I have collected handwritten words from people of all backgrounds, and then I conveyed the people’s words onto objects that carry a metaphoric implication (such as a door or a kite); they later discover their words as part of the art work.
For example, at the site of the Talking Door people will find words of personal significance to them. Along with their words will be those of many others in various languages and reflecting various ideologies. All of them will be covering the door, a probing of the essence of commemoration not only of the Vietnam War but also of conflicts around the globe. The Talking Door is a collaboration with TFAA.
For another series of art, such as Freedom of Assembly—Puzzle/Sculpture, I have selected words (such as people, constitution, citizen, dream, ideal, seed, and land) and composed the letters of those words into images that convey human expressions (e.g., a face composed of I-D-E-A-L). The images provoke viewers’ curiosity and wonder and cause them to see the meaning of those words in a new light. I apply such images onto wood pieces that can be assembled into a 2D puzzle and a 3D robotic figure that can “speak” various body languages accordingly.
In a series of paintings, I mixed text, image, nature element, and time. I left a part of the canvas raw and will watch it age over time. I mixed English with the images, which reveals the movement of Asian calligraphy.I have collected handwritten words from people of all backgrounds, and then I conveyed the people’s words onto objects that carry a metaphoric implication (such as a door or a kite); they later discover their words as part of the art work.
For example, at the site of the Talking Door people will find words of personal significance to them. Along with their words will be those of many others in various languages and reflecting various ideologies. All of them will be covering the door, a probing of the essence of commemoration not only of the Vietnam War but also of conflicts around the globe. The Talking Door is a collaboration with TFAA.
For another series of art, such as Freedom of Assembly—Puzzle/Sculpture, I have selected words (such as people, constitution, citizen, dream, ideal, seed, and land) and composed the letters of those words into images that convey human expressions (e.g., a face composed of I-D-E-A-L). The images provoke viewers’ curiosity and wonder and cause them to see the meaning of those words in a new light. I apply such images onto wood pieces that can be assembled into a 2D puzzle and a 3D robotic figure that can “speak” various body languages accordingly.
In a series of paintings, I mixed text, image, nature element, and time. I left a part of the canvas raw and will watch it age over time. I mixed English with the images, which reveals the movement of Asian calligraphy.
For example, at the site of the Talking Door people will find words of personal significance to them. Along with their words will be those of many others in various languages and reflecting various ideologies. All of them will be covering the door, a probing of the essence of commemoration not only of the Vietnam War but also of conflicts around the globe. The Talking Door is a collaboration with TFAA.
For another series of art, such as Freedom of Assembly—Puzzle/Sculpture, I have selected words (such as people, constitution, citizen, dream, ideal, seed, and land) and composed the letters of those words into images that convey human expressions (e.g., a face composed of I-D-E-A-L). The images provoke viewers’ curiosity and wonder and cause them to see the meaning of those words in a new light. I apply such images onto wood pieces that can be assembled into a 2D puzzle and a 3D robotic figure that can “speak” various body languages accordingly.
In a series of paintings, I mixed text, image, nature element, and time. I left a part of the canvas raw and will watch it age over time. I mixed English with the images, which reveals the movement of Asian calligraphy.I have collected handwritten words from people of all backgrounds, and then I conveyed the people’s words onto objects that carry a metaphoric implication (such as a door or a kite); they later discover their words as part of the art work.
For example, at the site of the Talking Door people will find words of personal significance to them. Along with their words will be those of many others in various languages and reflecting various ideologies. All of them will be covering the door, a probing of the essence of commemoration not only of the Vietnam War but also of conflicts around the globe. The Talking Door is a collaboration with TFAA.
For another series of art, such as Freedom of Assembly—Puzzle/Sculpture, I have selected words (such as people, constitution, citizen, dream, ideal, seed, and land) and composed the letters of those words into images that convey human expressions (e.g., a face composed of I-D-E-A-L). The images provoke viewers’ curiosity and wonder and cause them to see the meaning of those words in a new light. I apply such images onto wood pieces that can be assembled into a 2D puzzle and a 3D robotic figure that can “speak” various body languages accordingly.
In a series of paintings, I mixed text, image, nature element, and time. I left a part of the canvas raw and will watch it age over time. I mixed English with the images, which reveals the movement of Asian calligraphy.