Yuqi Zhao
Print Making
"Horizon", Woodblock printing, 2018
"...
Until I read this book.
In the book, the main character told that, to him/her, the relationship of 2 genders is like a Mobius strip, where the front is the back and the back is the front. If you work through it, they are actually on the same side."
"Keep Fire Away - Home"
silkscreen printing, 2018
"'But, I mean, why do YOU do art?' he reiterated.
It wasn’t until then that I realized that this was not a stupid question nor that I am more knowledgeable than him.
Self-expression? Maybe, but what is so good in my art that I have to show people?
Addressing social issues? Maybe, but even so, have I accumulated enough knowledge to say anything at such a young age?
What else?
I am very lost. The [art] that I have believed firmly for my entire life just got crushed by a crude and unsophisticated question.
I looked into my friend’s eyes with disparity."
"Sky - for Teddy"
etching, 2018
"Look back,
look upside down,
now look inside out.
What do you see?"
"Gion"
woodblock printing, 2017