Miss Hanoi
Miss Hanoi

1993

9’5” x 64” x 4.5”

Wood, neon light, resin, fabric, acrylic paint, metallic formica

Another version of the story of Vietnam War presented in contrast to Miss Saigon billboards.

Flying Coffin and Flag Series
Flying Coffin and Flag Series

Installation shot of The Flag Series and The Flying Coffin

Shown in 2015

Dimensions variable

Wood

The Flag Series
The Flag Series

Detail from The Flag Series

2009-2014

24” x 240” x 4” each of 22

Mahogany, maple wood, composite OSB and poplar

The U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq are the subject of “Flags”. The sculptures of U.S. and British flags look like the military coffins that bear the bodies of soldiers killed at war, the coffins that the U.S. government no longer permits news outlets to show back home.

Flying Coffin
Flying Coffin

2014

4’ x 8’ x 12”

Composite OSB, Cherry, Mahogany, Cedar

To reflect the oppression of the publicity of the bodies of soldiers killed at war in coffins that the U.S. government no longer permits news outlets to show coming back home. There is an illusion to the magic of the flying carpet bringing the coffin home.

Bikini
Bikini

2005

29.5” x 29.5”

Oil paint on wood, metal beer cans

Reflection on Western culture and the abuse of Islamic prisoners.

Shadow on the Great Hall of the People
Shadow on the Great Hall of the People

2012

37.5” x 44.25” x 1.25”

Oil paint on wood, Walnut, Birch, White Oak, Composite OSB, Quarter sewn Oak

Commonplace pieces of furniture, the chairs reveal the imprint of colonial invasions in the curved back, the armrests and the Chinese characters. These bas relief, painting-like sculptures remind us that art and its materials come out of a long history of conquest as well as innovation and renewal.

Indochine Chair
Indochine Chair

2012

42” x 46”

Oil paint on wood, Walnut, Birch, White Oak, Composite OSB, Quarter sewn Oak

Commonplace pieces of furniture, the chairs reveal the imprint of colonial invasions in the curved back, the armrests and the Chinese characters. These bas relief, painting-like sculptures remind us that art and its materials come out of a long history of conquest as well as innovation and renewal.

Forest, Mountain, River
Forest, Mountain, River

2012

74” x 48”

(left) Cherry wood, bamboo and Baltic birch. (Right) oil paint on wood, bamboo, and composite OSB

In the right panel, the Chinese character for mountain looks like bones, and the Chinese character for river looks like blood, thus a mountain of bones and a river of blood. The panel on the left represents the mysterious disappearance of people in the forest during the Vietnam war.

Helmet
Helmet

2013

9” x 12” x 7”

Oil paint on wood, Southern Yellow Pine

Nature is taking over the war helmet, as if nature is reclaiming the pain of a past war.

Miss Hanoi
Flying Coffin and Flag Series
The Flag Series
Flying Coffin
Bikini
Shadow on the Great Hall of the People
Indochine Chair
Forest, Mountain, River
Helmet
Miss Hanoi

1993

9’5” x 64” x 4.5”

Wood, neon light, resin, fabric, acrylic paint, metallic formica

Another version of the story of Vietnam War presented in contrast to Miss Saigon billboards.

Flying Coffin and Flag Series

Installation shot of The Flag Series and The Flying Coffin

Shown in 2015

Dimensions variable

Wood

The Flag Series

Detail from The Flag Series

2009-2014

24” x 240” x 4” each of 22

Mahogany, maple wood, composite OSB and poplar

The U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq are the subject of “Flags”. The sculptures of U.S. and British flags look like the military coffins that bear the bodies of soldiers killed at war, the coffins that the U.S. government no longer permits news outlets to show back home.

Flying Coffin

2014

4’ x 8’ x 12”

Composite OSB, Cherry, Mahogany, Cedar

To reflect the oppression of the publicity of the bodies of soldiers killed at war in coffins that the U.S. government no longer permits news outlets to show coming back home. There is an illusion to the magic of the flying carpet bringing the coffin home.

Bikini

2005

29.5” x 29.5”

Oil paint on wood, metal beer cans

Reflection on Western culture and the abuse of Islamic prisoners.

Shadow on the Great Hall of the People

2012

37.5” x 44.25” x 1.25”

Oil paint on wood, Walnut, Birch, White Oak, Composite OSB, Quarter sewn Oak

Commonplace pieces of furniture, the chairs reveal the imprint of colonial invasions in the curved back, the armrests and the Chinese characters. These bas relief, painting-like sculptures remind us that art and its materials come out of a long history of conquest as well as innovation and renewal.

Indochine Chair

2012

42” x 46”

Oil paint on wood, Walnut, Birch, White Oak, Composite OSB, Quarter sewn Oak

Commonplace pieces of furniture, the chairs reveal the imprint of colonial invasions in the curved back, the armrests and the Chinese characters. These bas relief, painting-like sculptures remind us that art and its materials come out of a long history of conquest as well as innovation and renewal.

Forest, Mountain, River

2012

74” x 48”

(left) Cherry wood, bamboo and Baltic birch. (Right) oil paint on wood, bamboo, and composite OSB

In the right panel, the Chinese character for mountain looks like bones, and the Chinese character for river looks like blood, thus a mountain of bones and a river of blood. The panel on the left represents the mysterious disappearance of people in the forest during the Vietnam war.

Helmet

2013

9” x 12” x 7”

Oil paint on wood, Southern Yellow Pine

Nature is taking over the war helmet, as if nature is reclaiming the pain of a past war.

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