Food Treasure Series (Watercolor & Acrylic painting)

This series reflects the anxiety I have experienced as a foreigner living in America and adapting to its culture. In examining this matter, I choose food as the subject because it is not only the essential in our daily life, but also an entry point for foreigner to understand an unfamiliar culture. There paintings deal with the duality of classical Chinese and contemporary American culture, fine art and food, high and low aesthetics by joining Chinese antique porcelain wares with American food in a surrealistic way. The juxtaposition of two cultural references also sets up a subtle and opposite tension of hard(raw)vs soft(cooked), inedible vs tasty, ancient vs modern yet a unitary form which ask: Do the two cultures fight each other or can they merge?

Food Treasure Series - Greasy Cheeseburger

36 x 48inch

Acrylic on canvas    2023

Food Treasure Series - Deep Dish Pizza

36 x 48inch

Acrylic on canvas    2024

Food Treasure Series - Lazagna

36 x 48inch

Acrylic on canvas    2023

Food Treasure Series - To Go Burger

37 x 50 x 5inch

Acrylic on FedEx Package    2024