Alycia Anthony

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Artist statement

Alycia Anthony is a Malaysian-born multidisciplinary artist living and working in Pomona, CA. With over two decades of sustained practice, her work bridges painting and sculpture, drawing deeply from hybrid cultures and the layered histories of patterns and objects. From a post-colonial, feminist perspective, and across the places she has called home, including Kuala Lumpur, Honolulu, and Los Angeles, her work is shaped by the cultural nuances and shifting dynamics of these environments. Anthony’s practice stems from both a subconscious sense of inheritance and an unconscious immigrant psyche, reflecting the ongoing negotiation between adapting and the need to preserve some form of personal identity. Anthony is interested in the conceptual and theoretical analysis of outdated notions of decorative aesthetics that are shifting and shaping a new cultural critique. Her work engages with academic discourse as it contends with a well-established patriarchal authority over Western and European art history and pedagogy, as well as with current divisions and conversations surrounding craft and fine art. She views art as a vehicle for storytelling, connection, and reflection, aiming to create work that challenges perceptions, sparks conversation, and highlights the unseen forces that shape lives past, present, and future. Her paintings and sculptures push beyond surface aesthetics, engaging viewers in a dialogue about overlooked narratives and the hidden meaning carried within...

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