Title of the Work of Art:

Totem

Date of Creation:
2017-2023

Genre:
Portrait
Period-Movement:
Neo Cubism, Deconstructivism
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Original digital artwork
Dimensions:
Not Stated


Artwork Description:
This neo-cubist or deconstructivist portrait belongs to the modern era. Hard times bear the trauma of contemporary dangers including wars, terror on the streets, and school shootings. We, as a people are required to regroup ourselves, to deconstruct and improve us in the face of dangerously changing realities. This portrait is one of the most complex and interesting works by Nicholaas Chiao. This is not a conventional official portrait with flattery and cold realism capturing the properties of the sitter, no. This portrait is a rather universal totemic idol, a fatherly figure in post WW2 times. With signs of aging and tiredness, yet highlighted by colorful triangles and meshes as the idea to reconstruct and strengthen this man anew.