- Shawna X
I think When finding Shawna X’s work, I was drawn to her use of color. This is actually the only inflatable work she has done, but her exhibit’s meaning drew me in further. She wanted to display the differences in eating and manners in western cultures vs asian cultures. I thought that her inflatables(not the mouth) spoke to her message and her meaning which has a lot of relatability.
The shapes of her inflatables go from the simple eye which is a ball, to the complexity in the jellyfish structure with many tubes. The whole thing just looks so clean. Seeing where the inflatables meet each other, yet look so purposeful pertains to what we are learning about how to attach our materials together to get the shapes that we want.
I find it really interesting how many of her shapes stay cylindrical but taper at the end and hold an S like shape, if you look to her piece on the top right. Thats something I haven’t really seen before and it gives a very child-like whimsical look to it.
Link to Where you can read about Shawna X’s Fuck Your Manners Exhibit
Her website