Yuan Shen is an illustrator and graphic designer. She is adept at transforming complex ideas into tangible visuals, often with a tinge of bitter humor. She is interested in the written language and the juxtaposition of image and text. Her works also explore compositions and unconventional uses of space. She also enjoys making art that people can interact with.
Yuan Shen
Little That Is Never Mine
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Behind You
Bio
"Elsewhere is a negative mirror."
"Is what you see always behind you?"
"Does your journey take place only in the past?"
"You advance always with your head turned back?"
-Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
Detail of exhibited work Little That Is Never Mine.
Project description
Little That Is Never Mine, is a series of illustrations inspired by Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Each image is inspired by one specific quote from the book. Each illustration interprets the quote, and the quote itself is also integrated into the illustration seamlessly. This series also explores composition and the use of empty space visually and conceptually.
Isidora
Question
Answer
Behind You
Journey
Other Works
If I Put Myself on the Line
Let Me Go
Free Fall
Maze
Vortex
Yuan Shen
Little That Is Never Mine
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