Peking
Paper, Watercolor, Copic, Marker

12 十二
Paper, Watercolor, Copic, Marker

Peking The artist is originally from China and has not been able to go back since the Pandemic hit in 2020. She grew up in Beijing, China and the cultural difference has been one of her biggest struggles. She used black and white for the people and buildings because she based all these people and scenes on her memory and her past, and used color for the creatures because in first world countries the struggle between the rich and the poor has always been an issue, she used cats and octopus to illustrate the fact that the rich can always do whatever they want even if it seems impossible since an octopus would never be able to be on the roof of a building.

12 十二 The 12 Chinese Zodiacs have slowly been very popular internationally and being able to share her culture with others has always been her goal. When she was growing up her parents always said that everyone is like their zodiac, she’s energetic, smart and has big years describes her so well just like her zodiac, a monkey. Since this is such a blurry concept and no one knows if it is true, so she put the 12 animals in a science lab as a discovery mission. Through this piece she wants more people to discover more about her culture through a different lens but not loose the rich history.