🎯 PURPOSE. How and Why the VPAF Project Came to Be
As a History of Art major, an ABC, and a sci-fi fan, I have long been interested in exploring Asian Futurism. Thus commenced the "Visions of Pan Asian Futures" series.
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📄 CREDITS. Statement on Attribution and Embedment Practices
Some notes on my usage of embedments and references throughout the VPAF project.
🔎 00. Defining Asian Futurism
What are we talking about when we talk about Asian futurism?
💡 01. Introducing Osheen Siva
Osheen Siva is a Tamil artist and illustrator who uses pop surrealism, mythology, and sci-fi imagery to explore their identity and relevant social issues.
💡 02. Introducing Noah Harders
Noah Harders is a Native Hawaiian floral artist, known best for his elaborate and intricate sculptural headpieces.
💡 03. Introducing Lintang Radittya
Lintang Radittya is an accomplished Indonesian synthesizer builder, instrument maker, and noise artist. He often incorporates traditional Javanese and Balinese art forms into his projects.
💡 04. Introducing Lee Bul
Lee Bul is a Korean multidisciplinary artist who explores progress and perfection through futuristic imageries.
💡 05. Introducing Kumkum Fernando
Kumkum Fernando is a multidisciplinary artist based in Saigon, Vietnam. He collects various curiosities, scraps, and ancient artifacts, reanimating these found materials as art objects.
💡 06. Introducing Kongkee (Kong Khong-chang)
Kong Khong-chang, better known as Kongkee, is a Chinese animator and visual artist based in London and Hong Kong. He explores the urban landscape of Hong Kong through fantastical, futuristic, yet a...
💡 07. Introducing Hiroto Ikeuchi
Hiroto Ikeuchi is a Japanese designer and artist based in Tokyo. He fashions intricate and wearable cyberpunk-inspired gears out of recycled plastic and industrial components.