Title of the Work of Art:

Violett sleeping

Date of Creation:
2016

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


Artwork Description:
This painting, referencing Gustav Klimt, depicts a sleeping child based on a photograph of the artist's niece, Violette, taken by his grandmother in Minsk, Belarus. The artist's grandmother, an avid photographer, amassed thousands of family photographs over her lifetime. Chiao reinterpreted the original image with a broader pointillist color palette, rendering the child's character more universal.