A B O U T
Artist Bio
Los Angeles based artist, SHI, has been making photorealistic paintings on wood for the last decade. Most recently her process has evolved to include a film grain effect using resin as well as experimental materials, giving each piece a unique finish + palpable aura.
After receiving a BA from Azusa Pacific University in California, SHI spent a year living + working in Japan. SHI currently lives + works out of her home studio in Los Angeles, California.
Themes +
Inspo
SHI's intimate works are clearly defined by her tightly cropped subjects + bright color palette. With little background context, the viewer is immersed in the hyperrealistic details of the figures.
After years of working in the same studio as her fiancee [a Special FX artist], SHI's work has developed into a practice of painstaking photorealism coupled with experimental mediums including resin, fiber glass + silicone.
Her work has been displayed in Palm Desert, San Diego + most recently, Wisconsin.
Currently, you can view SHI's work at VAR Small Works Gallery in Milwaukee, WI.