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Cairo Mo '20
In a knife fight, two versions of me grapple and wrestle for control, but both end up symmetrically and simultaneously triumphant and defeated.
2018
Oil paint on found wood
By Cairo Mo '20
Representation of an Asian woman navigating a worldwide pandemic, situated in the centre of racial prejudice, capitalism, & social media connectivity.
2020
Scanned magazine collage, colour pencils, and pen on Sketchbook
Our hands – bridges, sinewy tendons & arteries – among the last parts dissected because of their distinctly human character.
2015
Photography; De-identified photo taken for artistic purposes with permission from anatomy professors.
These monotype prints are based on historical photos of imperial palaces in Beijing, my hometown.
2019
monotype on paper
This piece depicts how the new digital, photo-sharing era fetishizes Asian women against their will, especially in their traditional attire.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
This piece seeks to capture the way people burnout and lose themselves to fulfill the expectations of others.
Digital Illustration
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
Acrylic paint on canvas
This piece is a self-portrait that puts emphasis on gaze and light to convey a subject that is emerging from the shadows.
Oil Paint on Canvas
A medium exploration of painting on windows screens.
window screens, oil paint
San Francisco at dusk is illuminated by pinpoints of light on the distant hills.
Oil paint on panel
Episode 1 of an upcoming mystery micro-film series
Link to Website
Short Film
Taken on a Sophomore College trip to Tanzania, a Maasai junior warrior dons the traditional post-circumcision black robes and white face paint.
2017
Photograph
Vero is a UG2 custodial worker on campus who I tutor through habla. I hoped to display her as I have grown to know her: strong and compelling.
This is a theatrical self portrait. Fractured light plays off a calm, restrained figure, creating tension and a sense of impending violence. 24″ x 30″
Oil paint on canvas
This self portrait addresses my invisible disability and the words around me are a mix of medical statements and emotional entries from my journal.
Graphite on Paper
Series of 22 photographs reimagining tarot cards (Rider-Waite deck Major Arcana), to reflect the diversity and complexity of the contemporary world.
Digital Photographs
I made this painting in Iceland as part of my Chappell-Lougee arts project. It is a portrait of a glacier in the glacier lagoon known as Jökulsárlón.
2016
Mixed media (oil paint, charcoal, pastel, grass) on canvas
Location: Lathrop 24/7 Study Room
Mice own your belongings at night.
Charcoal Pencil on Paper
This piece tackles the topic of invisible disabilities and the stigma that many invisibly disabled people, myself included, face.
Photograph on Canvas, Embroidery
This work is a triptych of body parts from several acclaimed works by Renaissance artists. The famous works are reimagined in a modern style.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas