This is my final submission for the project (physical form):

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This are the raw scans without borders:

I am FABIAN KANG …

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And I am BILINGUAL (148 × 210 mm, pen on paper)

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And I tune in to ALTERNATIVE ROCK (210 × 148 mm, mixed media; acrylic, pen, monoprinting on paper)

this is a bit of an “interactive” piece, see the vid below

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And I am an INFANTEER (148 × 210 mm, mixed media; pen, acrylic on paper)

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And since a long time ago I’ve always sought companionship in my UMBRELLA (105 × 296 mm, digital photo, image manipulation; print out)

 

This is a piece that I was initially considering for one of the final:

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And I am an Urbansketcher (Pen on paper, digital scan and image manipulation)

Here is some of the research and exploration that had been done.

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Research for “I am BILLINGUAL”.

Had to negotiate between Chinese calligraphy strokes and the introduction of English alphabet. I had practiced Chinese Calligraphy for quite sometime in my childhood, so it was a kind of cultural and formative dialogue as I endeavored to  put two and two together.

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Research for ” I tune in to ALTERNATIVE ROCK”.

Had to think about how to bring out the energy and spontaneity of the music I listen to. Decided to in cooperate the equalizer lines into the work.  And of course, I certainly tuned in to rock for the creation of this piece. Found a new favorite track in the midst of it too, it’s called “The Bees made honey in the Lion’s skull” by Earth, it is really good.  If you are interested>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiRKpflgQA

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Research for “I am an INFANTEER”.

Had to recollect my memories from Jungle survival training. Weaving my name into the form of a temporary shelter we had to piece together out of wood and leaves.  The camouflage pattern we use also made me draw some reference to Mondrain’s New York Boogie Woogie (1943).

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Research for “since a long time ago I’ve always sought companionship in my UMBRELLA”.

Just messing around with poses and digital editing. Had to do quite a bit of contortion for some of the letters. And, yes, I do have a great habit of bring an umbrella around when I leave home, in case of a rainy day.

 

Other research for ideas that did not come to fruition in the final:

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