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Yikui (Coy) Gu

I used our relationship as the starting point to explore larger questions - the politics of us. Centering the work around our interracial and immigrant experience. There’s always a contrast between her and I in addition to the usage of different materials. The infinitely reproducible versus the unique, the one-of-one. Where does the spirit come in? Looking for expressions you can misconstrue. Subverting expressions and position. Echoing our relationship. Growth comes out of discomfort. Irreverence. I’m going to look online for images of screaming soldiers.

Title: The Portrait

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, charcoal, acrylic, ink, plastic, photograph, cardboard, & glitter on bristol board

Year: 2018

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Title: The Portrait

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, charcoal, acrylic, ink, plastic, photograph, cardboard, & glitter on bristol board

Year: 2018

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Title: Short Arms In Deep Pockets

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, ink, $1, colored pencil, & yarn on bristol board

Year: 2021

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Title: A Cut Above

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, rice, colored pencil, ink, & acrylic on bristol board

Year: 2021

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Title: Yellow Boy Summer

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, acrylic, ink, gouache on photograph, colored pencil, $1, plastic, & Wite-Out label on bristol board

Year: 2021

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Title: Not A Chinaman's Chance

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, acrylic, charcoal, $1, colored pencil, photograph, & yarn on bristol board

Year: 2020

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Title: The Immigrants

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, acrylic, ink, gouache on photograph, yarn, printed newspaper cartoon, & expired passport on bristol board

Year: 2020

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Title: Act Natural

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, acrylic, plastic, ink, photographs, marker, colored pencil, & printed newspaper ad on bristol board

Year: 2021

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Title: The Fist Bump

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, acrylic, gouache on photograph, printed newspaper ad, ink, yarn, colored pencil, & photograph on bristol board

Year: 2020

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Title: Wonder

Size: 24" h / 18" w

Medium: Gouache, ink, Wonder Bread plastic bag, cardboard, gouache on photograph, & plastic bag on bristol board

Year: 2018

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Title: Get Over Here (A, B, A, C, A, B, B)

Size: 18" h / 24" w

Medium: Gouache, charcoal, acrylic, gouache on photograph, & photograph on bristol board

Year: 2019

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