{"id":8089,"date":"2017-12-04T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2017-12-06T08:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T08:45:34","slug":"chenhung-chen-i-ching-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/chenhung-chen-i-ching-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Chenhung Chen: I Ching in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8091\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chen 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2-648x864.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-2-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>In a beautiful, mysterious, and mystical way, Chenhung Chen creates delicate works of art from the detritus of technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8119\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"3R1A0245\" width=\"648\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245-648x972.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245-128x192.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0245.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday marked the reception for and closing of a month long residence at Shoebox Projects in DTLA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8092\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3.jpg\" alt=\"Chen 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3-648x864.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-3-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suspended from wires, the installation floated in air and fell like a discarded royal garment along the floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8121\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3R1A0247\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247-648x432.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0247.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8090\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chen 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1-648x864.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-1-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small colored heaps dotted one end of the room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8093\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4.jpg\" alt=\"Chen 4\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4-648x864.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Chen-4-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Referencing the spiritual nature of the I Ching, of which this installation is part of an on-going series, there was a meditative quality to the fine wire crocheted elements, the intertwining of cords and and cables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8122\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3R1A0250\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250-648x432.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0250.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like an art spider with a silky and serene web, Chen pulls viewers into her orbit and leaves them dangling with delight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8120\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3R1A0246\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246-648x432.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0246.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch for her upcoming exhibitions&#8230;in June 2018, Chen will be a part of the Torrance Museum of Art&#8217;s Studio System project: June 1 \u2013 June 30, 2018, creating art in a residency there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8118\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"3R1A0238\" width=\"648\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238-648x972.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238-128x192.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3R1A0238.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chen also has several lovely wall art works on exhibit at the Newberry Lofts&#8217; Art in Place exhibition in Long Beach through the end of January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8094\" src=\"http:\/\/diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen.jpg\" alt=\"chen\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen-648x486.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chen-256x192.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genie Davis; photos: Jack Burke, additional by Genie Davis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a beautiful, mysterious, and mystical way, Chenhung Chen creates delicate works of art from the detritus of technology. Saturday marked the reception for and closing of a month long residence at Shoebox Projects in DTLA. Suspended from wires, the installation floated in air and fell like a discarded royal garment along the floor. 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