Artwork by dang

                                               Looking Up

                                                        Standing still moving forward

                                                 shift 

                                                Self Second

                               Within

                                                    Turnt-Headed Boy



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Artist Statement: Through this series, I’ve been looking at the frayed edges of our perception, our distance and connection—the vulnerability and beauty of being an individual in the world and the vulnerability of being together. I’ve seen reflections of me—and of all of us—that came into focus within each painting. It is an exploration. A challenge. A raw familiarity with what it might mean to be a person. I hope you see something familiar in this work too.



Dan Gay (dang) is a multimedia artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. His sculptural work has ranged from monumental to minuscule, appearing in films, installations, advertisements, museums and festivals. Dang's ongoing series of improvisational portrait painting remains central to his personal studio work. theartofdang.com IG @theartofdang



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