An Auspicious Start to the Year of the Tiger

"An Auspicious Start to the Year of the Tiger" (2022)

A celebration of lucky fruit, daily life, the new year, and a classic nature morte reminder of mortality. The mandarins are kishus, a varietal transplanted to the US from Japan in the 1980s (they are native to Southern China and had been introduced to Japan in the 1200s). The pomelo-looking citrus are oro blancos, which were bred in Southern California from a cross between pomelos (which have a long history in SE and E Asia for new years’ celebrations) and white grapefruit. The non-traditional citrus are here as a symbol of the continued development and remixing of Asian American experiences.

"An Auspicious Start to the Year of the Tiger" is part of a larger series, OPEN FLOWERS BEAR FRUIT, bringing Asian American cultural references to the often Eurocentric history of still lifes.

30x40", with additional 1-inch white border, unframed
archival pigment print on bamboo paper
signed, dated, and numbered

Edition of 15 + 2AP

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