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Podcast: INTERLOCUTOR Interviews
Episode: Gigi Chen's Neon Naturalism
Description: Gigi Chenβs work creates an aesthetic that combines her training as a traditional animator and painter, along with her love of the techniques of Old Masters. Entrenched in the art of storytelling, the work pulls together her love of contemporary idioms of cartooning, photorealism, texture, and design to produce works that coalesce into Love, Craft, and Fun. Born in Guang Dong, China, and raised in New York, Gigiβs exhibition credits include Stone Sparrow Gallery, Superfine! Art Fair, Deep Space Gallery, and Antler Gallery. In this interview, Gigi discusses her deep admiration of b...