DAMIAN GONG
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Works on Paper

View fullsize  Foreigner  2024  Watercolor crayon monoprint on paper  88×150”  This piece uses a photograph of my father, taken in 1993 shortly after he arrived in the U.S. Positives and negatives of the photo are traced and printed in overlapping sections, then c
View fullsize  Foreigner   2024  (Close-Up)
View fullsize  Surfer #1  2024  oil monotype  15×20”  This series of images are created using stencils and printing plates multiple times. The oversaturated images become more transparent as leftover ink layers are transferred. 
View fullsize  Surfer #2  2024  Oil monotype  15×20”  This series of images are created using stencils and printing plates multiple times. The oversaturated images become more transparent as leftover ink layers are transferred. 
View fullsize  Surfer #3  2024  Oil monotype  15×20”  This series of images are created using stencils and printing plates multiple times. The oversaturated images become more transparent as leftover ink layers are transferred. 
View fullsize  Surfer #4  2024  Oil monotype  15×20”  This series of images are created using stencils and printing plates multiple times. The oversaturated images become more transparent as leftover ink layers are transferred. 
View fullsize  The Field  2024  Watercolor, graphite, and marker print on paper  14×17”
View fullsize  Constellation #1  2024  Oil monotype on embossed paper  20×48”  These works use a method of printing puppets onto paper using a press. As a result, the figures tumble through space, defying gravity. Faces and bodies become abstracted into lines, int
View fullsize  Constellation #1  2024  (Close-Up)
View fullsize  Constellation #2  2024  Oil monotype on embossed paper  20×48”  These works use a method of printing puppets onto paper using a press. As a result, the figures tumble through space, defying gravity. Faces and bodies become abstracted into lines, int
View fullsize  Constellation #2  2024  (Close-Up)
View fullsize  Constellation #3  2024  Oil monotype on embossed paper  20×24”  These works use a method of printing puppets onto paper using a press. As a result, the figures tumble through space, defying gravity. Faces and bodies become abstracted into lines, int
View fullsize  Constellation #3  2024  (Close-Up)
View fullsize  Puppet (Red)  2024  Oil monotype on paper  22×30”  These works explore self-embodiment through caricature and puppetry. Using handmade puppets as stencils and printing tools, the puppets are embossed onto paper multiple times, repositioned each time
View fullsize  Puppet (Green)  2024  Oil monotype on paper  22×30”  These works explore self-embodiment through caricature and puppetry. Using handmade puppets as stencils and printing tools, the puppets are embossed onto paper multiple times, repositioned each ti
View fullsize  Puppets (Cross)  2024  Oil monotype on paper  22×30”  These works explore self-embodiment through caricature and puppetry. Using handmade puppets as stencils and printing tools, the puppets are embossed onto paper multiple times, repositioned each t
View fullsize  Puppets (Cross)  2024  Close-Up  These works explore self-embodiment through caricature and puppetry. Using handmade puppets as stencils and printing tools, the puppets are embossed onto paper multiple times, repositioned each time. 
View fullsize  The Last Supper  2024  Oil monotype on paper  24”x24”  These works explore self-embodiment through caricature and puppetry. Using handmade puppets as stencils and printing tools, the puppets are embossed onto paper multiple times, repositioned each
View fullsize  Brother  2024  Trace monotype on paper  24×24”
View fullsize  Brother  2024  Close-Up
View fullsize  Self-Portrait (Back)  2024  Ink transfer on paper  22×30”
View fullsize  Self-Portrait (Right)  2024  Ink transfer on paper  22×30”
View fullsize  Self-Portrait (Front)  2024  Ink transfer on paper  22×30”
View fullsize  Self-Portrait (Left)  2024  Ink transfer on paper  22×30”
View fullsize  Memory Visitor  2024  Oil monotype and ink on paper  14×17”
View fullsize  Walk (1)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”  Referencing a photograph taken in 1993, the  figure is reanimated through this sequence of images.
View fullsize  Walk (2)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (3)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (4)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (5)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (6)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (7)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (8)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Walk (9)  2024  Crayon monoprint on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  The Field 2  2024  Ink monotype on paper  14×17”
View fullsize  Reflections   2024  Watercolor monotype on paper  15×20”
View fullsize  Pinnochio  2024  Ink monotype on paper  48”x60”  A disassembled view of the character using stencils of paper cutouts, mesh, and metal hardware.
View fullsize  X-Ray 1  2024  Ink monotype on paper  18×24”
View fullsize  Birthday   2023  Trace monotype on paper  11×14”  Using the reductive or “ghost” prints in multiple layers.
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  X-Ray 2  2024  Ink monotype on paper  18×24”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  11×14”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype and collage on paper  12×18”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Acrylic monotype on paper  9”x12”
View fullsize  Gelatin Print  2023  Oil monotype on paper  18”x24”
View fullsize  Gelatin Print  2023  Oil monotype on paper  18”x24”
View fullsize  Gelatin Print  2023  Oil monotype on paper  18”x24”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Trace monotype on paper  14×17”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  8”x10”
View fullsize  Garden  2023  Oil monotype on paper  11”x14”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  10”x10”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  15”x20”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Oil monotype on paper  11”x14”
View fullsize  Untitled  2023  Trace monotype on paper  11”x14”
View fullsize  Birthday Cake  2022  Oil pastel on paper  11”x18”
View fullsize  Dad (Rearview Mirror)  2020  Charcoal on paper  14×17”
View fullsize  Diptych #1  2020  Graphite and colored pencil on paper  24”x18”
All Works on Paper Painting Sculptures Installation (2022-2023) Installation (2021) Moving Images Party Poopers HORSE The Box Dinner The Bike Sketchbook
Works on Paper Painting Sculptures Installation (2022-2023) Installation (2021) Moving Images Party Poopers HORSE The Box Dinner The Bike Sketchbook