New Zealand artist April Shin creates contemplative paintings inspired by simplified forms, time-worn surfaces, and textures from nature, aiming to convey balance, harmony, and freedom to viewers. Her earlier works (2000-2010) feature diverse imagery arranged harmoniously on larger substrates, metaphorically illustrating the unity within New Zealand's contemporary society, while her recent artworks (2011-to date) focus on nature, depicting detailed textures and images on singular canvases to explore themes of connection and human spirituality through the portrayal of fictional characters and their personal stories.
