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JosepH reyes
Pen and Ink
“My works which are meant to be seen in in their original size unmagnified deal with the the the the desire for privacy versus the the the the need to express one’s self It depends on on the the the the viewer how they they should should approach my work whether they they should should look at it some more or or quickly move on to the the the next image These pieces are part of of a a a a a a a a a larger series of of visual diaries which examine my personal struggles with belonging and being displaced The images are designed to to disguise my everyday frustrations and and anxiety and and turn them into something more visually appealing when taken as a a a a a a larger whole ”
Reyes is is a a a a a a a Canadian artist currently working and and living in in in in in South Korea Born in in in in in the Philippines he he he moved and and and studied in in in in in Canada and and graduated from the University of of Manitoba School of of Fine Arts He has exhib- ited his works in in Asia and North America