Half-Asian Tattooers Use Art To Confront Mixed Race StereotypesPosted in Articles, Arts, Asian Diaspora, Canada, Media Archive on 2016-08-04 18:49Z by Steven |
Half-Asian Tattooers Use Art To Confront Mixed Race Stereotypes
Konbini
2016-08-04
Five Asian-Canadian artists (some female, some genderqueer) have joined forces for a new exhibit that explores what it means to be half-Asian in the west.
Of the crew, four are also tattooers: Nomi Chi, Mandy Tsung, Shannon Elliott and Katie So. Their fifth, Lauren Ys, has made a name for herself in street art, among other things. Their tattoo work often serves as an outlet to push back on stereotypes, express individualism, and even heal the wounds of other people of colour…
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