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Visions of History

Michael Wong

Mar. 5 - Apr. 25, 2010

ARTIST STATEMENT

The act of drawing, a direct communication between the eye to the hand, reveals the artist’s strategy of simultaneous depiction and interpretation.

 Much of the content of my work focuses on the historical landscape, combined with noted political figures to create anachronistic hybrids of time and place. The tradition of political satire and cartoon also plays a central role in the content of my work, inspiring me to use subtle social commentary to investigate contemporary events.

 I cite Honoré Daumier and Enrique Chagoya as primary influences on my work, particularly in terms to their incisive yet humorous approaches to depicting the political events and philosophies of their times.