, a Chinese-born visual artist who graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York and relocated to New Orleans during the pandemic. His artistic evolution has shifted from focusing on human connections to creating ethereal works that masterfully handle light, color, and translucency. The article explores his creative thinking and how the New Orleans environment, with its abundant rainfall and vibrant atmosphere, has influenced his artistic development, resulting in artworks that seem to float off the page with a special aura.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledAfter moving to New Orleans, with its abundant rainfall and vibrancy
his portfolio has shifted to a whole new level with imagery that handles light, colour and translucency uniquely
It's full of beautiful, emotive artworks that seem to float up out of the screen (or off the page) and drift into the ether
Everything this New Orleans artist creates seems to have a special aura about it
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