This collection of three marker drawings was inspired, in part, by the technique of risograph printing. The method can be likened to a digital silkscreen, involving a printing machine that spot-prints color unbounded by standard formulas assigned to cyan, magenta, yellow, and black printer cartridges. Risograph printers use standardized, slightly translucent ink colors known to yield high vibrancy when layered. I was enamored with comic books and posters printed in this technique as a child, but never had the money to place an order for risograph-printed works. When I was reminded of this technique years later, by a zine, I decided to replicate the effect using markers I had at home.
The other, more obvious source of my drawings is my experience with food. I grew up enjoying quintessential American foods such as Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Campbell’s alphabet soup, and IKEA’s alphabet crackers. My early childhood was spent in Hong...
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