Places of Music

2020
Pastel, ink, graphite, acrylic, and collage on paper
10” x 14”
This series is inspired by the musicians and music of Chinatown, Honolulu. Each Swan Song responds to a song that was written by a local artist. The geographic coordinates that appear are famed Chinatown music venues that are predicted to be underwater in 20-50 years.

2020
Pastel, ink, graphite, acrylic, and collage on paper
11” x 15”
This series is inspired by the musicians and music of Chinatown, Honolulu. Each Swan Song responds to a song that was written by a local artist. The geographic coordinates that appear are famed Chinatown music venues that are predicted to be underwater in 20-50 years.

2020
Pastel, ink, graphite, acrylic, and collage on paper
10” x 13”
This series is inspired by the musicians and music of Chinatown, Honolulu. Each Swan Song responds to a song that was written by a local artist. The geographic coordinates that appear are famed Chinatown music venues that are predicted to be underwater in 20-50 years.

2020
Acrylic, ink, charcoal, and graphite on paper
108” x 36”
Inspired by a song by the same name written by Persian-American Hip-Hop Artist, IllNomadic. Like the lyrical narrative that unfurls within the song, this artwork envisions a flowing story that unfolds from right to left, starting as a trickling stream that turns into a river, eventually reaching the ocean and then drifts into the universe.

2020
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 36”

2020
Acrylic on canvas
42” x 68”

2020
Pastel, ink, acrylic, chalk, watercolor, and graphite on paper
11” x 17”