Chung Larine [RA 2022]
Up against death, 2022
Oil on canvas
6 x 12 inches (image)
8 x 14 inches (framed)

L I N E A G E
Painting is a way of seeing, for me, a more subtle and complete way.

Up against death was created during the Covid year when the promise of vaccine was just at the horizon. I remembered feeling vulnerable in the face of sickness and death but hopeful at the same time. During the days of ‘Shelter in place’, we all felt somewhat trapped,  thus I choose to express my feeling with lively green setup against the animal skull in a cramped horizontal formate. My still life exudes a warm, brilliant and hopeful sense, that’s how I felt about life at the time and would very much like to continue embracing.