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Jordan Wong, Lucky Rabbit, H:30.25 in W:39 in, Aquatint etching, 2023
As a Chinese American whose childhood was filled with anime, manga, and video games, Jordan Wong (WONGFACE) creates dra...wings, characters, and icons to contemplate the hero’s journey, the game theory of leveling up throughout one’s life, and the Ultimate Self. He has produced large-scale installations and public artwork for the city of Cleveland as well as exhibited at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (2024 and 2020), Massillon Museum (2023), and the Akron Art Museum (2021 – 2022). From 2020 to 2022 Jordan served as the president of the Cleveland chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. His work has been featured by Graphic Design USA (”People to Watch 2021”), The Great Discontent (issue no. 5), Cleveland Magazine (”Most Interesting People 2021”), Ideastream, Destination Cleveland, and other local publications. Jordan has artwork in the collections of Meta (the parent company of Facebook), Cleveland Public Library, Akron Art Museum, University Hospitals, Laura and Fred Bidwell (founder and executive director of FRONT Triennial), and other private collectors. Read more
Xiao Huo Miao II
W:50.75in H:50.75 in.
Lightbox
2024
W:50.75in H:50.75 in.
Lightbox
2024
Journey to the West
H1: 90 in W1:401 in H2:36 in W2:87 in
Industrial print on vinyl and aluminum tension frame
2021
H1: 90 in W1:401 in H2:36 in W2:87 in
Industrial print on vinyl and aluminum tension frame
2021
Tall Grass XLR (G. Garden)
H: 144 in W1: 120 in W2: 48 in ea.
Industrial print on vinyl and aluminum tension frame
2021
H: 144 in W1: 120 in W2: 48 in ea.
Industrial print on vinyl and aluminum tension frame
2021
I am enthralled with the Ultimate Self. What is it, actually? Does this ideal version of ourselves truly exist? If so, how do we unlock our fullest potential? Is it through trials and tribulations or experiences and epiphanies? Or it is innate, blooming again and again over time. Through fantastical imagery, personally crafted iconography, and tongue-in-cheek philosophical references to Taoism, Dualism/Nondualism, and others, I explore and encourage ideas on how to power up, learn a new special move, and defeat the mini and final bosses throughout life and within ourselves (until you realize there truly are none).
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