Alisa Lim A Po (Amsterdam, 1975) is an autonomous artist. Her work reflects on various aspects of human behavior and emotions. In the series Elements, Alisa Lim A Po uses an organic visual language, in which associations with flourishing and decay, the transience of beauty, and her appreciation for nature arise naturally.
The artworks within the series Elements are defined by a organic shapes. Abstraction, layered structures, and unity of form and color are likewise essential factors in Lim A Po’s most recent addition to Elements: the cut-outs. These collages consist of a studious layering of various elements. Using a pair of scissors, the artist meticulously works with paint and linen.
First, Lim A Po creates colorful paintings in which she translates her memories and feelings to canvas. Next, she cuts out a multitude of different and unique shapes, which are carefully arranged by shape, texture, and color. Then comes the fusion of the elements, when Lim A Po arranges the elements back together again. Reverting to her initial concept, she constructs a precise composition between the various parts of the collage. Structure, texture, and color are of great importance. In cut-outs, the processes of demolition and construction consecutively follow one another, until eventually a symbiotic fusion of organic shapes manifests itself.