Sculptor Johnson Tsang pushes realism’s boundaries in his sculptures of faces that are stretched and opened up in surreal ways.
The Hong Kong-based artist’s work features surreal contortions that squish, wring, melt, and stretch.
His creativeness suggests an exploration of the limited space between the conscious and subconscious.
Between the self and other.
Tsang uses plain, unglazed clay, letting go of such typical details such as hair and skin color to focus the viewer’s attention on the expressions of his imagined subjects.
Although Tsang grew up poor and worked both in the trades and as a policeman, he says he has always been in love with art.
“The clay seemed so friendly to me, it listened to every single word in my mind and did exactly I was expecting. Every touch was so soothing. I feel like I was touching human skin.”
More of Johnson Tsang‘s wonderfully imaginative art can be found across the Internet including Instagram and Red Seas Gallery.
This is brilliant work!!
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I so agree. I wonder how they do it, sometimes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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Very cool! The second one looks like me when I crawl out of bed in the morning!! :>)
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Ha! I feel your pain!
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Wow and wow, Claudia what an artist. I have never seen such a creative person and what an imagination with faces, too good. Thanks for this awesome share.
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Thank you so much! Sometimes I hesitate in sharing artists that contort the human form in one way or another, although that art can be just as beautiful and creative as any other form. I saw this work and I just was amazed at how he uses human expressions to get his message across.
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Yes for sure and he was amazing what human expressions, excellent 👍 👍👍 👍
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Absolutely amazing!
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Isn’t he? I find his work so amazing, so … fluid. Some of his work I almost can identify with. Hands over the forehead, for instance.
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It’s work made in heaven. I take a look again one of these days.
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So very expressive, aren’t they? I can almost identify with some of them…my sinus headaches and the hands covering the forehead…all that…such good work.
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I was just looking at his instagram. I am very visual and emotional. It’s incredible his work. haha
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I like the one with the female peeking down into the face…
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