Wu Yih-Han “In Between”

Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery

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An important role of portrait paintings in history was to keep records of people. Particular features such as appearance, posture, dress, and gestures, could be used as a reference to an individual’s character and their life. However, a portrait was not solely objective, and the artists’ individual viewpoint or interest was reflected in the painting.
Since the invention of the camera, present-day portraiture does not take on this documentary role. However, contemporary artists still bring their subjectivity and individual interpretations to their work. In this 21st Century, Wu Yih-Han’s forward-thinking works seek to accept history and not deny the past.