If Not Here, Then Where? II

Artist

Helen Tran

Description

This collection of four encaustic paintings focuses on the idea of mourning, funerary, and ancestry. Throughout the work, it depicts four encaustics collage painting that incorporates both printmaking and photography components. Its visual narrative acts as a ritual performance, in sealing and preserving my traditions, and a worship emblem that sums up my work to pay homage to my culture and ancestral practice.
The painting is ready to hang and includes a wire backing.

Year

2021

Size

25.4 × 25.4 × 3.3 cm

Category

2D Works

Medium

Encaustic on wood, woodcut prints, cyanotype, oil stick

Price

$850