Choy
30” x 40” canvas
Acrylic paint and spray paint
This piece was inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy. The Chinese character represented in this painting is “Choy”, the proper last name of my ancestors who immigrated to the United States (it was changed to “Toy” once they had arrived). I used black paint on a long piece of cardboard to create the large brush-like strokes, with the intention of creating thick, fluid lines that emphasize motion and included drips and an uneven application to mimic brush strokes.
You can see the proper writing of the character in the red “chop” at the bottom of the painting (a chop is a traditional seal used in Asia in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgement or authorship). They are typically made of stone or ivory and used with red ink or cinnabar paste - mine is actually a small screen print I made to produce a similar result.
30” x 40” canvas
Acrylic paint and spray paint
This piece was inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy. The Chinese character represented in this painting is “Choy”, the proper last name of my ancestors who immigrated to the United States (it was changed to “Toy” once they had arrived). I used black paint on a long piece of cardboard to create the large brush-like strokes, with the intention of creating thick, fluid lines that emphasize motion and included drips and an uneven application to mimic brush strokes.
You can see the proper writing of the character in the red “chop” at the bottom of the painting (a chop is a traditional seal used in Asia in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgement or authorship). They are typically made of stone or ivory and used with red ink or cinnabar paste - mine is actually a small screen print I made to produce a similar result.
30” x 40” canvas
Acrylic paint and spray paint
This piece was inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy. The Chinese character represented in this painting is “Choy”, the proper last name of my ancestors who immigrated to the United States (it was changed to “Toy” once they had arrived). I used black paint on a long piece of cardboard to create the large brush-like strokes, with the intention of creating thick, fluid lines that emphasize motion and included drips and an uneven application to mimic brush strokes.
You can see the proper writing of the character in the red “chop” at the bottom of the painting (a chop is a traditional seal used in Asia in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgement or authorship). They are typically made of stone or ivory and used with red ink or cinnabar paste - mine is actually a small screen print I made to produce a similar result.