Graduated from School of Visual Arts.
Several independently curated shows.
Freelance portrait photographer
Fitness trainer. Extensive study of anatomy. Studied advertising n design.
Screen printing. Metal etching. Classically trained painter. Studied art
history. Teacher at the children's Art Program at the Metropolitan Museum.
Worked on Private Commission portrait work in Germany, London, California,
new Mexico, Iceland. South Africa, Netherlands, Canary Islands, Boston.
Combining photography, painting, drawing, collage and digital
manipulation, Nina J. Chung facilitates an open-ended interaction with her
images. Throughout the process, all the way from conception to photo
shoot, to design and printing, she continually incorporates her
classically trained hand and her fine art knowledge to retain the
subject’s human qualities. Using dancers and athletes as models, Nina is
constantly creating innovative ideas of how to ambitiously develop works
that surpass 21st century ideals and depictions of one’s body. Set into
stunning dreamscape backgrounds, these sensually ambiguous exposes of the
human form beckon the viewer to participate in the images’ emotional
vitality. With her stylized silhouettes, haunting multiple images, and icy
minimalist approach to figures, Nina undoubtedly fills every piece with
poetic purity of line and contour.
Arena Studios, known for their daring and provocative exhibitions of
female-centric, multicultural and erotically charged fine art, is proud to
present a new collection of photoart by Nina J. Chung, entitled La Femme
Extraordinaire, on view May 17th through July 10th.
While Nina's untouched prints remain striking, it is her multi-media
collages that are breathtaking. Combining photography, painting, drawing,
collage and digital manipulation, her imagery becomes ethereal. Set into
stunning dreamscape backgrounds, this sensually ambiguous expose of the
female form beckons the viewer to participate in the images' emotional
vitality. With her stylized silhouettes, haunting multiple images and icy
minimalist approach to the nude figure, Nina has undoubtedly filled every
piece with explosive beauty and passion. Her collaborative efforts with
the improvisational capability of contemporary dancers gives this body of
work the fluidity of motion.
A technically illuminating show, Nina has also incorporated her
classically trained hand and her fine art knowledge by using elements of
body art and the architecture of silk fabric designs.
Contributed in part by her collaborative efforts with the improvisational
capabilities of contemporary dancers, her last two bodies of work
articulate the fluidity of captured motion. Nina prepares slowly and
delicately with a refined eye. She conjures a concept, be it a painted
model on a rooftop or yards of silk fabric and wind machines. Then she
collaborates heavily with her model about their style of movement and the
emotional velocity of the piece. Once all is set, including makeup, hair,
clothing, backdrop, sets and props (all provided and designed by Nina
herself), she has been known to capture her images in less than fifteen
minutes. While Nina’s untouched photographs remain striking, it is the
time spent creating the multimedia collages that make her work
breathtaking. Progressive techniques such as advanced Photoshop and her
love for the Da Vinci nude keep her work timeless. Stopping at nothing to
consistently outdo herself, expect a new and
more daring body of work from Nina J. Chung in the spring. |
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