Dominique Fung lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
In Dominique’s artworks glossy lines and sensuous touches are merged together with witty and humorous tones, drawing the viewer into a spiral of reinterpretation of the Eastern world. Objects and actors once seen as fetishised trophies of an exotic conquest by Western forces, are now given new power and a new voice.
Through an artistic style which has its roots in traditional European painting, Dominique subverts such Western interpretations of the East, giving figures, bodies and objects real agency. Her characters do not belong to the exotic cabinet of wonders anymore, but to a reality where each and single one of them has their own independent value and relevance, taking steps away from the traditional input of imperialist propaganda.
oil on linen
182.8 × 254 cm
72 × 100 inches