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I’m doing some studies on small panels. the smaller panels allow me to experiment and push the boundaries i have established without the commitment to a larger panel. it feels easier to make mistakes. mistakes are good. 16″x22″
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Playing with a brush pen creating new marks. Varying pressure and speed produce different width and density of the ink. Ink on floated poplar
"Solitude" 48x36 acrylic on panel
Another portrait of my father based on a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange as Japanese Americans on the West Coast were gathered up and sent to prison during World War II. The text is the California Alien Land Law of 1913, which targeted mostly Japanese farmers who were “aliens in eligible for citizenship” and prohibited them from owning agricultural land or possessing long-term leases over it. #stopasianhate
Added more depth and highlights to “Foreseeable” 41x47. Part of my water series
Please join me for a show closing Q & A about the current virtual exhibition “con.Text,” at the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery.
In partnership with the deSaisset Museum at Santa Clara University and the Activities Program Board at SCU I will be presenting my "con.Text" series in an online talk and studio tour. We are reaching out to the student body connecting history with contemporary life. Please join us tomorrow, Thurs. Feb 25th at 2 pm PST. Link in bio.
Bee’s
Im giving an artist talk this Thursday Feb 11 5pm, with Cal State LA, Ronald H Silverman Gallery director Mika Cho. Link in bio
Thank you to the Culver City Arts Foundation and the Helms Bakery District for supporting artist and presenting art to the public. My Environment series will be projected from Friday, February 5th through Thursday, February 11th sunset until 2:00 am at the entrance of the Helms Design Center at 8745 Washington Boulevard, projecting out for street-side viewing.
Wonderful cover feature article in Metro on the show "con.Text" up at the Japanese American Museum San Jose. Thank you Katie Lauer for understanding the work and putting it into words.
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December 21, 2013 at 5:54 AM