“Mothercraft” (2022), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 20 x 16 inches. All images © Winnie Truong, courtesy of VIVIANEART, shared with permission
Canadian artist Winnie Truong recontextualizes the sleek, piecey qualities of human hair in her cut-paper collages. Constructed in layers within rectangular frames, the surreal works utilize the soft texture to depict flowers, vegetation, and strange anthropomorphic figures with elongated fingers and faces obscured by body parts or surroundings. Each piece is rooted in Truong’s drawing practice, and the colored pencil renderings add depth to the mythical compositions.
An extension of her two-dimensional works, these dioramas similarly explore the connection between women and nature. Many of the hybrid figures are entangled with foliage and their own anatomies, positioning traditional understandings of beauty alongside disorienting and more fantastic forms.
Visit Truong’s Instagram for more of her recent works and a glimpse into her process.
“Yellow Wallpaper and Scarlet Vipers” (2021), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 20 x 16 inches
“Lilies in the Bog” (2021), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 20 x 16 inches
“Twin Letdown” (2021), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 24 x 18 inches
“Eyes at Dusk” (2022), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 24 x 20 inches
“Distal Edges” (2021), drawing and cut paper collage on panel
“Gentle Snares” (2021), drawing and cut paper collage on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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