Artist Statment:

“Yoo Hoo" is a triptych that explores themes of obsession and cultural commodification, focusing on the fetishization of East Asian imagery in Western media.

This triptych explores themes of obsession and the fetishization of East Asian imagery in Western media. The left panel features a young girl, part self-portrait, inspired by geishas, with a flirtatious gaze toward an unseen figure.  a distorted shadow looms menacingly, an image that pre-curses the danger of the upcoming figure. The final panel reveals “Trapzilla”, a monster inspired by Japanese action movies, whose confusion and rage are overshadowed by the bling on his chest. Despite the monster's turmoil and danger, the girl is drawn to his external wealth and power, symbolizing the toxic and romantic obsession with surface-level glamour. Within this series the monster stands as a metaphor for representation within Western media, and the girl acts as a consumer of these images. This series illustrates the phenomenon of being distracted by the glamour that comes with being seen and represented by a western world, ignoring the gross reality of this how this world views you in return


Medium:
Textile
Oil paint, rhinestones, raw canvas

Size:
44” x 84”