On Angela Fang Zirbes
A closer look at the artist's original work in support of When We All Vote
Angela Fang Zirbes with her three original works. Image courtesy of Garrett Carroll.
Angela Zang Firbes’ suite of original paintings are each conceptually set within an old rural house that replicates the architectural spaces of Fang Zirbes’s childhood. Throughout these works, repeated motifs—familiar objects, patterns and entities depicted in subtly altered forms and contexts—coexist with one another. Earlier this year, Angela Fang Zirbes was chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Future Fair Artist Prize, an award given by the art exhibition platform to recognize exceptional early career artists.
Seen through a skewed perspective, subjects appear to be suspended in a sense of peril, as though they have been intruded on by an unwelcome voyeur. In the artist’s own words, “I am interested in portraying the sort of déjà vu that comes with recalling memories and dreams. I render this uncanniness through painting unusual domestic scenes that are caught in a tense moment before some unknown danger.”
Of ART FOR CHANGE’s initiative of supporting When We All Vote, Fang Zirbes adds, “It is so important to be an active voter—not only in the general elections, but also in state, county, and local ones. Everyone should have equal opportunities and access to participate in our democracy, and to vote for the representatives who will create the change that they want to see.”
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Angela Fang Zirbes
Rabbit on Sofa, 2024
24 x 20 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
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Detail images of Angela Fang Zirbes, Rabbit on Sofa, 2024. Image courtesy of Garrett Carroll.
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Angela Zang Firbes’ suite of original paintings are each conceptually set within an old rural house that replicates the architectural spaces of Fang Zirbes’s childhood. Throughout these works, repeated motifs—familiar objects, patterns and entities depicted in subtly altered forms and contexts—coexist with one another. Earlier this year, Angela Fang Zirbes was chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Future Fair Artist Prize, an award given by the art exhibition platform to recognize exceptional early career artists.
Seen through a skewed perspective, subjects appear to be suspended in a sense of peril, as though they have been intruded on by an unwelcome voyeur. In the artist’s own words, “I am interested in portraying the sort of déjà vu that comes with recalling memories and dreams. I render this uncanniness through painting unusual domestic scenes that are caught in a tense moment before some unknown danger.”
Of ART FOR CHANGE’s initiative of supporting When We All Vote, Fang Zirbes adds, “It is so important to be an active voter—not only in the general elections, but also in state, county, and local ones. Everyone should have equal opportunities and access to participate in our democracy, and to vote for the representatives who will create the change that they want to see.”
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Rabbit on Sofa, 2024
24 x 20 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
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Sitting On Bed, 2024
28 x 24 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
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Holding A Birthday Cake, 2024
20 x 20 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Angela Fang Zirbes’s paintings tap into the feelings of isolation, detachment and uncertainty that she has felt as a biracial woman who grew up in the American Midwest. The artist applies airbrushed acrylic onto raw canvas, creating a soft, velvety texture that contrasts with the unsettling content of her work. Inspired by personal memories, recurring dreams and found imagery, Fang Zirbes’s practice navigates the juxtapositions between the seen and the hidden, light and shadow, reality and memory.
Based in New York and Iowa, she received her BFA from the Parsons School of Design in 2023. She is represented by Hashimoto Contemporary (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco).
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
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Based in New York and Iowa, she received her BFA from the Parsons School of Design in 2023. She is represented by Hashimoto Contemporary (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco).
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Interested in an original work above? Reach out via our Contact Page!