Colette Fu: We are Tiger Dragon People
February 7 – March 16, 2013
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts
Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 7 – 9 p.m.
Dynamic and dangerous, Colette Fu’s pop-up books are anything but child-like.These shifting, stretching collages mark her professional maturation from an amateur photographer to a skilled artist. Through the combination of photography and pop-up paper engineering, Fu creates one-of-a-kind collapsible artist books that reflect ideas on how our selves relate to society today. In 2008, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to photograph the 25 ethnic minorities of her mother’s hometown of Yunnan Province, China. She has turned many of these photographs into a series of pop-up books that eliminate the boundaries between book, installation, photography, craft and sculpture. Guest Curator: Prof. Susan Isaacs.
Admission is free. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m.
Info: 410-704-2807; www.towson.edu/asianarts
Workshop: Paper Arts by Colette Fu – A family activity
Saturday, March 2, 2013, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (2 sessions)
Join Colette Fu in an engaging hands-on workshop where participants will learn pop-up techniques and make a Snake New Year’s card. Fun for the whole family!
Pre-registration is required by February 25. $10 per participant; $5 AA&CC members and children of Dual/Family level or above. Each workshop is limited to 25 participants age 8 and over.
Info: 410-704-2807; www.towson.edu/asianarts.
