https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/264803f075b1b7bb79082d65503d3df5.jpg ef4ca7240d0e2fc11962096b58295c55 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ink and acrylic on hanji paper mounted on canvas Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 24 x 24 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <em>Kudzu</em> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Relation A related resource 2012-2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2013.1.2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jiha Moon Description An account of the resource Jiha Moon makes paintings using Hanji (mulberry) paper, a traditional medium in Korean art. Moon exploits its capacity to soak up paint while holding dense layers of pigment stacked on top. Moon describes the effect of these materials as analogous to the “twists and layers” of her own identity as a person from South Korea who has lived in the United States over a decade. This painting bursts with symbols and designs ambiguously connected to both nationalities, as well as to broader notions of “Asian-ness” in American pop culture. The title, kudzu, refers to a creeping vine native to eastern Asia promoted in the United States in the late nineteenth century as an ornamental Japanese plant. American authorities planted kudzu aggressively against soil erosion in the 1930s, so that it became ubiquitous across the American south and entangled in regional identity. Here the pink and blue vine embraces a whirlwind of cartoon-like shapes—birds, leaves, and mountaintops—their candy colors densely coded with humor and contradiction.