Place: Born in Hong Kong and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and Thunder Bay, Ontario; he is now based in Vancouver
About the artist: Howie Tsui is a multidisciplinary artist who fuses East Asian traditions with Western underground culture. He employs a radial perspective when developing projects and often creates work as a chaotic or disobedient response to romanticized political or social norms. His work bridges high and low art, tradition and the contemporary. Through his subversive approaches, he explores and challenges liminal identities, culture, memory, and popular historical narratives. He received the Canada Council’s Joseph S. Stauffer Prize in 2005.
Howie Tsui, Mindbuggery (2006), ink, acrylic and archival digital print on mylar
About the artwork: This piece from the series Of Manga and Mongrels, combines reproductions of Hokusai’s 19th century manga illustrations with portraits of Tsui’s distinct anime-inspired characters. The work acts as an allegory for shifting identities inherent to the immigrant experience, and suggests a historical reference point for the Superflat (Asian Pop Art) movement, an integral influence on contemporary art and design.
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