Sicheng (Steven) Li

                 @stevenartdump




Untitled, 2024.  Acrylic and clay on canvas, 4 x 4 in.

What I Saw #1, 2024. Gesso, spray paint, flocking on canvas, 55 x 86 in.

What I Dreamed. Acrylic, Natural earth  pigments on canvas, 55 x 64 in.

My aging dog, Tiger, had cataracts and I wanted to understand how he
saw the world. I dedicated my practice to understanding his vision.
Two months ago, after his fight with cancer, we made the decision to
relieve him from his suffering. The moment Tiger’s heart stopped beating
I felt the urge to touch his heart and experience his death.


Deep empathy and the urgent need to connect are the starting points of 
my artistic practice. This need drives me to connect with unseen spaces 
and stories—hidden like dark corners or those who suffer but can’t be 
understood. These spaces and individuals carry both silent histories and 
emotions, which I feel compelled to offer a voice or presence that 
might otherwise go unnoticed.

Through this openness, I explore themes of permanence, loss, and 
perception, shaped by lingering emotions and conveyed through unique 
qualities, textures, shapes, or compositions My works’ physical properties
and form are guided by my mood, and reflect emotions that are often 
indescribable. Relying on impulses and intuition rather than planning, I 
create works that offer a portal into perspectives beyond my own, both 
personal and collective.