2D Works
2020 Movie Posters, 2020
"This year (2020) is much like a long [disastrous] movie. So for this student mural, I decided to create a series of movie posters dedicated to the year 2020. Movie posters can contain a significant amount of information, yet be minimalist. For my series, I focused on the three events that took place this year: the Black Lives Matter movement, the wildfires, and the pandemic itself. For the BLM movie poster, I had a hard time deciding what I would do for it, but I chose to focus on the #BlackoutTuesday movement that took place on social media. Since social media was a prominent method to communicate this year, so many have participated in this global movement. I would assume the movement would have made an even stronger impact if everyone who participated did what they could by signing petitions, donating, and/or being actively anti-racist in their personal lives. Sadly, there were others who only hopped in on the movement because they only saw it as an opportunity to elevate themselves, thus the title “Fad”. The second poster focused on the wildfires in California and how much it made me sad to see San Francisco, the place where I grew up, covered in smoke. The original photographs of San Francisco were taken back in 2018 by myself. The third one is of the pandemic itself, with the waves of mask paralleling the saying of the pandemic’s first wave/the second wave. The lone paper boat symbolizes the fragility of a human body and the loneliness we felt during the quarantine. The paper boat has been made/photographed by myself and was added digitally into the waves of masks I created on Photoshop. So many more events took place this year, but these three events spoke to me the most."
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Showcased in:
RECKONING: Student Mural, 2020
URECA 2021, 2021
Kobe Exchange Exhibition, 2021
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop
Original album cover: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ii/1374695426
ii, 2021
"This is a re-creation of the British duo Aquilo’s second album, “ii” because I felt something was missing in its simplicity. Although the original album is beautiful in its own way, I wanted to show the duo and the connection the words “ii” has to them (the duo, their second album, and two discs). I recreated by making the duo’s shadow to form the title. It was entirely created in Photoshop, and the only outside asset I used was the photograph of Aquilo themselves which I later drew over them to match the illustrative aesthetic of this cover. I put an emphasis on the desert landscape as it was shown over and over again in this album’s songs’ music videos. The shadow was the most difficult part of this project after I was advised it should flow and curve with the landscape. Through trial and error I finally achieved what I think is a satisfying result."
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop
Climate Migrants, 2021
"This poster is dedicated to those in the agricultural/ rural community who have no choice but to move due to the impact climate change had on their land. The original referenced artwork is Changing Pasture (ca. 1880) by Anton Mauve. I found this painting in the Met Collection and I decided to use it because I knew the somber figure and her cows would be a great fit for the concept of climate migrants. The text “We can’t stay here” reflects the theme of this artwork and conveys that the woman is softly talking to her cows. The given theme for this project was how climate change impacts marginal communities. Although I know there are many side effects from climate change on the rural community, I decided to focus on the global warming/ drought part for this poster."
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop
Women in Filmmaking, 2021
"The piece is dedicated to women in filmmaking, and despite the progress we have made over the past couple of years, women in film is still shadowed by the number of men in the field and I wanted to bring that issue to light. I was inspired by Cuban posters and their use of bold and bright colors while incorporating geometry, thus reaching this final design. I experimented with patterns and repetition to emphasize the busy environment and how the women’s character can be shadowed by the work and equipment they are using. In a lecture by Lincoln Cushing, author of Revolución!, he has mentioned how the Cuban poster style initially started from the filmmaking community so I wanted to drive it back to that point but also bringing in more representation. Upon discussing with my film professor, I was able to find 6 women in filmmaking with different roles that I wanted to showcase.
All the women represented are real people working/ who worked in the film industry:
Nora Ephron / Writer:
Written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters. A strong advocate for feminism and gay rights
Chantal Akerman / Director:
A leading figure in European experimental cinema and feminist film since the early seventies
Amanda Jacques / Boom Operator:
Boom operator who was involved in more than 55 works
Joi McMillon / Film Editor:
The first African-American female to be nominated for a Best Editing Oscar
Hetal Dedhia / Gaffer:
Bollywood’s first and only female gaffer
Halyna Hutchins / Cinematographer:
Ukrainian cinematographer and journalist who worked on more than 30 films, short films and TV miniseries. She was recently fatally wounded in a shooting incident during production"
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop
Logo Design for Project CICaidA, Stony Brook University Biomedical Department, 2022
I designed a logo for the CICaidA Project (Continuous Individual Crisis aid Alert) as a part of my internship with the Biomedical Engineering Department. I collaborated with an Art faculty member, Professor Nobuho Nagasawa to complete this design. The color scheme is inspired by the triage tag colors that is given to people by the first responders for those that enter the ER (See triage tag below).
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Logo Design for the Hand in Hands Initiative, SBU Biomedical Department, 2022
I designed the logo for the Hand in Hands Initiative as a part of my internship with the Biomedical Engineering Department. I collaborated with a member of the Hand in Hands Initiative, Dr. Ete Chan, and the team from the Initiative to complete this design. The Hand in Hands Initiative project seeks to empower the Long Island prosthetic community with carefully constructed 3D-printed hands designed by Enabling the Future. These hands come fully assembled and are grip functional. Best of yet, the prosthetics are made available free of charge.
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Flyer Design for the Japanese Student Organization, Stony Brook University, 2021-2022
I designed flyers for the Japanese Student Organization at Stony Brook University as their Graphic Designer during the Fall semester of 2021 and Spring semester of 2022. I have collaborated with another Graphic Designer of the club to finalize the design. I was also in charge of creating social media posts for the club as well.