These painting processes demonstrated patience and perseverance to develop the surface of paper and represent the beauty and spirituality of Chinese art. My labor as an artist is itself a reflection of the labor that immigrants do.
Hearing participants discuss labor and migration in the United States reminded me of my own journey as a first-generation immigrant with a language barrier, and working hard to continue my studio practice and stay in this country while the majority of my family still remains in Taiwan. I aim to employ traditional ink and wash Chinese painting techniques on xuan paper to depict my memories of the landscape of Taiwan and New Jersey. Elements of trees, roots and foliage are depicted through highly repetitive and labor-intensive processes of texture strokes and the traditional dotting methods.
Ink Painting on Xuan Paper (13.5 x 53 in)
Credits
Community Artist
