Tupelo Quarterly Online Magazine – TQ32, celebrate three exciting visual artists: Wendy Ide Williams, Ruby Silvious, and Yeachin Tsai
Yeachin Tsai, Into Empty Space
in Visual Art tagged Mary Kathryn Jablonski / Yeachin Tsai by Tiffany Troy
Introduction by Mary Kathryn Jablonski
Whimsy is thought of as something quaint and/or fancifully odd behavior. Each of these artists’ works may seem to fit into this category at first glance, but upon considering their work more closely over time, reflect on how play is an integral part of the creative process and how “whimsy” may be a veil to deeper meaning. Play, in art and other fields such as writing, music, math, science and technology, keeps creative minds open to “accidents” and new possibilities or discoveries. What may seem random (or whimsical) often has or can lead to patterning, logic and structure. Consider the Fibonacci sequence (expressed in the pine cones, pineapples, sunflowers and more) and the Golden Ratio in nature itself. Then again, sometimes whimsy is just whimsy. (Read the full article, artist statement, and selected artworks)
