Material Portraits
Based on mountainscapes 

Chinese culture has long believed mountains to be the communication point between heaven and earth. The ancient Chinese believed they were home to gods, immortals and held sacred power. They are the central theme for centures of art, poetry, and writings. 

 


MONOPRINTS
Inspired by anatomical wax casts in La Specola, Firenze.




CANVAS PRINTS
Portraits of canvas, series of ink prints on raw canvas.

TROMPE L’OEIL
noun
Visual illusion in art, as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object. 


SHIRLEY CAO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA