Earl's World
Studio Arts
PERFORMANCE ART
Living Sculpture
Expression
As a living sculpture, I wanted to portray myself as a live canvas for people to express themselves and write or draw on. This also allowed me to test how this interaction would differ for everyone: my friends, classmates, and strangers. As a result, there was a sense of vulnerability, creative freedom, and emotions exchanged between both parties.
Piggybacking
Giving Myself to You
In this project, I piggybacked off of Yoko Ono's art, Cut Piece 1964. I tried to replicate her piece with interaction from the audience and added the component of them being able to write out their desires and wants on the pieces that they were cutting out. This project was also a representation of my willingness to give, but not take for myself.
SCULPTURE
Collecting Artifacts
47,996
Walking Manhattan is one of the things on my bucket list and I finally did it (well, almost). In this busy city full of busy people, there is seldom time for people to react and appreciate the beauty of everything in New York City. People may take for granted the everyday sights of skyscrapers, bridges, parks, and use of public transportation. From walking 20.2 miles and 47,996 steps, I got a glimpse of the city’s beauty. In return, got the following: appreciation, respect, a sense of home, chaotic goodness, and never-ending exploration. Next time, I hope to walk up to 215th Street and reach the very top!
47,996
Mixed Media; newspaper, maps, knitting needle, styrofoam, collected receipts, maps, leaf from Central Park
4 x 4 x 11.5”
2024
Memory to Physical
Earl's Walk
Earl’s Walk is a visual representation of the mental map I associated with my walk, including my new and eye-opening
experiences as well as the physical materials, conversations, and photos/videos that I collected along my walk. If I were to add
the total of both walks, this complete journey took at least 20 hours and 38 miles. Though I took paths with similar stop
points, the separate walks were their own adventures of exploring something new. I was reminded of my love for nature in a
predominantly skyscraper-lined city. I people-watched. I listened in on conversations that I came across and talked to
strangers. Walking the whole day alone in serenity, I realized how much I was content with life and with myself. Reflecting
on all of these acknowledgments throughout my walk, I considered this therapeutic walk such a big improvement in my
self-love journey and appreciation of everyday life.
Earl’s Walk
Mixed Media; newspaper, styrofoam, newspaper, watercolor, video
9” x 12” x 2 ½”
2024
PRINTMAKING
postcards from home
Relief with blue ink on Stonehenge paper
4” x 6”
2024
Independent Project
Postcards from Home
Just this year, I have been to many places from my hometown to visit friends to study outside of Rochester. During the spring semester, I participated in Art New York, which I still consider my best semester during my time at the University of Rochester. In the summer, I went back home to Los Angeles for a brief
moment, spent my birthday with one of my best friends in Colorado, and then left to study abroad at Yonsei University in South Korea. Now, I am back in Rochester for my Junior year fall semester. All of these places gave me that homey feeling.
Whenever I go somewhere, I always try to get things that remind me that I was there, including postcards. A big part of my life is also letting others be a part of my story and life. Through this project, I want to explore more of that feeling of home, reflect on the memorable experiences, and send the postcards out to those special people.
Glowforge
Places
This project, Places, explores the concept of "home," not just in a literal sense, but also as a feeling tied to people, places, events, and experiences that evoke a sense of comfort and nostalgia. Places reflect the idea that home can be a collection of moments where life feels worth living. I incorporated different places where I felt at home during this past year. Some of these include New York City (shown through the Brooklyn Bridge, skyline, and
Empire State and World Trade Center), Korea (shown through the Seoul Tower and mini houses like the Bukchon Hanok village in Busan), Los Angeles (Walt Disney Music Hall), and Colorado (mountains that could be portrayed as Red Rocks or the Flatirons). These moments are described as pure instances of happiness, and I added them all in one image.
Places
Relief with blue ink on Stonehenge paper
10" x 11"
2024