Bok Choy Birdies
2023, Photolithography on BFK Rives paper, 14 x 11 in
Edition of 23
Poon brings together bok choy, two young chickens, and egg forms in this piece, drawing on their associations with auspice in Chinese culture. The pairing of the birds and the eight surrounding egg shapes refer to the lucky meanings of these numbers in Chinese culture. Arranged through symmetry and repetition, these familiar symbols form a tightly structured image centered on ideas of prosperity and good fortune. Rather than presenting each symbol separately, Poon combines them into a new visual arrangement, showing how inherited cultural meanings can be reorganized through his own image-making. 
In this print, I explore auspicious Chinese symbolism and numerology. The bok choy, pairs of young chickens, and egg imagery are all considered positive symbols in Chinese culture, while the counts of two and eight are considered lucky numerically. All of these elements combine to create a composition that alludes to prosperity and good fortune.
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Auspice   ✚
Auspice
Poon brings together bok choy, two young chickens, and egg forms in this piece, drawing on their associations with auspice in Chinese culture.
Pairing   ✚
Pairing
The pairing of the birds and the eight surrounding egg shapes refer to the lucky meanings of these numbers in Chinese culture.
Eight   ✚
 Eight
The pairing of the birds and the eight surrounding egg shapes refer to the lucky meanings of these numbers in Chinese culture.
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Prosperity
These familiar symbols form a tightly structured image centered on ideas of prosperity and good fortune.

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Bok Choy Birdies
Photolithography on BFK Rives paper, 14 x 11 in, 2023
Edition of 23
From Rexhibit
Poon brings together bok choy, two young chickens, and egg forms in this piece, drawing on their associations with auspice in Chinese culture. The pairing of the birds and the eight surrounding egg shapes refer to the lucky meanings of these numbers in Chinese culture. Arranged through symmetry and repetition, these familiar symbols form a tightly structured image centered on ideas of prosperity and good fortune. Rather than presenting each symbol separately, Poon combines them into a new visual arrangement, showing how inherited cultural meanings can be reorganized through his own image-making. 
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In this print, I explore auspicious Chinese symbolism and numerology. The bok choy, pairs of young chickens, and egg imagery are all considered positive symbols in Chinese culture, while the counts of two and eight are considered lucky numerically. All of these elements combine to create a composition that alludes to prosperity and good fortune.
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