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.
Installation shot of The Flag Series and The Flying Coffin
Shown in 2015
Dimensions variable
Wood
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.
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.
2005
29.5” x 29.5”
Oil paint on wood, metal beer cans
Reflection on Western culture and the abuse of Islamic prisoners.
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.
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.
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.
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.