Shuang Gou solo exhibition at Daisha Board Gallery

April 5 – May 15, 2024

The exhibition Fountain of Life by the graduate student Shuang Gou is on view at Daisha Board Gallery in Dallas on April 5 – May 15, 2024.

Shuang’s recent body of work featured in this exhibition embodies her profound passion for painting scenes from daily life and her spontaneous intuitive experiments inspired by the traditional Chinese ink painting.

“My work often draws inspiration from small, everyday scenes, aiming to capture the fleeting sensations in life. I infuse ordinary settings with vibrant energy and vitality, delving into the depth of the inner realm and capturing subtle psychological nuances. By reprocessing memories, I craft a subjective “new version” of it, I seek to create a delicate balance between illusion and reality, enabling viewers to explore a realm where their interpretations and emotions come to life,” the artist says.

“I like embracing chance and randomness without much preplanning. I enjoy the organic combination of acrylic and oil painting mediums, using acrylics as a base to build up thickness and texture, then adding layers of oil paint to enhance color depth. I also love employing various techniques such as splashing, pouring, dripping, and spraying to achieve the randomness of and richness of texture. This approach promotes a harmonious integration of elements. I value organic textures and aim to convey a seamless, natural essence in my work, avoiding prominent brushstrokes in favor of a more spontaneous and intuitive portrayal.”

Born in southwestern China, Shuang Gou’s passion for painting has been ingrained since childhood. Her artistic journey has seen multiple works featured in various exhibitions in Texas and Chicago with a recent solo exhibit at UC Gallery in UTA where she is currently pursuing her MFA at UTA. Through her paintings, Shuang strives to capture the vitality and energy inherent in life itself. They revolve around probing the spiritual source of humanity within our modern world. It also shows her reflections on the subtle and complicated psychological world. She hopes to build up communication beyond the boundaries of languages and races, providing the audience with a different angle of conceiving this world.

Learn more about the exhibition on Daisha Board Gallery website