liukincheloe[at]gmail.com

liukincheloe[at]gmail.com; any inquiries directed to Turley Gallery, info@turley.gallery.

My work explores the symbolic role of ornament through intricate, symmetrical patterns that take the form of visual mandalas. Drawing inspiration from Jungian psychology, sacred geometry, mythology, and spiritual traditions, I approach ornament as a meaningful visual language that holds unconscious meaning and shared memory. Every pattern reflects inherited visual vocabularies and lineages, providing a dynamic space to weave, merge, and reinterpret these visual “languages”. Patterns can combine and overlap symbolic vocabularies to disrupt fixed readings, challenge aesthetic hierarchies, and create contemplative structures that invite new interpretations.

Each painting is a meditation on complexity and interconnectedness. Influenced by systems thinking and complexity theory, I see symmetry not as rigidity, but as a dynamic expression of balance within chaos. Patterns become maps—evolving, recursive, and alive with emergent relationships. Rather than centering a dominant form or isolated subject, these totalized patterns dissolve boundaries and emphasize continuity. This visual field proposes a different model of self: not the fortified, citadel-like ego that stands apart from its surroundings, but a porous, interconnected mind—fluid, recursive, and embedded within a larger web of systems. 

Ultimately, my paintings aim to resonate as both visual meditations and symbolic systems—inviting the viewer into an experience of presence, reflection, and recognition.