Danni Shinya Luo has a show coming up at La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, February 5 – 28, 2010.
Danni Shinya Luo's main subjects are meditations on the beauty of female figures, and the psychological tension that exists between them. She acquires her inspiration from a variety of topics varying from human fears, obsessions, and desires to elements of nature, cosmology, neurolinguistics and high fashion. Her main medium is watercolor with ink, and few other eclectic mediums. Overall, Danni Shinya's work can be described as fluid and organic, full of feminine romance with hidden conflicts and symbolic elements. "Spiritual Deficiencies" is a strong collection of stand-alone works each exploring weakness of a psychological nature. Figurative characters become living, breathing sigils — enriching the surface narrative while revealing a series both beautiful and iconic.
Originally from Shanghai, China, Danni Shinya Luo moved to California in 1995. She fell in love with art in grade school and after a few years of private study (and an apprenticeship with Chinese watercolor master, Ding Ha) was accepted into Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She majored in illustration and graduated with honor in 2006. Shinya has assisted artists Gary Baseman, Karl Handael, and has exhibited in galleries throughout North America. Her works have appeared in magazines like Bust and Initiativa, in books like Eye Candy, and she has done designs for Nickelodeon's Neopets. Shinya loves to support other talented female artists, and has been a member of Girls Drawin' Girls since 2006.
