I'm 100% Asian, both my parents are Vietnamese and either my relatives and I really proud of my ethnicity. Vietnamese art has a long and rich history, the earliest examples of which date back as far as the Stone Age. Vietnamese art undoubtedly absorbed many Chinese influences. However, it has always retained many distinctively Vietnamese characteristics. Silk painting and woodlblock prints are the most popular type of art of Vietnam. My artwork represents the animal that represents Asia, the panda, pandas also relates to racism (black, white and live in Asia). I used a little shade, tint in my artwork and actual texture. About the colors, I used primary and secondary color palettes. Firstly, I created a background wash with three random colors and a shape of my country in yellow. After that, I draw a panda in circle and then painted it with black and white water color. Finally, I draw a yellow hat which means a hat made from leaf ( a symbol of Vietnamese tradition) on a panda. This artwork of mine represents racism and my culture so I really proud of it. When people first look at my artwork, the panda would attract them first and then the country and the hat because of black and white color are in the middle and stand out from this artwork. If I have chance, I would do my artwork again because I need change the background into colors that represent racism or Asian. Anyway, I'm still really proud about my artwork and I have learned about no racism after making this project.
six project sketches
artwork that inspired me (silk painting).
