Artist Statement (excerpt):
Born lucky, or creating your own luck.
Lucky charms. Lucky in love. Lucky to be wealthy. Lucky to be alive.
The swirling curves of tapering circles draw you in, leading your eyes to a hypnotic focal point. A young girl vacantly stands out from a crowd. A horse runs swiftly. A woman finds $50 on the ground – or is she being given this sum from an unknown source? The Terracotta Army bravely protected the mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, but now stare blankly ahead. An empty bed duels with an injured llama, taking cue from a scene from the film O Lucky Man! in which this series was inspired from.
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| White shining/ Silver studs (with their nose in flames), hand-cut paper, 3 layers, 25x19 inches, 2010 |
The title is a tribute to Patti Smith. I love her haunting voice.
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| Bed (1:21:53), hand-cut paper, 3 layers, 25x19 inches, 2009 |
The inspiration for this piece and series can be viewed at 1:21:53 of the Malcolm McDowell film O Lucky Man!. I was utterly petrified the first time I saw it.
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| Terracotta Army, hand-cut paper, 3 layers, 48x25 inches (3 panels, each panel 16x25 inches), 2010 |
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| $50, hand-cut paper, 4 layers, 25x38 inches (2 panels, each panel 25x19 inches), 2010 |
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| Girl, hand-cut paper, 3 layers, 25x19 inches, 2009 |
I took this photograph in Beijing. I'll provide a more detailed description later when I upload more images from the show, as multiple pieces work together to tell a story.
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