Students from Oakland High visit the Moment for Ink exhibit in the Fine Arts building at SF State on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Photo by Samantha Benedict / Xpress
Lucy Arai, 57, became enthralled with ink art while she was experimenting with her calligraphy brushes, sumi ink and handmade paper. Now she sees ink as a medium of art that tells the story of a movement that has inspired her for decades.
“Exhibiting art in ink by Asian-Americans and Asians in America juxtaposes the singularly most distinctive artistic and literary tradition of Asia with the altering Euro-centric heritage of America. East meets West and they are no longer isolated, nor are they mutually exclusive,” Arai said.
SF State’s Fine Arts Gallery is one of
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