Margie Yu Public Affairs Spec. The show is curated by Julie Joyce, Gallery Director of the Luckman Fine Arts Complex, and will be on view at the Luckman Fine Arts Gallery from May 24 to July 5, 2001.
Admission is free of charge.
Los Angeles is highly influenced by elements of Eastern invention, from philosophy to technology to aesthetics and cuisine. Regarding the visual dialogue between Eastern convention and local contemporary art, this presentation focuses on five Los Angeles-based artists whose works utilize traditional Asian art and culture in new, diverse, and engaging ways. Jacci Den Hartog makes work influenced by traditional Chinese landscape painting while Gajin Fujita combines mythological figures from Japanese ukiyo-e prints with East L.A. graffiti. Joseph Lee overlays large movie posters with painted Thai motifs, while aspects of Buddhist and Hindu iconography are referenced in works by Tom Knechtel and Sandeep Mukherjee. A color illustrated brochure with an essay by the curator shall be available during the exhibition.