60″ x 120″
Heavy duck canvas, paint, hanging part-leather and steel rod
Part of my Graduate Degree Exhibit project. “Dessert” is an abstract backdrop for the “sobremesa” table
This work is available for pre-order, with anticipated availability July 2023. Buyers will be contacted to complete payment when the work is available for purchase and pick up/shipping.
Item is located in Birmingham, MI. Local pickup available. Domestic shipping is available for an additional fee. Contact aweisbrod@cranbrook.edu for a custom shipping quote.
Yuyu Chen received a scholarship from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, and moved to the area to earn her Master’s in 3D design with a focus in Ceramics (2023). She also holds a MAS Diplôma in Luxury and Craftsmanship from Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (Ecal), in Lausanne, Switzerland (2020).
Trained in communication, and graphic arts, as well as working in the fashion industry. With her academic visual arts background, she incorporates her skills in a new context to create hand-crafted tabletop objects and functional sculptures with an underlying childlike playfulness. She is interested in the use of humble materials, such as ceramics, or wood in contemporary context. She has traveled extensively in Europe, Scandinavia, and Asian countries to reflect on her work and life so far since 2015. She is deeply inspired by different cultures and places. These geographical transit and life experiences have influenced her work today.
