Pojia Tsang and Contemporary Magical Realism
I am a contemporary Canadian artist based in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. I created a unique concept and style in oil portraiture, which I call Contemporary Magical Realism. It is not about the literal representations of magic, but the experience of looking.
My inspiration for Contemporary Magical Realism grew from my fascination with Gabriel García Márquez's Nobel Prize-winning novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. I have long been captivated by visual narratives, literature, films, and animation that blur the boundaries between imagination and reality.
The 6-minute video below shows me collaborating with a professional photographer to document my artwork in my home-based studio.