Creating self-portraits within my work was something that I never thought I would do, let alone enjoy.
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With this series, I hope to portray pain, struggle, and the urge to break free.
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A last minute experiment with makeup in my backyard.
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this piece was inspired by clean lines that black and white fashion continuously offer no matter the day and age. trends easily die yet this remains as something that will exist long into the future becoming timeless.
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this is your sign to go watch the sunset, because we don't do enough living in the moment and appreciating what the world has to offer to us
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quarantine has overall been moody, reflective, and full of solitude. it's lonely but also peaceful, calm, and rejuvenating.
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This shoot was inspired by a conversation I had with an East Asian friend a few weeks before quarantine.
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'Girl under a Cocktail Umbrella' is my attempt to revise his painting by replacing the impossible anatomy, "tribal" figures, and stereotypically Asian item with an accurately thicc body, dancing cats, and a cocktail umbrella
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In this series, we focused on the various facets of the Asian-American experience, delving into topics like colorism, inner conflict, stereotypes of submissiveness, and more.
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A self-portrait series depicting the feeling of exhaustion
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i wanted to / put words on you / chalk on mirror then we like / it here outside / the reflection
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just like the evening primrose, asians have only been appreciated in the evening, when asian features became "in trend".
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A transformation from the scribbles of crayon onto a fresh sheet of paper into a wearable and playful garment for present day using upcycling techniques.
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I visualized different energies and painted them in the colors they channeled. I wanted to create a series that everyone could connect with. I hope they bring hope and light to those that need it.
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My family has played an integral role throughout quarantine, and although I probably don't show it well, I am extremely grateful for everything they do.
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“Something” is a sultry, somber, and emo-tinged track that is produced and written by flora themself. flora comes to the world with lyricism that tugs on the feelings of overwhelming nostalgia and needing “something” to ease the pain.
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I initially wrote this song my freshman year of college; I had just moved to Texas from Maine, and to top it off, it was my first exposure to "public school" as I had grown up homeschooled. I wrote a song about the relationships I saw other people go through my freshman year - people who were friends but started to develop romantic feelings for each other.
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I created this song and music video to define my understandings of a toxic relationship. There are a lot of toxicity that I have seen throughout my own experiences, and other people as well; people who are still kind of stuck in their toxic relationship.
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According to the Ancient Greeks, Philautia can be divided into two kinds of self-love. One that manifests as a purely selfish desire rooted in narcissism, egoism, vanity and self-indulgence. The other, a healthier form of love that seeks to nurture and heal our inner souls, because of this, Philautia is often considered a double-edged sword.
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This is a digital painting is part of a series featuring objects to represent my transnational identity that are shared by other third-culture children.
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