Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Massachusetts

I am a printmaker + painter + collage artist. My artwork focuses on juxtapositions.

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Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Apologies to Matisse by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
  • Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
  • Apologies to Matisse, 2025
  • Acrylic, Pencil, Crayon, Collage Paper, Oil Pastel
  • 20 x 16 in
  • Framed: 26 x 22 x 0.75 in
  • Signature: Signed on the back
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In this busy, overgrown still life, a single goldfish swims among a riot of color and texture.

Goldfish grow to fit the size of their container.

This piece began with that idea: Am I the goldfish, trying to expand inside the boundaries of motherhood? Or is the goldfish my son, growing faster than the space I've created for him?

The collage is lush and layered — a visual echo of the emotional landscape of parenting. Beautiful, messy, too much and never enough.

The goldfish is always growing — whether or not the bowl is ready.

  • Subject Matter: still life
  • Collections: Still Life

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