Continental GT V8

Artist: Ching Ching Chang Dimensions: 28.5”x 46” (with frame) Media: Watercolor, Ink, Gouache on paper Year: 2012   From the Artist: I have been interested in science and engineering since I was little. Every summer break from junior high school I would visit and help out at my father’s factory in Taiwan. Hanging out at my Dad’s factory is one of my fondest childhood Memories. I couldn’t stop staring at those giant mechanical devices, and trying to figure out how they worked. Every part of each machine connected to another massive machine, moving and working smoothly together, just like a human body. While studying the human form I came see it as an incredible machine. Similar to the wonder that my father’s machines made me feel as a child, the human form fascinated me. Specific parts of the human form, like the organs, brain, and the way our bodies perceive the world around us are the focus of my work. After moving to Los Angeles ten years ago, I realized that Amer