Title of the Work of Art:

Half Dreams

Date of Creation:
2013 - 2016

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


Artwork Description:
This neo-Cubist painting portrays the artist's father, Alexander, depicted as a fatigued, nearly sleeping figure in the kitchen of their Brooklyn apartment. The composition employs warm colors with bluish accents, producing a pointillist interplay of blue, yellow, and ochre. Chiao's relationship with his father has fluctuated between acceptance and conflict, a dynamic reflected in the work. The portrait presents a geometrized, faceted, and distorted human form, surrounded by motifs suggestive of radio waves, a recurring element in Chiao's neo-Cubist oeuvre.