Lexi Wu artist statement
We are always seeking truth. The connection we have in our minds is often at odds with what some call “the human condition.” I explore multimedia concepts of the evolution of the mind. As someone who lives with mental illnesses, my exploration of material and how mental health affects us as a whole, allows my work to offer up a resonating view that is surreal, experimentalist, and purposely impressionistic.
I ground the human body with sensorial properties and the space to enlighten the mind.
I’m a process-oriented artist. I attract the seeker in all of us to question our reality and examine ourselves on a molecular level towards a higher consciousness, all through the painted mind where I am in control.
Core light, 2023, Acrylic on paper
Slowly Peel the Skin Away, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas
Imaginary Friends, 2023, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
Warped Reality, 2024, Oil on Canvas
Freak-quency, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas
Melting Matter, 2024, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
Flow of the moment, 2024, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
Storage box, 2024, Found Materials
Childhood nostalgia gets stored away in our minds, like a storage box that is glowing and full of adventures in the corner of our minds.
Seen By Flame, 2023, Short Loop
Collaborating with Mae Kenny for the Co-Lab Juniors in Fine Arts exhibition at 49 Oak Gallery in Portland Maine. Kenny started and the special effects artist and Wu shot, edited, and scored.
We Create Our Space
This planetarium showcases a slinky board to represent each and every one’s spiral and how we can interact and transform our own reality. The slinkys express the coexisting nature of waves and matter within our present. In the center space is a painting of the observable universe from the center of our solar system, with a translucent spiral starting from the middle. The center of this space holds a white fluffy rug that represents the inbetween of earth to the outer space to further ground your body to the present while your head stays up in the sky. This is a meditative, sensorial interactive space to see another perspective and reimagine our present to teach how to get in the state of being you need to be at to manifest and co-create with the universe.
You are the creator of your own spiral that is constantly rippling from you through the cosmos. The spiral is you, every action has a reaction, similar to a wave, a frequency, and an energy. You hold the power in your own body to fulfill your desires and create your own reality. Our Universe holds our galaxies together, as we hold our own spirals to link our manifestations to reality. It starts with you, and you have everything you need.
The Last Act
Exploring the stages of ego death led me to discover my own personas and made me see the humiliation within these unevoled personalities . I went through deep reflection to see myself through them so I can heal and grow, so I became them to give them their 5 seconds of fame before I shed my personas away.
Hub
A sound, light, and painting installation about the roots of self with child trauma and the development into adulthood.
BLOOD AND BONES
Our skin is our protector for our insides. I want to communicate what our bodies are in their most raw forms and inform where our most vital parts are using color, texture, light, and visual cropping to highlight our bones and blood. Using my own X-rays and blood on a molecular level created a sense of control and mindfulness of who I am and I hope these paintings can intrigue you on what is underneath your skin.
