Author Archives: claramui

This collection of art pieces called “Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out of Asia America”(2001) caught my eye because of the middle poster here has a very bold Japanese name “Yuki” on it. This is a collection of stories and photographs of Asian … Continue reading →

When I saw these collection of old geography books from China I was instantly drawn to it, not just because it was written in Chinese, but also how dated it is and how the Xuen paper felt in my hands. … Continue reading →

I chose this work of Marian Bantjes’ because of how odd and colorful it was, as well as the words on the piece “Lost Child”, since one of my favorite song is titled Lost Boy. In this piece, Bantjes used … Continue reading →

The pattern used in this quilt was built with stripes of two colors, a bright yellow and a dark blue, which made really good contrast. The stripes were in similar thickness but the artist aligned them with both horizontally and … Continue reading →

Texture helps us recognize objects and relate to images we see in print, physical and visual. It is truly amazing how we can feel the image when we cannot even touch the actual object or material being shown in the … Continue reading →