Danny Chu

In a simple sense my paintings are realist scenes. Yet, to me they are attempts to understand the links between my sense of visual harmony and my emotional response. I search and experiment using contrast on many levels to create the drama and energy of each piece so that the work speaks for itself. Whether it's searching for an evocative landscape or carefully posing objects in a still life, in the process of painting and creating the illusion of space I pursue the moments when my aesthetic sense and reality – for an instant – collide. Raised in Shanghai, China, I attended Art College to study painting and illustration. After graduating, I worked as a teacher of Fine Art at Shanghai University. I came to the US in 1989 to attend graduate school at Mankato State University in Minnesota.