Yu-Wen Wu
Acculturation II, 2023
gilded tea leaves
38 x 38 inches framed
YW049
Copyright The Artist
$24,000 + $980 for framing
This artwork is registered with Fairchain, which establishes secondary sales royalties for the artist. Please email gallery@praiseshadows.com for more information. This wall sculpture interprets ideas of acculturating into a new...
This artwork is registered with Fairchain, which establishes secondary sales royalties for the artist. Please email gallery@praiseshadows.com for more information.
This wall sculpture interprets ideas of acculturating into a new culture. Sourced from Wu’s family members living in both Taiwan and New Jersey, the tea leaves stand as metaphors for the Asian cultures. They are combined with New England plants such as grapevines, maple stems, and azalea leaves, as a means of articulating and navigating Wu’s dual identities as a Taiwanese immigrant and a New Englander. Gold is a metaphor for success. Each leaf is gilded uniformly, yet they retain their individuality through differences in shape and form. Some areas are left ungilded, recognizing that not everyone achieves the same kind of success or a desire to assimilate.
