Possessing an artistic voice as unique as the times we live in, Sylvia Ji is at once contemplative, spiritual, enigmatic, and yet whimsically funny. Above all else, it is perhaps beauty that emerges as her defining characteristic, and her art reflects this: an extension of herself; a passionate appreciation of simple aesthetic pleasure fused with intimately complex subject matter.
Make no mistake â Sylvia Ji is the real deal: an artist of genuine, sometimes brutal, sincerity in a world of swirling uncertainty and constant change. Yet, she does more than consistently adjust to the change that life brings, she thrives on it; taking life as it is, content to simply âbeâ. Using the simplest of materials to create her workâ¦.she would say âletting it magically happenâ... the results obliterate the antiquated lines between ostensibly âhigh browâ and âlow browâ art.
A self-professed lover of travel and life long student of international culture and art, Sylviaâs experiences and relationships continue to shape her exploration of indefinable human emotion. And while the future remains as mysterious to her as she may be to her audience, Sylvia stands confidently poised to continue to surprise. Now, and in the years to come, her lifeâs journey is more than the sum of its parts â drawn from her past, built on the present and beyond fascinating expressions of love and lust, beauty and decay, delicacy and passion.
b. 1982
BFA Illustration â05, Academy of Art, San Francisco
Currently resides in Los Angeles, CA
