Artist Statement:

Sigrid Gong is an emerging contemporary oil painter who explores the relationship between spirituality and her Asian heritage. Her vivid colour palette, carefully curated composition, and meticulous detail illustrate a greater sense of depth while simultaneously creating a space for tranquility for the viewer.

Although the subject of Gong’s work is chosen with Buddhist  imagery, Gong’s
intention is not to preach about any specific religion, but rather to evoke a place of enlightenment and serenity deep inside every viewer’s heart.

Biography:

Sigrid Gong is an emerging contemporary oil painter who explores the relationship between spirituality and her Asian heritage. Her vivid colour palette, carefully curated composition, and meticulous detail illustrate a greater sense of depth while simultaneously creating a space for tranquility for the viewer. Although the subject of Gong’s work is chosen with Buddhist  imagery, Gong’s intention is not to preach about any specific religion, but rather to evoke a place of enlightenment and serenity deep inside every viewer’s heart.

Gong graduated with a Bachelor of Design from Emily Carr University of Art and Design and a certificate of fine arts from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Over the years, Gong has worked as an interior designer and an art advisor in both Canada and China, while working on mostly commissioned pieces in her spare time. Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gong received a calling to create a new series entitled Fifth Dimension.  promotes spiritual ascension in the context of dimension through her artistic expression. The featured piece “Oh My Buddha” acts as an anchor piece for this ongoing series.  

Oh My Buddha, the first piece of a new series Fifth Dimension promotes spiritual ascension in the context of dimension through Gong’s artistic expression. Oh My Buddha acts as an anchor piece for this ongoing series which stemmed from Gong’s previous series Infinite Galaxies. 

Galaxy 1 from Gong’s Infinite Galaxies series, illustrates Gong’s understanding of the physical and spiritual transcendence in the modern world. Serving as a key piece of this series, Galaxy 1 demonstrates Gong’s unique method of colour application to convey the collision of stardust from two merging galaxies.  Galaxy 1 illuminates Gong’s exploration of the indefinite universe.

Galaxy 2 is the second piece from Gong’s Infinite Galaxies series. Gong’s brush work reimagines the sense of movement that occurred from a growing galaxy from millions of light years away. Gong’s fascination with space is a center point in Infinite Galaxies and prompts the viewer to reexamine the meaning of togetherness.