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Listening To It (Ear)  (Chinese Character Series)
20 December 1993 | Brooklyn, New York
Gouache, Pencil and Watercolor on Paper | H: 12/30 W: 16/41 (in/cm)
Disposition: Lauren and Roy Kim

Chinese block characters were used as grid overlays in this series of gouaches. Beneath the character is a transparent outline suggesting facets in gem cutting and a background of growth forms. The Chinese character substitutes for the grid found in past work. While it might transmit a suggestive feeling to the work for someone versed in Mandarin, it was mainly selected for its shape.

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