Qixuan Lim’s Endearing, Disconcerting Sculptures

Qixuan Lim, also known as Qimmyshimmy, uses polymer clay to create tiny sculptures depicting infants and body organs. When removed from a singular context and placed into plastic packaging, these items become disturbing suckers, medication, and other types of edible objects. The Singapore-raised artist is currently based in the Netherlands.

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“My aesthetic sensibilities have been shaped by my love for fantasy stories, old curiosities, time-travel and my yearning for worlds natural and imagined,” the artist says. “A designer by day and an artist by nightfall, I fuel my two passions with caffeine and even bigger dreams.”

The artist is a designer by day. She graduated from the School of Art, Design & Media – Nanyang Technological University in 2014, garnering a degree in visual communication. She typpically works with agencies and start-ups as an art director and graphic designer, when not creating these creep-cute objects.

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Qixuan Lim’s Endearing, Disconcerting Sculptures

Chen-Shun Lin’s Off-Kilter Sculptures

Yuichi Ikehata’s Powerful Sculptures of Physical Fragments

Chet Zar’s 3D Group Exhibition “Conjoined” Celebrates 6 Years

Scott Carter Creates Art with Materials from Surrounding Walls

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