Artist Statement
My paintings serve as portals into states of stillness, sensuality, and bliss.

Drawing from the traditions of contemplative calligraphy, my work carries the aesthetic essence of my East Asian ancestry and is informed by the principles of Daoism and Tantra: the rhythm of opposites, the emergence of form from emptiness, and the primal vibratory pulse known in Tantra as Spanda.

Fluid calligraphic strokes swirl, ripple, and interweave into complex, graceful geometries. These forms appear to focalize into dense inflection points, simultaneously blossoming outward—becoming living presences.

Bio

Vera Gould is a visual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in Paris, France, she moved to the United States at the age of seven. She later earned a dual degree in mathematics and chemistry from Williams College, where she was awarded a post-graduate fellowship to support her art practice. She is of Vietnamese and Eastern European descent and maintains a deep engagement with contemplative lineages. Her work has been collected by individuals engaged in transforming culture, systems, and consciousness, who are drawn to its contemplative presence and alignment with visions of more beautiful futures.