Created By
Mediha Ting
Acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas
Curator
Luke Chapman
This recent diptych titled "Blue Sama" is more than an aesthetic experience; it is a poetic meditation on transitory beauty and the liminal spaces we inhabit. Ting’s work pulses with a Zen-like quietude. This piece invites an intimate reverie, a moment of stillness in a world that demands constant flux. One can almost hear the soft flutter of wings, feel time dilate—a pause punctuated by delicate breath. In essence, "Blue Sama" stands as a contemplative beacon within contemporary art, uniting technical mastery and emotive subtlety. It is an evocative exploration of flight, freedom, and the elusive nature of now, a serene doorway opened by the artist for us to step through, even if just fleetingly, into the sacred dance of color, light, and life.
Mediha Ting’s "Blue Sama" diptych envelops the viewer in a transcendent dreamscape where naturalistic detail melts into an ethereal, almost lyrical abstraction of color and form. The work is structured across three contiguous panels—two rectangular and one semi-circular—invoking the architectural elegance of a stained-glass window or an ancient triptych, arguably nodding toward spiritual or contemplative spaces. Here, butterflies, rendered with painstaking precision and vibrant nuance, drift across a deep, watery palette dominated by hues of cobalt, cerulean, and soft yellow. They are at once literal and metaphorical—evocative of metamorphosis, impermanence, and fragile beauty suspended in time. The paintings capture a moment poised between quiet contemplation and restless movement, where each butterfly’s delicate articulation is underscored by the expansive, almost nebulous ambience of the background. The interplay between the sharply defined, whimsical insects and the atmospheric wash of blues challenges the viewer’s perception, compelling one to navigate between clarity and haze, the seen and the felt. The subtle patterns woven into the blue ground add a whisper of architectural or organic motifs—ancient geometric forms or faint organic tracings—engaging the eye in a quietly enigmatic dance.
Created By
Mediha Ting
96 x 76 cm | 38 x 30 in
diptych 192 x 152 cm
2024
