Tag: artwork

peripheral series

peripheral this series began back when i was living in taipei, taiwan around 2008. one day, i noticed these floating cotton-like things all over the city. upon closer examination, it’s embedded with seeds inside. i ran all over town to collect them. while in portland, oregon, i began to collect more and more seeds as […]

Pods: the curated arabesque

project 2011~ collaborating, curated & collecting i’ve always been fascinated by the idea of waste. things that r man-made had its uses n then tossed out. the flyers that we c floating around like trash after its past its usefulness. the candy wrapper that once wrapped around the precious sweetness is now a pc of […]

1/365²

my journal thru drawing… i often get distracted by things around me n forget to spend more time in my studio (or i’m traveling elsewhere…) which is why to this day, my square painting series r nowhere near done! this week, i promised myself i’d try to do 1 drawing per day, unless i’m in […]

l’arabesque: 2007-2010

l’arabesque series… 2007-2010 paintings a friend in france looked at my drawings and said they reminded him of l’arabesque, the arabic style calligraphy. what i find interesting is that “arabesque” is also a position in dance, bringing together my influences quite nicely. this page r more of the arabesque in painted form. they take much […]

long arabesque series…

2010 drawings: shown in sopa gallery (s. pasadena) i’m separating these drawings from the rest becuz they were part of a group show in south pasadena, where i’m a member of the small independent SOPA gallery. When i moved to portland, oregon btwn 2009-2012, my lines have lengthened. perhaps it’s the influence i feel from […]

encaustics

fascination i hv always been fascinated by the idea of beeswax (encaustics)… it is the oldest medium in easel (portable) painting, even b4 oils, etc. it was not a very efficient process because one needs constant heat in the the process of painting, so the art has been lost for quite some time. due to […]

solo exhibit: l’arabesque 2007

my first ever solo show after years of non-painting, was held in late 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. after i had returned from spending summer/fall abroad. i had accumulated so many brush drawing/paintings, it was hard to choose which to show, but rob ogle (who curated my exhibit) was really insightful in helping me make the cuts. […]