About my Art

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I prefer to describe my motifs with a more free and intuitive approach, rather than cold imitation of photographic realism. I like my art to communicate an interplay of technical aptitude and compositional awareness, where viewers are encouraged to discover the depth of value, color, shape, and texture, in qualities of their own as well as in relational dialogue to each other.

My stylistic interpretation originates from my first exposure to Chinese calligraphy and ink paintings. My current practice simultaneously explores the Asian aesthetics of brushstrokes and Western principles of light and shadow. Elements from both disciplines enable me to convey movement, emotion, and rhythm. Driven by the historic backdrop where artists from my background transition from targets of stereotypical caricatures to recipients of humanity, from dismissal of the Asian-American experience to recognition, my art is ultimately a display of my attempt for balance, between cultural heritage and immersion, impulse and restraint, adventure and sacrifice.

A cursory glance through my portfolio reveals a history full of experimentation and exploration with various techniques and styles. I am heavily influenced by masters like Hokusai, Rembrandt, Turner, Daumier, and later American Illustration artist, Bernie Fuchs—from whom I obsessively seek guidance on the relationship of light, color, composition, and execution.