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Ray Chen

Artist Statement

Relationship between human persons

have been the core theme of my ceramic sculpture

Mother and Child

For the last several years, I have addressed in my work the central relationship between my mother and myself. Seventeen years ago, she fell into Parkinson's disease. As the only son in my family and in accord with the tradition of Chinese culture, it comes to my role to take full responsibility of her and be strong. As a result, my relationship with my mother has grown. I encourage her with love and warmth. May 7th, 2003, my mother has left her physical body and she is in Gods hand. Her love has been around as always and she has more to offer. My sculpture is also then, the testimony of my faith.

My sculpture exploration of form, space and line has become my outer language to embody my inner feelings about this experience. I value form, space and line between internal and external  one cannot exist without the other. It has also expressed the crossed boundaries between Eastern and Western culture and aesthetics-as well as the physical distance between my mother and myself.

Gallery Representation

Highland Art Gallery

Gopalan Contemporary Art

Ray's Favorites

Baltimore Clayworks

NCECA

Indiana State University

American Ceramics Museum