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Cremation, 2021, digital, 5 ¼ x 14 inches
Departure, 2021, digital, 5 ¼ x 14 inches
Emptiness, 2021, digital, 5 ¼ x 14 inches
Discomfort, 2021, digital, 5 ¼ x 14 inches
Artist Statement:
Dusk is a series of illustrations about a woman who is in grief after the loss of her beloved one and how she reconnects with her true self by going through experiences with her daughter that reshaped their lives.
Are you tired of swiping?, 2021, digital, 13 ½ x 20 inches
Easy, Breezy, silky!, 2021, digital, 13 ½ x 20 inches
”The” brushes, 2021, digital, 13 ½ x 20 inches
The hall of perfect shapes, 2021, digital, 13 ½ x 20 inches
Let’s build up a “perfect” dating profile, 2021, digital, 13 ½ x 20 inches
Happy bodies, 2021, digital, 20 x 13 ½ inches
Happy bodies, 2021, digital, 20 x 13 ½ inches
Zodiac signs_Leo, 2021, digital, 10 x 7 inches
Zodiac signs_Libra, 2021, digital, 8 x 8 inches
Zodiac signs_Scorpio, 2021, digital, 8 x 8 inhes
Artist Statement:
This illustration series is a visual experiment in probing the so-called beauty and social norms.
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Journey, 2021, ink and digital, 23 x 18 inches
The First Encounter, 2021, ink and digital, 16 x 22 inches
Inner self, 2021, ink and digital, 17 x 13 inches
Salute to Life, 2021, ink and digital, 15 x 23 inches
Contamination, 2021, ink and digital, 19 x 13 inches
Artist Statement:
This series of images was inspired by a traditional story I heard as a child, A Deer of Nine Colors. The original story is based on the Buddhist Jataka tale, which were discovered as cave paintings from the Mogao Caves.
I expanded the meaning of the story and added my own insight. In the story, the magical nine-color deer saved the main character, but the main character betrayed the deer because he was greedy for the king's bounty, which eventually led to his own death. I think this story can be interpreted as a journey in which each person talks to himself or herself. When a person is kind and caring, there might be a magical journey waiting for him/her. But when the heart is polluted by greed for money and power, all beautiful things will be lost.
Grape flower and bird pattern silver incense balls, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
A rockery, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Female figure of Tang dynasty, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Female figure of Tang dynasty, 2021, digital and watercolor, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Porcelain vase with incised decoration of Ming dynasty, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Pottery terra-cotta of girl resting on a camel of Tang dynasty, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Pottery terra-cotta of girl resting on a camel of Tang dynasty, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Fragment of lacquer plate decorated with the Guanghan Palace of Ming dynasty, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Stone standing bodhisattva, 2021, digital watercolor, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Jar with carp in lotus pond, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Jar with carp in lotus pond, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
The nine colored deer, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
The banquet in Tang dynasty palace, 2021, digital, 18 x 27 ½ inches
Artist Statement:
The Story of Antiques is a project about the antiques of China. I always find myself attracted to Chinese antiques, for the material, the texture, the shapes and artistic beauty of them. In these drawings, I tried to translate the old antiques with a new way of appreciation. The objects are from different dynasties across the range of thousands of years. I created a brand new story about them, revealing the mystery veil of the life, culture and legends about ancient China.
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I Live in a House Full of Mirrors, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Labels Are For Jars Not For People, 2021, digital, 30 x 47 ¼ inches
Rumor Kills I, 2021, digital, 11 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches
Rumor Kills II, 2021, digital, 11 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches
I Want to Be Different, Like Everybody Else, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Refine/Define, 2021, digital, 11 ¾ x 18 ½ inches
Abyss, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Sometimes It’s A Relief to Be Invisible, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Me The Puppeteer, Me The Puppet Too, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Nature Does Not Need Me, 2021, digital, 30 x 23 ½ inches
Closer To The Sky, 2021, digital, 12 x 18 ¾ inches
1｜1 Memories, 2021, photograph, 48 ¾ x 36 ½ inches
Artist Statement:
1|1 is a project about a girl who has a mirror on her face. She has chosen to lose herself in a world full of information, and she has failed to understand or get back to who she really is because of social recognitions and self-expectations that were put upon her. The character is a reflection of myself, an extreme people-pleaser, being tolerant of others while doubting myself. One day I realized that I was not only wearing masks to increase chances of making people like me, but also losing my identity in the process. I kept torturing myself by saying that I was not good enough, but nothing is ever enough.
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Page 101-102, 2021, watercolor on paper, 8 ½ x 12 inches
Page 103-104, 2021, watercolor on paper, 8 ½ x 12 inches
Page 105-106, 2021, watercolor on paper, 8 ½ x 12 inches
Page 103-104, 2021, watercolor on paper, 8 ½ x 12 inches
Unas Monologue, 2021, ballpoint pen on paper, 8 ½ x 12 inches
Artist Statement:
Fragile Participation in Fate is a science fiction-/ slice of life graphic novel.
These pages are a small excerpt of a longer story.
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Blue Street, 2021, digital, 8 x 10 inches
Want some Drink, 2021, digital, 8 x 10 inches
Travel In Space, 2021, digital, 8 x 20 inches
I want to give you this meteorite, 2021, digital, 8 x 10 inches
This monster will be mine, 2021, digital, 8 x 10 inches
Look at this Creature, 2021, digital, 8 x 20 inches
To the unknown, 2021, digital, 8 x 20 inches
Artist Statement:
This is a story about an astronaut and a creature she meets in space.
Their journey and adventure together. The astronaut helps the monster find its own kind. During the adventure, the astronaut also finds meaning in her life.
