Canto Cutie - Volume 3

Misato Pang
St. Louis, USA
One of the issues confronting this divide is the fundamental value
placement in what we define as “a good life.” In a nutshell, most older
generations value economic stability and social harmony as utmost priority,
whereas the younger generations value opportunities for social progress and
the merit of human rights as foundation for the longevity of genuine
happiness. These two values inevitably clash as the youngster storms out of
his/her house leaving the old ones panting for air from a heated argument.
Are conversations available during this time of massive political unrest and
social chaos? I don’t know. But I do hope that we could all gather around this
table still— and maybe for once, we can look each other in the eyes and
recognize the humanity amongst ourselves. Love triumphs.
About Misato Pang
@misatopang
I was born and raised in Hong Kong under Japanese and Chinese parents
and immigrated to the United States during late adolescence. My work
consists of images adopted from Asian rituals that are filtered through the
lens of Western aesthetics. I am drawn to the intense concentration of
saturated colors and abstracted forms in Fauvism and Die Brücke, as well as
the crudeness and somewhat sinister innocence of Outsider art. I am fond of
creating a peculiar narrative that exists on the cusp of reality and
imagination. As a result, what was once familiar as tradition to a certain
cultural insider now alienates the viewer due to the awkwardness and
unexpected elements that appear in the paintings. My images are often
composed in a manner that is spontaneous and reactive to the process of
mark-making, while the interlocking forms and color shifts are an attempt to
create dimensions of space that could reveal themselves over time.