Color of Light
Philadelphia
2000

This mural stands at the northern gateway to Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood. Designed for the Asian Arts Initiative, it represents the importance of love in the present, and the strength that can be gained from elders and tradition. Ancient Chinese pictograms from the scroll on the right merge through the dynamic dragon to a forward-facing figure, whose face is outlined by the poem "Color of Light" by contemporary Chinatown poet {??}. This mural is 90 feet long and 35 feet high with extensions built from wood. Commissioned by the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program.