Yanmei Jiang
Artist Statement

Each mark I place on the canvas is an echo, a trace of those who came before me, spoken through color and space. The negative space is not empty, but ancestral, holding memory like breath between brushstrokes. In painting, I assert presence not just for myself, but for the lineage that moves through me.

My current art practice is expressing conflicting energy and finding balance between the inner self and the surrounding environment. The emotions are hidden in the painting, flowing from history to present, from collective to personal, through contrasting colors and interwoven strokes. Inspired by Asian philosophy of balance and Western abstract painting, I tried to use art as a way to reconnect with the self, others, and the world through conflict and poetic presence.