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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Vionnie is a Malaysian-Chinese student with various interests stemming from the variety of opportunities in NYC. She attends Bard High School Early College Manhattan in the class of 2023. She is interested in the history behind art pieces and the artist process behind the works. Vionnie got her interest in background work from her history of taking chess lessons as a child.
As you move around the The Gaze of Three (Block), there is a change of textures and moods. In the sculpture, there is a smaller figure in the back that is revealed, and the two figures in front become smaller. The environment around the figure also changes: as the sunlight appears through the two windows that are across from each other. The window helps show different tones of colors in the sculpture. When the sun lights on the sculpture there is a bright shine but when it is dull, the sculpture has a dull color. The gaze of the figure changes through movement and we can see different moods being reflected. The lighting of the environment is ideal because when the room shines with sunlight, the imagery and perception is suddenly more uplifting but with a lack of lighting the mood dulls. The Gaze of Three is meant to tell a narrative, but what makes it unique is that it shows the viewer many different stories based on the context of how it’s viewed and displayed. From an initial glance, it tells the story of a family where there is a mother in vibrant color, a father in black, and then there is a sheltered child who is standing in the back mostly incognito. Another interpretation could be with Beasley’s family life since many of these objects are his personal belongings or to his families’.