Yucheng Tao

Black No. 1#

Black No. 2#

Artist’s Statement#

My work navigates the space between chaos and order, between dream and reality. In moments of structure, the music carries a sense of lightness; in moments of disorder, it sharpens into something raw and forceful. I like to leave a sense of space within the music—like the feeling of drifting, submerged in an ocean.

In these two pieces, the emphasis differs: one evokes the gradual motion of a journey beginning, while the other captures the struggle of searching through darkness.

About the Artist#

Yucheng Tao studies songwriting at the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles, California. His poetry has appeared in Cathexis Northwest Press, NonBinary Review (which reprinted his poem Blue Horse with an author interview), Moonstone Art Center, Spillwords, Synchronized Chaos, The Arcanist, Ink Nest, Poetry Potion, Literary Yard, and Apocalypse Confidential, among others.