April 2019

D&R: These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history

Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/these-artists-want-draw-chinese-railroad-workers-back-history-n997181 Painter Lin Zhi and photographer Li Ju are have collaborated and have organized a showing of Art and Stories to recognize the Chinese workers of the transcontinental railroad, right before celebrating it’s 150th year anniversary. Painter Lin Zhi has… Continue Reading →

2019/04/30 0

Talk Story: The Chinaman Pacific & Frisco R.R. Co.

Railroad Standard Time The narrator devalues the words in English. Later, there are even more characters that devalue the use of English and prefer Chinese. This is a common theme in chin’s work. Through most of the stories in the… Continue Reading →

2019/04/30 0

APOP Final Project: Sources List

Graffiti, Post Graffiti (Video Cassette) Goes into depth of how tagging on the subway became something hung up in galleries. Can be used as reference for the history of street art. Graffiti and street art, Anna Wactawek (Print Book,… Continue Reading →

2019/04/28 1

Week 4 Class Notes

2019/04/26 0

D&R: David Choe, Does What Is Unique In Your Head?

David Choe is a well know street artist. He was even invited to a mural in one of Facebook’s offices. He was a guest on the Joe Rogan Show where he comments how he got his start. He dropped… Continue Reading →

2019/04/23 2

Talking Points: Seventeen Syllables

High Heeled Shoes It’s an interesting perspective, to have mixed feelings about how the man is approaching her. On one end, she’s disturbed because a stranger using a phonebook to talk with women. But on the other hand, she “worries”… Continue Reading →

2019/04/23 0

Asian American Street Art/Graffiti (Final Topic)

For my final project, I will be investigating how American graffiti has influenced Asian artwork and vice versa. I will be exploring the cross currents that started in the New York Subway tunnels in the 80’s, and has become a… Continue Reading →

2019/04/21 2

Week 3 Class Notes

2019/04/19 0

D&R: Twin Wall Mural Company: Disorientation

http://www.twinwallsmuralcompany.com/hemlock-alley-mural-project/dexc95uqjkbqhth3wqgekcxivuh8rc Elaine Chu and Marina Perez-Wong are two female Asian American artists from The Bay Area. They met each other when they were 14 years old in the Ruth Asawa School of Arts. After attending separate Art colleges, they regrouped… Continue Reading →

2019/04/16 2

Talking Points: Asian Americans in the Twenty First Century

Asian Americans as a Movement: The term Asian American is somewhat used to divide those who come from different parts of the world. However, that is not to say that there are not differences between different ethnic groups and the… Continue Reading →

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