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Channelling subjects such as dream imagery, imag-
ined landscapes, geodes, outer space and the Big
Bang, Liz Tran explores the shapes of nature, with the
infusion of fantastical, pulsing synthetic hues.
The psychedelic visuals are harvested from the place
where inner-verse meets outer-verse, where optical
misfires combine with a vacuum pull moving at the
speed of light. Through painting, sculpture and instal-
lation, she creates atmospheres that aim to activate.
Although the process of painting the brain was intuitive and the resulting imagery
was abstract, the paint began to take on the visual characteristics of neurons.
Each spot of paint became a soma and each drip formed axons and dendrites.
Despite popular belief, creativity does not originate from one side of the brain, but
utilizes many different regions working together as a team. Somata is an artistic
interpretation of the mapping of the creative brain.
SOMATA
BY LIZ TRAN
