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Eastern travel experience inspires Asiatic art
Photo caption: Tarpley’s work displays the inspiration she draws from her travels and other local artists. Artwork by Reins TarpleySarah Faulkner - Student Media Creative Director
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From Cambodia to China, Reins Tarpley, a sophomore art studio major, finds inspiration in the art and architecture she sees while backpacking through Southeast and Far East Asia. Drawing on the stylistic traditions of Balinese sculptors and Japanese woodblock printers, Tarpley combines heavily inked lines with pops of vivid red to create minimalist, contemporary takes on classically Asian imagery. Her art reveals aesthetic roots not only in modern age manga and tattoo art, but also in age-old eastern design traditions.
