A highly coterminous creation of a neon sculpture from an ongoing series
originally envisioned during recurring REM dreams of artist Kyle Yip.
He achieved a significant breakthrough in 2017, when he discovered how
to consolidate his studies of psychology with his art practice within
different states of conscious awareness — from different stages of
restful awareness and sleeping to dreaming. He possesses the unique
ability to perceive then examine artworks which emerge during his dreams
in vivid detail. Images that once appeared immaterial are meticulously
reverse-engineered into tactile, obdurate objects. His research in
therapy, rigorous background in classical animation, and avant-garde art
practices began to coalesce into new cross-identifactory modes of
making art. This work explores the cosmological and mythological
influences within early 1930's classically animated Disney films. The
series, "Close your eyes, make a wish and let your dreams come true." is
quoted from the artist's sister's twin sized bed sheet from Disney's
Cinderella franchise. The North Star is a ternary star system composed
of a primary star offset by two smaller circulating twin stars. The
primary star is symbolic of Cinderella's guiding light during a phase of
self-doubt and oppression, characterized by the solar eclipse. The
manifested dream sculptures represent the "American Dream" itself, and
contain their latent meaning. Kyle Yip recognizes his work as both the
diagnosis of a cultural condition, but also an opportunity for viewers
to meditate on their dreams and celebrate childhood nostalgia.
